James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2024

PY6303 - Clinical Psychology Placement C

Subject Description

Students will complete a minimum of 1000 hours placement across all practicum subjects within the Master of Psychology (Clinical) program at James Cook University. In this placement subject, students will complete at least 300 hours of practice working with diverse populations within regional, rural, remote, or tropical health contexts. Under supervision, students will demonstrate the application of evidence-based clinical, professional and interprofessional skills to provide effective, ethical, and culturally responsive assessments and interventions for diverse client groups. Critical self-reflexive practice and engagement in feedback processes are central to the placement experience to facilitate ongoing professional learning and develop quality practice.

Learning Outcomes

• Apply, evaluate, and develop specialised knowledge and evidence-based clinical skills to provide effective, safe, and culturally appropriate assessments and interventions for diverse clients, including those with severe, complex, and/or chronic mental health presentations
• Demonstrate specialised communication skills with clients, families, community and organisational representatives, and other health professionals to facilitate quality outcomes for diverse populations, including those with severe, complex, and/or chronic mental health presentations
• Demonstrate specialised skills to work individually, and collaboratively within the interprofessional health care team for severe, complex, and/or chronic mental health presentations, in accordance with legal, ethical, and organisational guidelines and behaviour standards
• Demonstrate ownership of ongoing, specialised professional learning as evidenced by critical self-reflective practice, engagement with and use of feedback, and the development of personalised learning plans and objectives to develop quality practice for severe, complex, and/or chronic mental health presentations

Subject Assessment

• Written > Log/logbook - Individual
• Written > Self-reflection task - Individual
• Performance/Practice/Product > Clinical placement performance 1 - Individual
• Performance/Practice/Product > Portfolio - Individual
• Performance/Practice/Product > Clinical placement performance 2 - Individual

Note that 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.

Special Assessment Requirements

Pass requirements: pass every assessment item.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  PY5001 PY5003 PY5006 PY5007 PY5011 PY5012 PY5013 PY6001 PY6002 PY6003 PY6010 PY6015 PY6201 PY6202 PY6203

Availabilities