HPS918 - Clinical Placement and Case Analysis 4
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Amanda Dudley |
| Prerequisite: | HPS917 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 50 days supervised placement plus attendance at case analysis seminar (1 x 1.5 hours) and one final seminar (full day) |
Content
Through our placement partnerships, students will be able to continue to establish and demonstrate their clinical skills in assessment, case formulation and intervention with individuals and/or groups. Placements aim to provide students with a broad range of experiences across various presenting issues and settings such as child/youth, adult, aged, inpatient, outpatient, community, forensic and/or rehabilitation services.
Placements will involve individualised learning objectives developed in consultation with the Student, Agency Supervisor and Placement Coordinator. This is to be documented on the Supervision Contract which also outlines roles, responsibilities and requirements. Students will be required to carry a caseload under supervision and as placements’ progress students will increase their client contact. Supervision is an essential part of placement and will over time focus on increased autonomy and responsibility as well as higher level integration of theory and practice. Student's performance will be reviewed at a mid and end of placement meeting and measured across the core competencies as per the Mid and End of Placement Supervisor Report. Students will also engage in single-subject case study methodology, using a scientist-practitioner mindset, which will be used to develop their four research case reports (DPsych) across the placement units and present case material in case analysis seminars with their fellow students.
All meetings and paperwork are to be completed and are considered part of the unit requirements.
A final 'Transition to Professional Practice' day will be scheduled and is aimed at preparing students for finishing their course, reaching their clinical competencies and looking ahead to professional life as a registered psychologist and as a graduate of Deakin.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Attend a minimum of 50 days of supervised clinical practice that will contribute to the days required for this course. | GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO2 | Develop advanced skills in the delivery of psychological assessment and/or treatment using an evidenced- based framework. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Develop advanced clinical psychology skills in working with a child/adolescent or an adult/older adult client population. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate ethical, legal and professional practice in all areas of clinical psychology, professional work and academic study. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Demonstrate effective written and/or verbal and interpersonal communication using language appropriate for a range of stakeholders including clients, careers and other healthcare professionals. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Establish and maintain collaborative relationships demonstrating professionalism, proficiency, responsibility and accountability with healthcare professionals, clients, carers and within the supervisory relationship. | GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO7 | Critically reflect and confidentially document placement activities. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Attendance for 50 days | 50 days | Pass/Fail |
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| Assessment 2: Completed logbook | Daily logbook entries | Pass/Fail |
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| Assessment 3: Satisfactory End of Placement Supervisor Report | Performance on placement | Pass/Fail |
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| Assessment 4: Satisfactory single-subject case study | Approximately 4000 words | Pass/Fail |
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| Assessment 5: Satisfactory presentation of a case and attendance at final ‘Transition to Professional Practice’ Day. | 20 – 25 minute case presentation | Pass/Fail |
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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
- These assessment tasks and procedural components constitute 100% of the assessment for this unit. Failure to satisfactorily complete the requirements of any of the assessment tasks and their associated procedural components will result in the student failing the unit, preclude the admission of the student to the next placement and may result in the student's exclusion from the course.
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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