phe4aca clinical placement a
ART THERAPY CLINICAL PLACEMENT A
PHE4ACA
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will complete 200 hours of clinical placement based at a mental health or other health care setting in the community under the supervision of an onsite clinical practitioner. This placement is the first of three over the course of Master of Art Therapy and designed to meet the registration requirements of the Australian and New Zealand Arts Therapy Association (ANZATA). Students will undertake a period of orientation, develop an entry level art therapy case load and experience clinical supervision. They will have an entry level experience of being a member of a clinical team and will be expected to enter case notes, and as appropriate to educate placement colleagues about art therapy via, for example, a presentation.
SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorLibby Byrne
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be enrolled in HMART - Master of Art Therapy.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Employ a variety of art therapy and interpersonal skills to develop therapeutic relationships with potential clients.
- Activities:
- Plan of art-based activities appropriate for placement setting as 'taster' experiences.
02. Develop a caseload of art therapy clients in collaboration with fellow clinicians.
- Activities:
- Ability to document the system of referral.
03. Prepare for and actively engage in clinical supervision with on-site clincal supervisor.
- Activities:
- Documented preparation for placement supervision sessions.
04. Participate as an entry-level art therapy trainee within a clinical team such as in case meetings, in treatment planning and related activities.
- Activities:
- Attendance at clinical meetings and documentation of occasions, or cases where an art therapy could be included in a client's treatment regime.
05. Documented case notes according to the norms of the placement site which describe session planning and therapy outcomes.
- Activities:
- Systematically written case notes from client work, identifying assessment, treatment and outcomes.
06. Communicate the aims and pratice of art therapy as relevant to the placement setting.
- Activities:
- Presentation to staff on the role of art therapy.
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2015, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentNo
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorLibby Byrne
Class requirements
Seminar
One 2.0 hours seminar per week and delivered via face-to-face.
Seminar
One 2.0 hours seminar other recurrence and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 hours clinical placement | HURDLE REQUIREMENT | 0 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 |
| Case note reports x 2 | 40 | 05 | |
| Detailed log of placement activities | 10 | 03 | |
| Placement supervisor's report | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 |
Melbourne, 2015, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorLibby Byrne
Class requirements
Seminar
One 2.0 hours seminar other recurrence and delivered via face-to-face.
Seminar
One 2.0 hours seminar per week and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 hours clinical placement | HURDLE REQUIREMENT | 0 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 |
| Case note reports x 2 | 40 | 05 | |
| Detailed log of placement activities | 10 | 03 | |
| Placement supervisor's report | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 |