psy6dic couns psych internship c
COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP C
PSY6DIC
2014
Credit points: 10
Subject outline
This subject is a practical placement for Postgraduate Counselling Psychology students and continues from Internship B (PSY6DIB). Each student must complete a minimum of 334 placement hours and receive at least one hour of supervision from a qualified psychologist (i.e. a registered supervisor and member of the Counselling College) for every 7.5 hours (one day) of placement activity (in accordance with APAC requirements). The principal internship activity must be face-to-face counselling and psychotherapy. Students are expected to integrate their internship experiences into other coursework and submit case studies and/or presentations to successfully fulfil the subject requirements.
FacultyFaculty of Health Sciences
Credit points10
Subject Co-ordinatorGeoff Denham
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 6 - Doctoral
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions This subject is available to Doctor of Counselling Psychology students only and will run subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorGeoff Denham
Class requirements
Placement - Off Site
One 45.0 days placement - off site per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"Total time in internships must add up to at least 1500 hours and 200 days of placement activity. Each internship must consist of a minimum of 45 days, 334 hours which includes at least 100 face-to-face client contact hours and at least 45 supervision hours (of which 50% must be individual supervision). An internship activity log and a supervision log signed weekly by the qualified psychologist supervisor are mandatory. Students are required to participate in a minimum of five placement settings to complete the Doctoral Program."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| satisfactory completion of the internship, according to supervisors' and liaison lecturers' reports | criteria as set out in Internship Handbook. | 100 |