CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICUM C

PSY5CPC

2020

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: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 5

Subject Co-ordinator: John Farhall

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Admission to SMCP or SDPCP

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: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

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

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

03. Competence in communication of diagnostic assessment

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Off Campus

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: John Farhall

Class requirements

Placement - Off SiteWeek: 10 - 22
One 10.00 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	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
satisfactory case presentationand a hurdle requirement of four MSE reports and two diagnostic reports to the satisfaction of the field supervisor	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3
supervisor's report on student's performance in placement	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	80	SILO1, SILO2

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Off Campus