PY6221 - Advanced Practicum A

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:

Available to students admitted to the Doctor of Psychology program.

This subject is the first of two for the practical placement for the clinical strand for the Doctor of Psychology course. The placement provides students the opportunity to refine and develop their skills in association with a skilled field supervisor. The subject also includes attendance at clinic and professional seminars.

Learning Outcomes

• exposure to different approaches to problems, therapy and work environments to aid professional development and adaptability to future work situations;
• work in a variety of practical settings to develop applied clinical skills and work practices and become familiar with with professional networks within which psychologists are required to operate.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner.

Prerequisites:	PY6001 and PY6002 and PY6003
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	PY6102 and PY6107

Availabilities
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Face to face teaching (Consult School for on-campus attendance requirements)
Coordinator:	Beryl Buckby
Lecturer:	jc133798.
Contact hours:	500 hours
Assessment:	.
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Face to face teaching (Consult School for on-campus attendance requirements)
Coordinator:	Beryl Buckby
Lecturer:	jc133798.
Contact hours:	500 hours
Assessment:	.
, , Study Period 34
Census Date 22-Dec-2006
Non-standard start/end 14-Oct-2006 to 30-May-2007
Face to face teaching 06-Nov-2006 to 30-Apr-2007
Coordinator:	Professor Russell Hawkins
Contact hours:	500 hours
Assessment:	.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.