| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Describe the role and function of clinical psychology services within the placement organisation, and describe how these services contribute to the overall service provision model of the placement organisation, including the relationship with the work of multidisciplinary professionals. |
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| K2. | Demonstrate advanced and integrated knowledge of psychopathology, the aetiology, progression and recovery from psychological disorders, maintenance, risk, and protective factors. |
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| K3. | Exhibit advanced knowledge of clinical assessment strategies, the process of diagnosis and differential diagnosis, the development of ideographic, evidence-based formulations, and of advanced therapeutic thechniques drawn from a range of empirically validated psychological therapies. |
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| K4. | Articulate knowledge of the professional, ethical and legal requirements and responsibilities involved in delivering clinical psychological services. |
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| K5. | Explain the aspects of professional work most likely to increase personal stress, and describe a range of evidence based and effective strategies for mitigating stress and promoting mental and physical wellbeing. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Assessing diverse clinical presentations using a combination of clinical interviewing techniques and psychometric measures to design theoretically based ideographic formulations as a basis for treatment planning. |
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| S2. | Designing, evaluating, and delivering coherent, individualised treatment plans with a strong theoretical and evidence-based foundation, to a range of mild to severe clinical presentations. |
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| S3. | Exhibiting advanced skills in monitoring treatment efficacy to evaluate progress and assess clinical outcomes effectively and accurately. |
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| S4. | Demonstrating competency in applying professional, ethical and legal standards to clinical work with diverse clients and in interactions with professional peers and supervisors. |
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| S5. | Using a professional writing style to record and communicate relevant information about clinical histories, assessments, formulations and treatment interventions and outcomes, in a variety of forms and adapted for a range of audiences. |
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| S6. | Engaging in accurate and balanced self-reflection, and in supervision, to evaluate professional knowledge and skills, and demonstrating competence in synthesising them to produce effective clinical interventions. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Demonstrating the ability to draw on contemporary theoretical frameworks and evidence-based techniques to create and deliver therapeutic interventions for a diverse range of clients with moderate to severe mental illnesses. |
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| A2. | Monitoring clients' progress, evaluating symptom reduction, and therapeutic outcomes, while reflecting on and adjusting treatment through evolving case formulations. |
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| A3. | Evaluating the effectiveness of one's professional practice, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing changes where needed. |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include; Orientation to the placement agency Utilising clinical supervision effectively Receiving and responding to feedback Managing a caseload Assessment and clinical interventions Multidisciplinary models of clinical care 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, K4 | Placement Contract: documents the practical details of the placement, responsibilities, learning goals, and knowledge and skills to be achieved. | Written Task | S/U | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, A1, A2, A3 | 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 are completed and documented in a Professional Log Book. | Practical and Written Task | S/U | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, A1, A2, A3 | Placement Review: a formal review process to evaluate progress towards achieving the learning goals occurs midway through the placement and at the end of placement. | Review | S/U |
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