CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICUM C

PSY5CPC

2017

Credit points: 5

Subject outline

The intensive 10 day placement in an adult psychiatric setting is designed to complement the unit PSYSPAD and usually consists of a two-week, full time placement in an acute ward, CAT (crisis intervention) team or other psychiatric service. Candidates observe diagnostic interviews and mental status examinations, write MSE and diagnostic reports and present a case and attend peer case conferences.

School: School of Psychology & Public Health

Credit points: 5

Subject Co-ordinator: John Farhall

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Admission to SMCP or SDPCP

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Further development of understanding of the symptoms and psychopathology of commonly presenting psychiatric disorders, including the technical language used to describe these

Activities:: Observation of, and participation in, interviews and case discussions.

02. Extend skills in conducting, appraising, and reporting diagnostic interviews.

Activities:: Interviews of people with major mental health disorders. Practice in writing mental status and diagnostic reports

03. Competence in communication of diagnostic assessment

Activities:: Participation in placement case conferences, including presentation of one case

Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Off Campus

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: John Farhall

Class requirements

Placement - Off SiteWeek: 10 - 22
One 10.0 days placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Full-time placement at a psychiatric agency."

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
satisfactory case presentation	and a hurdle requirement of four MSE reports and two diagnostic reports to the satisfaction of the field supervisor	20	01, 02, 03
supervisor's report on student's performance in placement		80	01, 02

Melbourne, 2017, Semester 2, Off Campus