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HPY716 - Feedback Informed Practice

Year	2025 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Not offered in 2025- first offering Trimester 2 2026
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Assumed Knowledge:	As a Level 4 Psychology program of study, this Unit assumes the attainment of Level 3 psychology competencies relevant to professional practice and research in psychology; specifically those competencies relating to working within the bounds of ethical and legal requirements relevant to psychology practice and applying professional practice policies and procedures, including as they relate to referral management and record-keeping, across a range of workplace settings and with recognition of different organisational cultures and practices.
Unit Chair:	Trimester 2: Kaye Frankcom
Cohort rule:	Only available to students enrolled in H745 Master of Clinical Psychology (Post Registration) - new course first offered in Trimester 1 2025.
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	Nil
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:	Students will need to complete 6 x 1-hour self-paced pre-recorded lectures.
In-person attendance requirements:	2 x 2-day intensives (Burwood campus) Attendance and participation in the intensive component is a hurdle requirement (see hurdle requirement section).
Typical study commitment:	Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Content

Feedback informed practice comprises Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT) and Deliberate Practice (DP). FIT in Clinical Psychology refers to a pan theoretical practice approach whereby clients are administered outcome measures and involves the demonstration of 4 key competencies: (1) research foundations; (2) implementation; (3) measuring and reporting; and (4) continuous professional development.

This feedback then supports individually tailored interventions to enhance the engagement of clients, improve recovery trajectories and reduce the number of clients dropping out of therapy or deteriorating in care. DP in Clinical Psychology refers to a defined process of identifying an individualised learning plan for a clinical psychologist or trainee using quantitative and qualitative feedback from supervisors and/or clients to guide relevant support and professional development aimed at improvement in skills and effectiveness. These two contemporary practices are client-centric and target professional development in clinical psychologists and trainees in a way that will improve client outcomes and enhance their skills and confidence with a range of client presentations. Deliberate Practice is becoming recognised as a core skill for Clinical Supervisors, aimed at providing more real-time feedback to trainees and supervisees and scaffolding development.

This unit prepares students to understand the relevance of these Feedback Informed practices to clinical psychology practice and to apply this understanding in the development of clinical practice development planning, including individual practice improvement or remediation within supervision. Students will engage in four days of intensive workshops, led by experts in the design and application of Feedback Informed Practice. The first two days will focus on the application of FIT, and the second two days will focus on the application of DP. These workshops will be supported by a series of 6 one-hour webinars, designed to be viewed before the workshops to prepare students to apply their knowledge within the workshop setting. A highlight of the unit will be participation in individual coaching based on DP principles, aimed at understanding the application of DP in own practice, including for own practice development.

Learning outcomes

ULO	These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
ULO1	Describe and critique the core competencies of Feedback Informed Treatment, including the relevant benefits for clients.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2	Apply the principles of Feedback Informed Treatment in the analysis of client outcomes in clinical practice and in the development and communication of relevant clinical practice improvements to improve the quality and effectiveness of psychological treatment.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO3	Apply skills and knowledge related to the use of Deliberate Practice to foster and implement clinical practice development for own practice improvement.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO6: Self-management
ULO4	Identify and critique the role of Deliberate Practice in clinical supervision and training, in the context of other practice development pedagogy.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO5	Identify and critically evaluate the challenges, practices and capacities required to implement Feedback Informed Practice in real world contexts using digital applications including issues such as the storage of data, privacy, compliance and client engagement.	GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Design and implementation of a Deliberate Practice plan for individual clinical practice improvement (Individual)	Part A: 800 words approx. Part B: 800 words approx. Part C: 800 words approx.	Ungraded Pass/Fail	TBA
Assessment 2: Applying FIT to practice improvement (Group and individual)	Part A: Group presentation: 20 minutes Part B: Individual reflection: 800-1000 words	Ungraded Pass/Fail	TBA

This unit is an ungraded pass/ungraded fail only.

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

Students must complete both Assessment tasks to a competent level (represented as an Ungraded Pass) to proceed in this course. This reflects the competency-based nature of the Unit Learning Outcomes, which represents progress towards the professional competencies that must be achieved to be awarded this degree.
Attendance and participation in the intensive component

Learning resource

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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