| Effective Term: | 2025/02 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Professional Practice: Stage 3 |
| Unit ID: | PSYCM7013 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (PSYCM7012) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (PSYCM7110) |
| ASCED: | 090701 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit will extend students' development of their practical skills and competencies through the experience of undertaking professional practice. Under supervision, students will develop further competency in the clinical knowledge and skills acquired through coursework and placement 1. In this placement, students will demonstrate competency in psychological practice under the supervision of a board-approved supervisor. |
| Grade Scheme: | Ungraded (S, UN) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | Yes - days |
| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | |  | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | A thorough understanding of the application of clinical psychology services within the placement setting |
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| K2. | Strong knowledge of the application of psychological assessment and diagnosis with the client population accessing the placement organisation |
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| K3. | Thorough knowledge of the professional, legal and ethical requirements in the delivery of clinical psychology services |
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| K4. | A well-developed understanding of the relationship between the role of a clinical psychologist and the roles of other professions providing clinical care to patients/clients. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Demonstrate competency in applying the ethical, legal and professional aspects of psychological practice to clinical work. |
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| S2. | Demonstrate proficiency in conducting systematic psychological assessment using a wide range of assessment techniques |
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| S3. | Demonstrate a high level of accuracy in using written and oral communication skills to communicate clinical histories, assessment information, and clinical formulations. |
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| S4. | Demonstrate effective skills in developing and implementing treatment strategies, to restore, sustain or enhance the mental health of clients. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Evaluate relevant knowledge and skills in the development of academic and professional independence and responsibility for learning and professional practice |
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| A2. | Critically analyse relevant knowledge and skills that demonstrate the relationship between the scientist-practitioner model of clinical psychology within psychological practice. |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include: Utilising clinical supervision effectively Receiving and responding to feedback Managing a caseload Assessment and clinical interventions Inter-professional practice Managing client-related documentation appropriately |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students at this level will demonstrate an advanced ability in a range of contexts to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display high level skills in-person and/or online in: • Using and demonstrating a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication • Demonstrating a mastery of listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Demonstrating and showing empathy for others • High order skills in negotiating and conflict resolution skills\\ • Demonstrating mastery of working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery in professional skills and behaviours in leading others. • Creating and sustaining a collegial environment • Demonstrating a high level of self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect and justify decisions • Inspiring and initiating opportunities to lead others • Making informed professional decisions • Demonstrating initiative in new professional situations. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students at this level will demonstrate high level skills in working in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically to generate and consider complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level • Analysing complex and abstract ideas, concepts and information • Communicate alternative perspectives to justify complex ideas • Demonstrate a mastery of challenging conventional thinking to clarify complex concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving to new situations for further learning. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students at this level will demonstrate the ability to work competently across a wide range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Mastering, exploring, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information professionally • Collating, managing complex data, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding professionally to messages in a range of professional digital media • Contributing competently and professionally to digital teams and working groups • Participating at a high level in digital learning opportunities. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 5
sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery of considering and assessing the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting professional ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Demonstrate informed judgment making that considers the impact of devising complex solutions in ambiguous global economic environmental and societal contexts • Professionally committing to the promulgation of social responsibility • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Communicating lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to the diverse professional others • Generating, leading and implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life | 1 - Yes |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K3 | Placement Contract: documents the practical details of the placement, responsibilities, learning goals, and competencies to be achieved. | Written Task | S/U | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2 | Professional Practice Hours: the required hours for the three key aspects of the placement: direct client work; client-related work; and individual and group supervision must be completed, and recorded accurately in a Log Book. | Practical and Written Task | S/U | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2 | Placement Review: a formal review process to evaluate progress towards achieving the Learning Goals and meeting the required competencies occurs midway through the placement and at the end of placement. | Review | S/U |
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