PSYC9215 Professional Practicum

Dr Marja Elizabeth

2020

2 x 7.5-hour field placements weekly

1 PSYC9210 - Foundations in Psychological Practice
2 PSYC9211 - Applied Research for Practitioners
3 PSYC9212 - Assessment Across the Lifespan
4 PSYC9213 - Evidence Based Interventions
Must Satisfy: (1 and 2 and 3 and 4)

Students are expected to have an understanding of professional and ethical issues, basic counselling skills, and familiarity with diagnostic classification systems and evidence based interventions.

Placement (clinical), Practical work

This topic provides an opportunity for students to further develop their practical psychological knowledge and skills in the real world. Students will complete an external placement in a professional psychology workplace. The emphasis is on preparing students for their sixth year internship. Students will be supervised by registered psychologists with Psychology Board of Australia supervisor accreditation.

The topic aims to equip students with practical skills in interviewing, assessment and evidence based interventions under professional supervision. Students will also develop an awareness of ethical, professional and cultural issues in the practice of psychology.

On completion of this topic, students will be expected to be able to:

Demonstrate competence in interviewing and assessment
Develop, implement and monitor evidence-based interventions based on evolving case conceptualisation
Communicate and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary professionals and support staff in a service setting
Engage in self-reflection and critically evaluate their own professional practice and competence
Critically evaluate professional psychology practices based on the science-practitioner model.

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2020 are no longer published.

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