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<p>This unit enables students to evaluate their readiness for general registration as a psychologist, identify and address priority learning needs, and consolidate reflective, self-regulated professional practice. Students will demonstrate advanced clinical psychology competence in ethical and culturally safe practice; assessment, diagnosis and formulation; evidence-based intervention; routine outcome and therapeutic alliance monitoring; digital and e-health practice; and consultation and collaboration. Drawing on clinical data from their psychological practice in the community, students apply scientist-practitioner principles to evaluate clinical practice and demonstrate advanced applied clinical research skills.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit enables students to evaluate their readiness for general registration as a psychologist, identify and address priority learning needs, and consolidate reflective, self-regulated professional practice. Students will demonstrate advanced clinical psychology competence in ethical and culturally safe practice; assessment, diagnosis and formulation; evidence-based intervention; routine outcome and therapeutic alliance monitoring; digital and e-health practice; and consultation and collaboration. Drawing on clinical data from their psychological practice in the community, students apply scientist-practitioner principles to evaluate clinical practice and demonstrate advanced applied clinical research skills.</p>
Unit content
<ul><li>Professional Development</li><li>Professional Communication</li><li>Scientist-Practitioner Model</li></ul>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Psychology
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
090701 - Psychology
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/psycm7129">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p> must have completed all of <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=PSYCM7012" target="_blank">PSYCM7012</a>., <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=PSYCM7011" target="_blank">PSYCM7011</a></p>
Corequisite
<p> must be enrolled in <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=PSYCM7013" target="_blank">PSYCM7013</a> OR must be enrolled in <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=PSYCM7127" target="_blank">PSYCM7127</a></p>
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None
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Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Critically evaluate progress towards the professional competencies required for safe practice and general registration.</p>
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<p>Develop, implement and evaluate a targeted professional development plan addressing identified learning needs and aligned with the Professional Competencies for Psychologists.</p>
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<p>Apply advanced clinical psychology knowledge to conduct and communicate culturally responsive, multimethod assessment, diagnostic evaluation and formulation of moderate-to-severe, complex or chronic psychological presentations.</p>
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<p>Select, tailor, implement and evaluate an evidence-based intervention according to a client’s diagnosis, initial and evolving case formulation, and individual needs.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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<p>Systematically evaluate symptoms, functioning, therapeutic alliance, client-defined progress and intervention outcomes.</p>
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<p>Demonstrate the ethical and competent use of digital technologies in psychology practice, including digital assessment and the critical use of AI technologies, and critically evaluate their influence on clinical and ethical decision-making.</p>
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<p>Professional Development Plan</p>
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Supplementary assessment available:
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<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
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Description of FedTASK outcome
FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
Students at this level will demonstrate an advanced ability in a range of contexts to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display high level skills in-person and/or online in: • Using and demonstrating a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication • Demonstrating a mastery of listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Demonstrating and showing empathy for others • High order skills in negotiating and conflict resolution skills • Demonstrating mastery of working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams
FedTASK 2: Leadership
Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery in professional skills and behaviours in leading others. • Creating and sustaining a collegial environment • Demonstrating a high level of self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect and justify decisions • Inspiring and initiating opportunities to lead others • Making informed professional decisions • Demonstrating initiative in new professional situations
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
Students at this level will demonstrate high level skills in working in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically to generate and consider complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level • Analysing complex and abstract ideas, concepts and information • Communicate alternative perspectives to justify complex ideas • Demonstrate a mastery of challenging conventional thinking to clarify complex concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving to new situations for further learning
FedTASK4: Digital Literacy
Students at this level will demonstrate the ability to work competently across a wide range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Mastering, exploring, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information professionally • Collating, managing complex data, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding professionally to messages in a range of professional digital media • Contributing competently and professionally to digital teams and working groups • Participating at a high level in digital learning opportunities
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery of considering and assessing the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting professional ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Demonstrate informed judgment making that considers the impact of devising complex solutions in ambiguous global economic environmental and societal contexts • Professionally committing to the promulgation of social responsibility • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Communicating lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to the diverse professional others • Generating, leading and implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Psychology
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
090701 - Psychology
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/psycm7129">View unit fees</a>
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Internal reference: PSYCM7129 - U3.1