• Offered by School of Medicine and Psychology
  • ANU College ANU Joint Colleges of Science
  • Classification Specialist
  • Course subject Psychology
  • Academic career RSCH
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2023
    Second Semester 2023
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PhD Clinical Field Placement III is the third of four internships comprised of the following sub-courses:

Clinical Placement III

Students will continue their clinical work at the beginning (late January) of the second year of the program and are required to complete a minimum 250 hours of clinical work (3 days per week for 12 weeks). This will involve either working in a clinical setting external to the university or undertaking a specialist clinical placement in the Department's Psychology Clinic. All students are required to undertake an adult and a child placement but other placements can be negotiated.

 

Professional Practice III (Convenor: Mr Salih Ozgul) 1 hr/fortnight

Students are required to attend Professional Practice meetings that are held throughout the year. In addition to case presentations there will be specific sessions considering important ethical issues in the practice of clinical psychology.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Students will demonstrate knowledge, and clinical and professional competencies required of a psychologist.

Indicative Assessment

Students complete relevant professional supervision and practice journals, receive direct feedback from supervisor on clinical/professional skills, summative and formative feedback from superivor and self reflection on own goal attainment and practicum and supervision experience. Students participate in professional practice/peer supervision meetings.

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Workload

3 days/week field placement (min 250 hours over 12 weeks) and 1 hr/fortnight professional practice meeting.

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must be studying a Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology (9064). You are not able to enrol in this course if you have previously completed PSYC8203 and PSYC9023.

Prescribed Texts

To be confirmed at the beginning of the course. Texts will be selected in line with current research.

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.

Student Contribution Band:
4B
Unit value:
6 units

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Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500

Course fees

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First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
3461 01 Jan 2023 01 Jan 2023 31 Mar 2023 30 Jun 2023 In Person N/A

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
6452 01 Jul 2023 01 Jul 2023 31 Aug 2023 31 Dec 2023 In Person N/A

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