| Effective Term: | 2025/02 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Professional Practice: Stage 1 |
| Unit ID: | PSYCM7011 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (PSYCP7004) |
| ASCED: | 090701 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit provides a foundation for clinical practice in psychology, and includes both theoretical and practical learning components. Topics include: ethical and professional issues, counselling and clinical interviewing skills, risk assessment, record keeping, and self-care in professional psychological practice. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| 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. | Explain the ethical and legal responsibilities that underpin the practice of clinical psychology. |
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| K2. | Articulate the role and components of mental status examinations, and the procedures for assessing risk of harm to self and others. |
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| K3. | Describe methods and strategies for personal stress management and self-care. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Demonstrate critical evaluation skills and systematic decision making skills when applying ethical and legal principles to clinical practice. |
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| S2. | Demonstrate counselling and clinical interviewing skills with a clear focus on developing and maintaining respectful relationships with clients, and promoting, restoring, or enhancing well-being. |
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| S3. | Perform skills required for clinical assessment, diagnosis, case formulation, and treatment planning. |
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| S4. | Demonstrate the capacity to reflect on the impact of professional work on well-being, and recognise the importance of integrating stress management strategies into clinical practice. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Obtain accurate assessment information using skilled interviewing techniques and apply this information to create theory-driven formulations and evidence-based treatment plans. |
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| A2. | Using reflective skills to evaluate personal stress and the impact on professional functioning, and developing effective stress management and self-care approaches |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include: Ethical and legal responsibilities in clinical practice Ethical decision-making processes Counselling and clinical interviewing skills Mental status examinations & risk assessment Reflective practice and self care |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, S1, A1 | Quiz - professional and ethical issues in psychological practice | Test | 10-20% | | 2. | K2, S2, S3, A1 | A clinical interview and case note | Practical and written task | 50-80% | | 3. | K3, S4, A2 | Self Care Plan | Written task | 10-30% |
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