Basic Psychology Clinic Practice

Course aim

To enable students to practice and competently apply clinical psychology skills and therapeutic techniques with clients referred to the UniSA Psychology Clinic.

Course content

Students will undertake supervised placement experience with regular feedback. Students will participate in workshops covering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) skills and ethical practice under the supervision of qualified and accredited Clinical Psychologists.

Textbook(s)

Kennerley, H., Kirk, J., & Westbrook, D. 2016, An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: SKills & Applications, 3rd, Sage, UK

Barlow, D.H. 2021, Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders: A Step-by-Step Treatment Manual , 6th, Guilford, New York

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BEHL 5094	Clinical Skills
BEHL 6006	Advanced Clinical Psychology Ethics and Professional Issues

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Practicum	7.5 hours x 27 days
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks

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

Assessment

Case study, Clinical placement

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.