psy5mpp couns psych prac prep
COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICUM PREPARATION
PSY5MPP
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students are provided with an introduction to internship, which is usually taken in outside agencies. The subject covers APS and PsyBA requirements for ethical and professional practice as well as the standard internship tasks of setting a working contract, keeping professional notes, ethical responsibilities and maintaining constructive working relationships with colleagues. Students will be expected to address their own readiness to take on such responsibility and to consider what mechanisms need to be in place to ensure clients' needs are appropriately met and to ensure that good counselling practice occurs. Key ethical dilemmas and frameworks for ethical decision making will be introduced. Consideration will also be given to the ethical domain of cross-cultural counselling.
FacultyFaculty of Health Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorRaelynn Wicklein
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be enrolled in HMCP Master of Counselling Psychology.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Charter for clients | Prescribed | APS (2011) | AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY |
| Readings | Charting client consent (InPsych, December) | Prescribed | APS (1997) | AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY |
| Readings | Code of Ethics | Prescribed | APS (2007) | AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY |
| Readings | Masters and Doctoral Programs in Counselling Psychology Practicum Handbook | Prescribed | HMCP Prac (2012) | MOODLE |
| Readings | Ethics and professional practice for psychologists | Recommended | Morrisey, S. & Reddy, P. (2006) | SOUTH MELBOURNE: THOMSON |
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRaelynn Wicklein
Class requirements
Lecture
One 6.0 hours lecture per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
Lecture
Eleven 3.0 hours lecture per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"Classes will commence in Orientation Week."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| 90% block attendance | hurdle requirement | 0 |
| attend 2 (2) two-hour LTU group supervision observation sessions | hurdle requirement | 0 |
| case notes on a video-presented case (2,000-word equivalent) | 40 | |
| complete and post to MOODLE the Readiness for Practice self-rating | hurdle requirement | 0 |
| one 1,500 word essay | 30 | |
| one 90-min open-book exam | 30 | |
| view and submit reflective summary on two (2) hours of video/audio from selected list | hurdle requirement | 0 |