COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP F
PSY6DIF
2017
Credit points: 10
Subject outline
For this practical placement students must complete a minimum of 250 hours of placement and receive at least one hour of supervision from a qualified psychologist (a registered supervisor and a member of the Counselling College) for every 7.5 hours of placement activity (APAC requirements). The principal activity of internship must be face-to-face counselling and psychotherapy. Students are expected integrate their internship experiences into other coursework and submit case presentations to fulfil the subject requirements. Students are required to participate in a minimum of five placement settings.
School: School of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points: 10
Subject Co-ordinator: Geoff Denham
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 6 - Doctoral
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: This subject is available to Doctor of Psychology in Counselling Psychology and Doctor of Counselling Psychology students only and will run subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Demonstration of Advanced level professional practice skills
- Activities:
- Attendance at placment for the required number of hours and performance of professional pracice activities under the supervision of an approved clinical supervisor.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Demonstration of Advanced level professional practice skills
- Activities:
- Presentation of 2 formal case studies to clinical supervision at La Trobe Group Supervision sessions
Melbourne, 2017, Semester 2, Off Campus
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Geoff 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 | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| satisfactory completion of the internship, according to supervisors' and liaison lecturers' reports | 100 | 01, 02 |