HPS910 - Clinical Placement and Case Analysis 1
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Prerequisite: | Registration as a provisional psychologist and all of HPS914, HPS976, HPS977 and HPY940 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HPS706 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 50 full-time days of professional experience (clinical placement) plus practical experience (workshops) and case analysis intensive seminars |
Content
The first clinical placement is designed to equip students with a range of clinical psychology skills and an awareness of professional issues. Students will translate and integration of academic coursework learning into real life application. This unit consists of three key activities:
1. pre-clinical workshops;
2. placement experience;
3. case analysis intensive seminars.
PRE-CLINICAL WORKSHOPS
To prepare for placement attendance, students will participate in a number of practitioner led workshops covering topics such as professional identity, and RISK AWARE online module aimed at increasing students' knowledge and ability to assess potential risks within clinical placement environments.
PLACEMENT EXPERIENCE
Through our key placement partnerships, students will be able to establish and demonstrate their clinical skills in assessment, case formulation and intervention with individuals and/or groups. Placements aim to provide students with a broad range of experiences across various presenting issues and settings such as child/youth, adult, aged, inpatient, outpatient, community, forensic and/or rehabilitation services.
Placements will involve individualised learning objectives developed in consultation with the Student, Agency Supervisor and Placement Coordinator. This is to be documented on the Supervision Contract which also outlines roles, responsibilities and requirements. Students will be required to carry a caseload under supervision and as placements’ progress students will increase their client contact. Supervision is an essential part of placement and will over time focus on increased autonomy and responsibility as well as higher level integration of theory and practice. Student's performance will be reviewed at a mid and end of placement meeting and measured across the core competencies as per the Mid and End of Placement Supervisor Report.
CASE ANALYSIS
The placement will be supplemented by case analysis intensive seminars in which students learn the theory and practice of case analysis/case conceptualisation as a foundation for subsequent placement and coursework requirements. Students will participate in case discussions and will be required to present case material. Students will also engage in single-subject case study methodology, using a scientist-practitioner mindset, which will be used to develop their four research case reports (DPsych) and three research case reports (MPsych) across the placement units.
Upon completion of this unit, students will have received sound knowledge and training in professional practice which will support development in subsequent placements.
Hurdle requirement
These assessment and procedural components constitute 100% of the assessment for this unit and failure to satisfactorily complete the requirements of any one component will result in the student failing the unit, preclude the admission of the student to the next placement and may result in the student's exclusion from the course.
Unit Fee Information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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