Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convener
Narelle Hess
Contact via Email
16 University Avenue, Room 2.325
By Appointment
Placement Coordinator
Linda Yeomans
Contact via Email, Phone (02) 9850 7374
16 University Avenue, Macquarie University Psychology Clinic
By Appointment
Course Director
Mark Wiggins
Contact via Email
16 University Avenue, Room 2.367
By Appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MOrgPsych
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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 introduces students to applied practice in organisational psychology. Students will develop the skills necessary to engage with individual clients, select psychometric tests, and formulate client reports under the guidance of a supervisor. This practical placement unit is approximately 250 hours workload. 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. |
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:
Supervision agreements, together with evaluations must be submitted to the Organisational Psychology Placement Coordinator.
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 |
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 on each of between four and seven domains.
Assessment Type 1: Work-integrated task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 36 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.
Assessment Type 1: Work-integrated task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 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 to a pass level on standard performance domains , with a pass defined as a score of 3 out of 5 on each criterion.
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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
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 is an approach involving feedback, advice, and/or support that occurs at the end of a supervisory period, totalling approximately one hour.
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 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.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct
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Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook