PY6221 - Advanced Practicum A
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Psychology |
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 | |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching (Consult School for on-campus attendance requirements) | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Beryl Buckby |
| Lecturer: | Professor Edward Helmes. |
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| Assessment: | assessment by folio representing work completed during practicum and by a pass/fail rating of performance by field supervisor during practicum. |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching (Consult School for on-campus attendance requirements) | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Beryl Buckby |
| Lecturer: | Professor Edward Helmes. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | assessment by folio representing work completed during practicum and by a pass/fail rating of performance by field supervisor during practicum. |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 14-Dec-2007 | |
| Non-standard start/end 05-Oct-2007 to 30-Apr-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 05-Nov-2007 to 30-Apr-2008 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Kerry McBain, Professor Russell Hawkins |
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| Assessment: | assessment by folio representing work completed during practicum and by a pass/fail rating of performance by field supervisor during practicum. |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Non-standard start/end 28-May-2007 to 23-Nov-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 28-May-2007 to 23-Nov-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Kerry McBain, Professor Russell Hawkins |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | assessment by folio representing work completed during practicum and by a pass/fail rating of performance by field supervisor during practicum. |
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.