School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Clinical Practicum 1
  • Unit Code

    PSY5330
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Eimear Louise QUIGLEY

Description

The unit enables students to learn practical clinical skills with clients under supervision of a registered clinical psychologist. Students must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in PSY5197: Psychological Assessment (or an equivalent unit) and PSY5198: Clinical Psychology 1 (or an equivalent unit) to enrol in this unit.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Practicum may extend beyond semester dates to meet all requirements

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PSY5320

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to practice in a professional and ethically responsible fashion.
  2. Perform basic procedures in psychological intervention.
  3. Perform evaluation methods.
  4. Perform psychological assessment and problem formulation.
  5. Write psychological reports.

Unit Content

  1. Assessment.
  2. Communication and organisational.
  3. Intervention and therapy.
  4. Interviewing.
  5. Practical training will focus on areas including:
  6. Professional practice.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Formats include direct observation of performance, videotaping of student and client interactions, direct feedback from supervisors, case presentations, and review of report and other documents.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Practicum ^Clinical practicum evaluation

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Clinical Practicum 1
  • Unit Code

    PSY5330
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Eimear Louise QUIGLEY

Description

The unit enables students to learn practical clinical skills with clients under supervision of a registered clinical psychologist. Students must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in PSY5197: Psychological Assessment (or an equivalent unit) and PSY5198: Clinical Psychology 1 (or an equivalent unit) to enrol in this unit.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Practicum may extend beyond semester dates to meet all requirements

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PSY5320

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to practice in a professional and ethically responsible fashion.
  2. Perform basic procedures in psychological intervention.
  3. Perform evaluation methods.
  4. Perform psychological assessment and problem formulation.
  5. Write psychological reports.

Unit Content

  1. Assessment.
  2. Communication and organisational.
  3. Intervention and therapy.
  4. Interviewing.
  5. Practical training will focus on areas including:
  6. Professional practice.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Formats include direct observation of performance, videotaping of student and client interactions, direct feedback from supervisors, case presentations, and review of report and other documents.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Practicum ^Clinical practicum evaluation

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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