Clinical and Forensic Placement B1
Duration
- One Semester/teaching period
Contact hours
- 70 days (525 total hours), 205 hrs direct client contact, 65 hours supervision
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Aims and objectives
Aims
External Placements Clinical and Forensic Placement B1 and Clinical and Forensic Placement B2 are undertaken in external field settings and can only commence after placements A1 and A2 are successfully completed. This first major external placement in the program requires a greater degree of independence/autonomy from the student trainee, and in this sense is a developmental step from the closely monitored activities of the two initial placements at the Swinburne Psychology Clinic, Clinical and Forensic Placement A1 and the brief Clinical and Forensic Placement A2 at a mental health setting. Student trainees will typically be under the direct daily supervision of an on-site psychologist who is eligible for membership of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists, and the internal university placement coordinator will act as an additional supervisor to provide support for the placement experience.
Clinical and Forensic Placement B1 can occur at a variety of settings, depending upon the student trainee's experience, skill and interests and depending on the availability of appropriate supervision on-site and a useful training role in the organisation.
Unit Learning Outcomes
1. Acquire sophisticated skills in history taking, conducting a mental status examination, and arriving at a case formulation in adult forensic settings.
2. Demonstrate skills in administration and interpretation of a range of psychological assessments relevant to adult forensic settings
3. Acquire expert knowledge about typical courses of disorders and the factors impacting criminal behaviour, and to be confident in independently developing appropriate treatment and management plans within criminal justice and forensic mental health services.
4. Develop expertise in a variety of intervention strategies used in the forensic context and will be capable of evaluating those intervention.
2. Demonstrate skills in administration and interpretation of a range of psychological assessments relevant to adult forensic settings
3. Acquire expert knowledge about typical courses of disorders and the factors impacting criminal behaviour, and to be confident in independently developing appropriate treatment and management plans within criminal justice and forensic mental health services.
4. Develop expertise in a variety of intervention strategies used in the forensic context and will be capable of evaluating those intervention.
Courses with unit
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Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
The primary teaching method in this unit is direct supervision of the student trainee's clinical activities by an experienced clinician in an appropriate external mental health setting. Supervision will be conducted in both individual and group formats, and the supervision process will be informed by regular observation of the student trainee's work with clients, as well as review of clinical documents written by the student trainee.
Assessment
Pre-placement contract (Individual) Pass/Fail
Placement Activities Logbook (Individual) Pass/Fail
Professional journal (Individual) Pass/Fail
1,500 word Trainee Placement report (Individual) Pass/Fail
3 x 2,000 word psychological assessment report (Individual) Pass/Fail
Supervisor’s Report (Individual) Pass/Fail
Professional journal (Individual) Pass/Fail
1,500 word Trainee Placement report (Individual) Pass/Fail
3 x 2,000 word psychological assessment report (Individual) Pass/Fail
Supervisor’s Report (Individual) Pass/Fail
Hurdle Requirements
Compulsory placement days: 43 (including 130 hours of direct client contact)
Reports: 3 x 2000 word psychological assessment reports
Placement contract; placement activities logbook; professional journal; 500 word trainee placement report; Mid and end Placement Review Form
General skills outcomes
Graduates are capable in their chosen professional area:
• Competence with the management of clients in a professional manner within specialist settings.
• Competence in therapeutic interventions.
• Ability to conduct psychological assessments
• Therapy skills in working with individual clients.
• Competence with the management of clients in a professional manner within specialist settings.
• Competence in therapeutic interventions.
• Ability to conduct psychological assessments
• Therapy skills in working with individual clients.
• Competence in directing and evaluating group programs.
Graduates are adaptable and work effectively and ethically:
• Applying the APS Code of Ethics and Guidelines.
Graduates are aware of environments:
• Respect clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Understand the impact of culture on therapy.
Graduates are adaptable and work effectively and ethically:
• Applying the APS Code of Ethics and Guidelines.
Graduates are aware of environments:
• Respect clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Understand the impact of culture on therapy.
Content
The placements are measured in both total days (40 days = 300 total hours per placement) and in hours of direct client contact (205).
Placement hours include client contact hours, group contact hours, supervision hours, plus workshop attendance, time spent reading relevant background literature, writing up client case notes, report writing, assessing individuals for inclusion in group programs, developing group programs and evaluating their effectiveness, administrative duties, and professional development activities. .
Placement hours include client contact hours, group contact hours, supervision hours, plus workshop attendance, time spent reading relevant background literature, writing up client case notes, report writing, assessing individuals for inclusion in group programs, developing group programs and evaluating their effectiveness, administrative duties, and professional development activities. .
Students are required tohave their supervisors countersign their logbooks at least once on each page, including case notes and reports.
The four placement units in the Doctor of Psychology (Clinical and Forensic Psychology) overall total 210 days (1575 hours), 600 hours direct client contact and 230 hours supervision.
Study resources
- References.
References
Indicative Reference Materials
American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders - text revision (DSM-IV-TR), 4th edn, Washington, DC, 2000.
O'Donohue, W & Ferguson, K (eds), Handbook of professional ethics for psychologists, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, 2003.
Australian Psychological Society, Code of Ethics, 2007.
Australian Psychological Society, Ethical Guidelines12th edn.
O'Donohue, W & Ferguson, K (eds), Handbook of professional ethics for psychologists, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, 2003.
Australian Psychological Society, Code of Ethics, 2007.
Australian Psychological Society, Ethical Guidelines12th edn.
Other specified readings as set by the supervisor.