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PSYO8953 – Supervised Practical Placement III

2023 – Session 2, In person-placement, On location

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Academic Lead (Placements)
Narelle Hess
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16 University Avenue, Room: 2.654
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Placement Coordinator
Linda Yeomans
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16 University Avenue, Macquarie University Psychology Clinic
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Credit points Credit points
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Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to MOrgPsych
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

This unit develops students' capacity to apply the principles of organisational psychology in the context of the teams. Students will develop the skills necessary to engage with teams, select psychometric tests that are appropriate for specific teams, and formulate 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.

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 well developed 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 strong higher level critical thinking skills in the ability both to generate and evaluate new, professionally-oriented knowledge.
  • ULO3: Demonstrate very strong 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 strong 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 strong progression towards employment-ready level capabilities required of practicing organisational psychologists, along with the professional and personal skills for assessing continuous development needs.

General Assessment Information

Grade descriptors and other information concerning grading are contained in the Macquarie University Assessment Policy.

All final grades are determined by a grading committee, in accordance with the Macquarie University Assessment Policy, and are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Convenor.

Students will be awarded a final grade and a mark which must correspond to the grade descriptors specified in the Assessment Procedure (clause 128).

To pass this unit, you must demonstrate sufficient evidence of achievement of the learning outcomes, meet any ungraded requirements, and achieve a final mark of 50 or better.

Further details for each assessment task will be available on iLearn.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Mid-placement review (MPR) 0% Yes Negotiated with Placement Supervisor/ Placement Coordinator
Weekly Supervision and Professional Service Provision 40% No Negotiated with Placement Supervisor/ Placement Coordinator
End of placement review (EPR) 60% No 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: 0%
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 well developed depth and breadth of knowledge and scholarly understanding required of organisational psychologists in determining client needs and designing and implementing evidence-based interventions.
  • Demonstrate strong higher level critical thinking skills in the ability both to generate and evaluate new, professionally-oriented knowledge.
  • Demonstrate very strong 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 strong 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 strong progression towards employment-ready level capabilities required of practicing organisational psychologists, along with the professional and personal skills for assessing continuous development needs.

Weekly Supervision and Professional Service Provision

Assessment Type 1: Work-integrated task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 18 hours
Due: Negotiated with Placement Supervisor/ Placement Coordinator
Weighting: 40%

 

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 well developed depth and breadth of knowledge and scholarly understanding required of organisational psychologists in determining client needs and designing and implementing evidence-based interventions.
  • Demonstrate strong higher level critical thinking skills in the ability both to generate and evaluate new, professionally-oriented knowledge.
  • Demonstrate very strong 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 strong 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 strong progression towards employment-ready level capabilities required of practicing organisational psychologists, along with the professional and personal skills for assessing continuous development needs.

End of placement review (EPR)

Assessment Type 1: Work-integrated task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: Negotiated with Placement Supervisor/ Placement Coordinator
Weighting: 60%

 

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 seven domains.

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate well developed depth and breadth of knowledge and scholarly understanding required of organisational psychologists in determining client needs and designing and implementing evidence-based interventions.
  • Demonstrate strong higher level critical thinking skills in the ability both to generate and evaluate new, professionally-oriented knowledge.
  • Demonstrate very strong 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 strong 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 strong progression towards employment-ready level capabilities required of practicing organisational psychologists, along with the professional and personal skills for assessing continuous development needs.

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.

Policies and Procedures

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.

Student Code of Conduct

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

Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

The Writing Centre

The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.

The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources. 

Student Services and Support

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Student Enquiries

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IT Help

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When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.

Inclusion & Diversity

Social inclusion at Macquarie University is about giving everyone who has the potential to benefit from higher education the opportunity to study at university, participate in campus life and flourish in their chosen field. The University has made significant moves to promote an equitable, diverse and exciting campus community for the benefit of staff and students. It is your responsibility to contribute towards the development of an inclusive culture and practice in the areas of learning and teaching, research, and service orientation and delivery. As a member of the Macquarie University community, you must not discriminate against or harass others based on their sex, gender, race, marital status, carers' responsibilities, disability, sexual orientation, age, political conviction or religious belief. All staff and students are expected to display appropriate behaviour that is conducive to a healthy learning environment for everyone.

Professionalism

In the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our courses.

As part of developing professionalism, students are expected to attend all small group interactive sessions including clinical, practical, laboratory, work-integrated learning (e.g., PACE placements), and team-based learning activities. Some learning activities are recorded (e.g., face-to-face lectures), however you are encouraged to avoid relying upon such material as they do not recreate the whole learning experience and technical issues can and do occur. As an adult learner, we respect your decision to choose how you engage with your learning, but we would remind you that the learning opportunities we create for you have been done so to enable your success, and that by not engaging you may impact your ability to successfully complete this unit. We equally expect that you show respect for the academic staff who have worked hard to develop meaningful activities and prioritise your learning by communicating with them in advance if you are unable to attend a small group interactive session.

Another dimension of professionalism is having respect for your peers. It is the right of every student to learn in an environment that is free of disruption and distraction. Please arrive to all learning activities on time, and if you are unavoidably detained, please join activity as quietly as possible to minimise disruption. Phones and other electronic devices that produce noise and other distractions must be turned off prior to entering class. Where your own device (e.g., laptop) is being used for class-related activities, you are asked to close down all other applications to avoid distraction to you and others. Please treat your fellow students with the utmost respect. If you are uncomfortable participating in any specific activity, please let the relevant academic know.


Unit information based on version 2023.02 of the Handbook