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Unit Overview
- Description
Students will complete a placement at an agency providing psychological treatment.
Students are able to apply evidence-based assessment, diagnosis, case formulation, intervention, and evaluation skills for clients with diverse backgrounds (e.g. age and/or culture). Implement professional practice policies and procedures specific to the placement including culturally responsive written and oral communication with clients and colleagues regarding findings and progress as well as maintain effective and respectful professional interactions with colleagues, peers, and supervisors, consulting when appropriate. Students will be able to meet the core competencies as judged by the placement supervisor and the unit coordinator.
- Credit
- 12 points
- Offering
Availability Location Mode First year of offer Not available in 2025 UWA (Perth) Flexible - Outcomes
Students are able to (1) apply clinically relevant research to enhance therapeutic practices in a professional setting.
; (2) demonstrate evidence-based skills in assessment, diagnosis, case formulation, intervention, and evaluation for clients from diverse backgrounds.; (3) implement professional practice policies and procedures specific to the placement, including culturally responsive written and oral communication with clients and colleagues.; (4) maintain effective, respectful professional interactions with colleagues, peers, and supervisors, seeking consultation when appropriate.; and (5) employ reflective practice to integrate supervisor feedback.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) mid-placement review; (2) end-of-placement review; and (3) reflective journal. Further information is available in the unit outline.
To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the mid-placement review, end-of-placement review, and reflective journal components.
This unit is assessed on an ungraded pass/ungraded failed basis. All assessment items must be successfully completed.Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Dr Vance Locke
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites
- Successful completion of
- Co-requisites
- Enrolment in73590 Master of Professional Psychology
- Contact hours
- 8 weeks of full-time placement, or a part-time equivalent.
1x 3-hour class at the beginning of semester.
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.