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

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Melissa Christine DAVIS

Description

The unit enables students to learn practical clinical skills with clients under close supervision of a registered clinical psychologist in the ECU Psychological Services Centre.

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. Apply knowledge of relevant ethical, legal and professional requirements to practice safely under close supervision in a psychological setting.
  2. Employ effective relational and interpersonal communication skills in psychological practice with clients, colleagues and other professionals.
  3. Conduct clinical assessments and integrate assessment information with theory and literature to develop a case conceptualisation, interpret functioning, manage risk, and plan and implement evidence-based psychological interventions.
  4. Communicate effectively in a culturally responsive manner in written and oral forms for a range of audiences.
  5. Engage in self-reflective professional practice to set and monitor learning goals in supervised practice.

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 ECUs LMS

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

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

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 School Progression Panel.

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

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Melissa Christine DAVIS

Description

The unit enables students to learn practical clinical skills with clients under close supervision of a registered clinical psychologist in the ECU Psychological Services Centre.

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. Apply knowledge of relevant ethical, legal and professional requirements to practice safely under close supervision in a psychological setting.
  2. Employ effective relational and interpersonal communication skills in psychological practice with clients, colleagues and other professionals.
  3. Conduct clinical assessments and integrate assessment information with theory and literature to develop a case conceptualisation, interpret functioning, manage risk, and plan and implement evidence-based psychological interventions.
  4. Communicate effectively in a culturally responsive manner in written and oral forms for a range of audiences.
  5. Engage in self-reflective professional practice to set and monitor learning goals in supervised practice.

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 ECUs LMS

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

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

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 School Progression Panel.

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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