HPY715 - Clinical Governance for Clinical Psychology Practice
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | Only available to students enrolled in H745 Master of Clinical Psychology (Post Registration) - new course first offered in Trimester 1 2025. |
| Assumed knowledge: | As a Level 4 Psychology program of study, this unit assumes the attainment of Level 3 psychology competencies relevant to professional practice and research psychology; specifically those competencies relating to working within the bounds of ethical and legal requirements relevant to psychology practice and applying professional practice policies and procedures, including as they relate to referral management and record-keeping, across a range of workplace settings and with recognition of different organisational cultures and practices. |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester 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 - online | 11 x 2-hour online seminars Students are encouraged to complete 10 x 1-hour self-paced recorded lectures. |
Content
This unit support students to understand and apply concepts relevant to Clinical Governance, as it relates to Clinical Psychology Practice. Students will learn that clinical governance is a system of accountability for safety and quality healthcare, which encompasses safe and effective clinical psychological assessment and treatment. Students will develop their knowledge of the application of clinical governance in all clinical psychology occupational settings including Private Psychology Practice environments. Key underpinning policy and practice frameworks that will be explored and applied include the National Model Clinical Governance Framework, the National Clinical Governance Standard (National Standards of Quality in Health Services Standards), The APS Private Practice Management Standards (APS PPMS v. 3, 2018) and the and the Australian National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce. A key aim of this unit is to build student competence in policies and procedures as practical tools necessary to plan, communicate and implement comprehensive practice management. Students will also consider and critique Clinical Governance frameworks as they apply to culturally safe and sensitive mental health practice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands people such as the Social Emotional Well Being (SEWB) model (Gee et al., 2014).
Hurdle requirement
- Students must complete both Assessment Tasks to a competent level (represented as an Ungraded Pass) to proceed in this course. This reflects the competency-based nature of the Unit Learning Outcomes, which represents progress towards the professional competencies that must be achieved to be awarded this degree.
- Satisfactory participation and attendance in at least 9 of the 11 two-hour weekly seminars, to obtain a pass or above in the unit (see hurdle requirement section).
Unit Fee Information
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