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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Michelle Player
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(PSYC985 or PSYC8985) and (PSYC986 or PSYC8986) and (PSYC987 or PSYC8987) and (PSYC988 or PSYC8988) and (PSYC989 or PSYC8989)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
(PSYC981 or PSYC8981) and (PSYC982 or PSYC8982)
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is the third practical placement unit for the Master of Clinical Psychology program and is conducted in an external clinical service under the supervision of Adjunct Fellows of Macquarie University. The placement has an overall workload of 300 hours, and provides the opportunity to further develop students' intermediate competencies in Clinical psychology as demonstrated in Practical Placement 2 in another setting with increasing independence. Activities include face-to-face assessment and treatment of genuine clients of the service; professional administrative tasks such as risk management, note keeping and report writing; and supervision activities, both individual and group as required and available in the service. A range of general clinical work with adults and children is mandatory and may include anxiety, depression, trauma, personality disorders and medical problems, as well as practice working in different therapeutic approaches. Students are required to complete at least a thousand hours across all placements in the program to meet accreditation requirements. By the time students finish Practical Placement 3, they will have further developed competencies in 10 domains identified by the accrediting body APAC as Core Competencies to become a Clinical Psychologist. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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Attendance at an external field placement setting.
Successful completion of MPR in Psychology Clinic Placement Psy 950 before commencement.
As a professional public facing unit, field placements require Professional attire, and must provide your own stationery.
Travel to and from placements are by Student arrangement.
Use of a student's own car on the placement are at the student's own risk and students are required to have a registered vehicle with comprehensive insurance.
As a regulated Health Profession, Psychology placements require Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia, a National Criminal Record Check, Working with Children Check to be maintained throughout the placement.
For NSW Health placements, verification within the Clinconnect system has to be achieved and maintained for the duration of the placement. See Field Placement Manual for details.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
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Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
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