You are expected to complete approximately 334 hours in this placement towards their total of 1000 hours of placement (Work Integrated Learning) over the course of their degree. Contact hours for on-campus students: • 334 hours of clinical placement experience including a minimum of approximately 150 direct client activity hours (Permission may be sought to transfer some days and hours between the three placements) • Minimum of 25 hours of supervision • Group supervision sessions no more than 50% of total supervision There will be a one hour weekly applied session (Case Analysis) in which students are also expected to participate. This is included in the 333 hours of clinical placement experience. You are required to attend all scheduled applied sessions unless documentary evidence (such as a medical certificate or statutory declaration) is provided. Minimum attendance to pass the unit is 80%.
Apply a breadth of evidence-informed, culturally responsive intervention strategies to diverse individuals and/or groups with complex mental health presentations.
Develop effective professional relationships and communication (oral and written) with a wide range of colleagues, stakeholders, and clients with complex mental health presentations and disorders.
Differentiate and discuss the multifaceted aspects of being a provisional psychologist within a range of clinical placement settings.
Apply the scientist-practitioner approach in the development, application and evaluation of evidence-informed treatment plans/interventions for people with complex mental health presentations and disorders.
On successful completion of this unit you should be able to demonstrate the following skills under each professional competency domain:
Use reflexive processes to enable adaptive practice, learning and behaviour change in clinical practice.
Use thorough assessment methodology and hypothesis testing approach to develop holistic clinical formulations for a wide range of complex mental health presentations (within a Diagnostic Framework).
Manage ethical issues and adhere to professional practice standards (for example including confidentiality, risk and effective documentation) in increasingly complex circumstances.
