ART THERAPY CLINICAL PLACEMENT A

PHE4ACA

2020

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.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Michelle Atlas

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in HMART

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: Yes

Work-based learning: Yes

Self sourced or Uni sourced:
Uni Sourced

Entire subject or partial subject: Entire subject

Total hours/days required: 250 hours

Location of WBL activity (region): Domestic - regional
Domestic - metro

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Develop therapeutic relationships with potential clients by employing a variety of art therapy and interpersonal skills.
02. Collaborate with fellow clinicians to develop a caseload of art therapy clients.
03. Actively participate as an art entry level art therapy trainee within a clinical team.
04. Document and synthesise clinical observations.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Michelle Atlas

Class requirements

Placement - Off SiteWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 days placement - off site per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

200 hours clinical placement plus placement supervisor's report (equivalent 2,000 words)Students must pass this assessment to demonstrate professional competence.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

2 x 400 word Case note reports **This is a distillation of professional observations that is concise and informative, the equivalent of 2,000 words.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO3, SILO4

Detailed log of placement activities (250 words equivalent)Students must submit this log as an official record of their time spent in the field.

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO4

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Week 23-43, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Michelle Atlas

Class requirements

Placement - Off SiteWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 days placement - off site per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

SeminarWeek: 23 - 23
One 4.00 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 23 to week 23 and delivered via face-to-face.
1 X 4 hour session Placement Preparation

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

200 hours clinical placement plus placement supervisor's report (equivalent 2,000 words)Students must pass this assessment to demonstrate professional competence.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

2 x 400 word Case note reports **This is a distillation of professional observations that is concise and informative, the equivalent of 2,000 words.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO3, SILO4

Detailed log of placement activities (250 words equivalent)Students must submit this log as an official record of their time spent in the field.

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO4