External Clinical Psychology Practicum 1

Course aim

To enable students to practice and apply clinical psychology skills and therapeutic techniques with clients in an external setting.

Course content

Students will integrate their assessment, formulation and evaluation skills by undertaking supervised placements in external settings. Students will conduct psychological work with clients of the service in which they are placed.

Textbook(s)

Nadine J Pelling & Lorelle J Burton 2017, The Elements of Psycholgical Case Report Writing in Australia, Taylor & Francis Inc

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BEHL 5086	Advanced Psychology Clinic Practice
BEHL 6006	Advanced Clinical Psychology Ethics and Professional Issues

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Field Placement	7.5 hours x 54 days
Seminar	4 hours x 2 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case Study 1, Case Study 2

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4Y)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.