Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Vincent Oxenham
Ros Knight
Carolyn Schniering
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
PSYN849 or PSYN8849
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
(PSYN902 or PSYN8902) and (PSYN903 or PSYN8903)
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit enables students to further develop the skills acquired in PSYN8849, PSYN8902 and PSYN8903. The unit, with an overall workload of approximately 250 hours, provides students with supervised practical experience in conducting neuropsychological assessments including case formulation, interviewing, testing, scoring, test interpretation, report writing and (where appropriate) verbal feedback. By the end of this placement, the student should be relatively independent and capable of handling routine cases with minimal assistance from the supervisor. In cases which are unusual, or conditions which they have not encountered before, they should demonstrate the ability to collect the appropriate data (i.e., history from whatever sources are available, seeking information about the condition from the literature), and be able to formulate suitable differential diagnoses. . Students are required to complete at least a thousand hours across all placements in the program to meet accreditation requirements. |
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:
Placements may occur in a variety of settings where psychological services are provided to clients. Students on placement must meet the psychology discipline’s fitness to practice requirements as well as adhere to all the guidelines provided in placement manuals and any other specific policy and procedures provided by a provider hosting an external placement. Students must comply with any instructions given by a supervisor including any request to pause or terminate a placement. If requested to leave a placement, students must notify the Course clinical placement coordinator within 24 hours. Following notification, a review of the circumstances leading to the request will be investigated. If the circumstances indicate that request was solely because of issues with the placement provider an alternate placement will be arranged. Alternatively if the request was made because of concerns regarding the student, the issue will be manage according to the University’s procedures.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Long Case Book | 20% | Yes | Due on completion of placement |
Mid-placement review (MPR) | 20% | Yes | Due on completion of half of placement |
Weekly Supervision (WIL) | 20% | Yes | Approximately one hour per two days on placement |
Case log book | 10% | Yes | Due on completion of placement |
End of placement review (EPR) | 30% | Yes | Due on completion of placement |
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: Due on completion of placement
Weighting: 20%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
At the end of all four placements, a long case analysis of 10 of the fifty cases completed across all four placements, must be presented to the Placement Coordinator. These case reports should include the referral question, literature review, details of past developmental, medical and psychological history and any other relevant background material. Results of tests administered and highlights of the assessment should always be included. A summation with interpretations and recommendations for management or other investigations, treatment options and follow up recommendations, is required. The case report is expected to contain more detail than the original report of neuropsychological assessment and should cover a range of clinical conditions and a reflective paragraph per case. Itis very important that patient/client anonymity be maintained throughout.
Assessment Type 1: Work-integrated task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 1 hours
Due: Due on completion of half of placement
Weighting: 20%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
This is a mid-placement assessment of competency, conducted In the placement setting with the supervisor using an online tool. Feedback is on developing competency to a Pass level. An average score of at least 9 out of 10 in at least 2 overall skill domains (i.e. assessment skills, clinical skills, report writing and professional skills) is required to pass. A score below this will result in the unit being failed.
Assessment Type 1: Work-integrated task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Approximately one hour per two days on placement
Weighting: 20%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students participate in case management and intervention under close supervision of field supervisors appointed as Macquarie University Adjunct Fellows. Students will be assessed on formative assessment and testing skills; professional conduct; self-reflection via log book; ethics and communication skills including professional report writing. At the end of placement, a declaration form confirming hours is also required.
Assessment Type 1: Log book
Indicative Time on Task 2: 7 hours
Due: Due on completion of placement
Weighting: 10%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
At the completion of 12-14 cases, these must be compiled into a log book and presented to the Placement Coordinator.
Assessment Type 1: Work-integrated task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: Due on completion of placement
Weighting: 30%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
This is an end of placement assessment of competency, conducted In the placement setting with the supervisor. This review is conducted using an online tool. An average score of at least 9 in all 4 of the overall skill domains (i.e. assessment skills, clinical skills, report writing and professional skills) is required to pass the placement. A score below this will result in the unit being failed. The field supervisor provides recommendation to the placement co-ordinator who reviews the evaluation form including approximately 12 case log books, long cases and log book to determine the awarding the final grade.
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Attendance at the field placement for two days minimum over 12 weeks on average for placement completion.
Need to have completed NSW Health training modules.
As a professional public facing environment , the field placement requires Professional attire, and provide your own stationery
As a regulated Health Profession, Psychology placements require Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia, a National Criminal Record Check, Working with Children Check and Health Verification be conducted prior to placement commencement and maintained across all placements.
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.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
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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