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PSYO8973 – Organisational Psychology Placement 3
2022 – Session 1, In person-placement, On location
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Narelle Hess
16 University Avenue, Room 2.325
By Appointment
Mark Wiggins
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
PSYO8972
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit extends students' capacity to apply specific organisational psychology skills in the workplace under the supervision of an Adjunct supervisor. Students will develop skills in training needs analysis, change management, and employee counselling. The placement consists of 340 hours. Students are required to complete at least a thousand hours across all placements in the program to meet accreditation requirements. The diversity of tasks and roles within organisational psychology means that even students who have repeatedly demonstrated competency may still have gaps in professional knowledge and skill that may limit their competency in some specific contexts. |
Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Demonstrate excellent depth and breadth of knowledge and scholarly understanding required of organisational psychologists in determining client needs and designing and implementing evidence-based interventions.
- ULO2: Demonstrate excellent communication skills across a wide range of client groups, colleagues and other professionals, using a variety of formats to function empathically within and across cultures and life stages.
- ULO3: Demonstrate excellent communication skills across a wide range of client groups, colleagues and other professionals, using a variety of formats to function empathically within and across cultures and life stages.
- ULO4: Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the legislative frameworks relevant to organisational psychologists and undertake practice according to professional standards and the Psychology Board of Australia's code of ethics.
- ULO5: Demonstrate employment-ready capabilities required of those entering a registrar program in organisational psychology, along with the professional and personal skills for assessing continuous development needs.5
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Mid-placement review (MPR) | 35% | Yes | Negotiated with Placement Supervisor/ Placement Coordinator |
| Weekly Supervision and Professional Service Provision | 30% | Yes | Negotiated with Placement Supervisor/ Placement Coordinator |
| End of placement review (EPR) | 35% | Yes | Negotiated with Placement Supervisor/ Placement Coordinator |
Mid-placement review (MPR)
Assessment Type 1: Work-integrated task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 1 hours
Due: Negotiated with Placement Supervisor/ Placement Coordinator
Weighting: 35%
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 a survey of expected behaviours and outcomes from the Supervision Agreement. Feedback is on developing competency across standard performance domains.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate excellent depth and breadth of knowledge and scholarly understanding required of organisational psychologists in determining client needs and designing and implementing evidence-based interventions.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills across a wide range of client groups, colleagues and other professionals, using a variety of formats to function empathically within and across cultures and life stages.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills across a wide range of client groups, colleagues and other professionals, using a variety of formats to function empathically within and across cultures and life stages.
- Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the legislative frameworks relevant to organisational psychologists and undertake practice according to professional standards and the Psychology Board of Australia's code of ethics.
- Demonstrate employment-ready capabilities required of those entering a registrar program in organisational psychology, along with the professional and personal skills for assessing continuous development needs.5
Weekly Supervision and Professional Service Provision
Assessment Type 1: Work-integrated task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Negotiated with Placement Supervisor/ Placement Coordinator
Weighting: 30%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students participate in project Management under close supervision. Students will be assessed on formative project skills, professional conduct, self-reflection, ethics and communication skills including report writing and response to supervision.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate excellent depth and breadth of knowledge and scholarly understanding required of organisational psychologists in determining client needs and designing and implementing evidence-based interventions.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills across a wide range of client groups, colleagues and other professionals, using a variety of formats to function empathically within and across cultures and life stages.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills across a wide range of client groups, colleagues and other professionals, using a variety of formats to function empathically within and across cultures and life stages.
- Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the legislative frameworks relevant to organisational psychologists and undertake practice according to professional standards and the Psychology Board of Australia's code of ethics.
- Demonstrate employment-ready capabilities required of those entering a registrar program in organisational psychology, along with the professional and personal skills for assessing continuous development needs.5
End of placement review (EPR)
Assessment Type 1: Work-integrated task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 1 hours
Due: Negotiated with Placement Supervisor/ Placement Coordinator
Weighting: 35%
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 using a survey of expected behaviours and outcomes from the supervision agreement. Feedback is on developing competency on standard performance criteria.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate excellent depth and breadth of knowledge and scholarly understanding required of organisational psychologists in determining client needs and designing and implementing evidence-based interventions.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills across a wide range of client groups, colleagues and other professionals, using a variety of formats to function empathically within and across cultures and life stages.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills across a wide range of client groups, colleagues and other professionals, using a variety of formats to function empathically within and across cultures and life stages.
- Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the legislative frameworks relevant to organisational psychologists and undertake practice according to professional standards and the Psychology Board of Australia's code of ethics.
- Demonstrate employment-ready capabilities required of those entering a registrar program in organisational psychology, along with the professional and personal skills for assessing continuous development needs.5
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
Supervisory feedback occurs during or at the end of a supervisory period. A supervisory period is either 7.5 hours during at least the first 180 hours of placement or 15 hours thereafter. Supervision can be face to face, phone or video (e.g. zoom, facetime etc) or can be asynchronous (e.g. reading reports etc), but the latter should be accompanied with a debrief.
Directed Supervision
Directed supervision is an approach involving feedback, advice, and/or support that occurs at the end of a supervisory period, totalling approximately one hour.
Progressive Supervision
Progressive supervision is an approach involving feedback, advice, and/or support that occurs progressively during a supervisory period, totalling approximately one hour (e.g. providing advice over a short period, providing suggestions during practice).
Group Supervision
Group supervision is an approach involving feedback, advice, and/or support that occurs with groups of provisional psychologists (e.g. more than one) during or, at the end of a supervisory period, totalling approximately one hour. Typically, groups comprise a maximum of five participants, and must be limited to a maximum of 50% of the supervision hours attributed to a placement. Placement students may accrue the total period of group supervision and not simply the portion of the session that targeted their own practice.
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Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook