PSY5424 · Clinical placement 4

This placement unit consolidates your development in clinical practice in your role as a clinical psychologist in training. You will provide direct service to individuals and/or groups in placement settings. Placements are arranged via a network of providers with due regard given to the professional interests and competencies required of you in your final placement unit. You will be supervised in accordance with regulatory guidelines. During case analysis, you will participate in the discussion with your peers as well as by presenting at least one de-identified case. Throughout the Unit you will demonstrate your enhanced ability to integrate diverse and evidence-informed approaches to complex clinical, professional practice and evaluation issues.

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

1. Oral exam: Assessment

   Presentation

   20%

2. Oral exam: Intervention

   Presentation

   20%

3. Placement reviews

   Work integratedCompetency

   60%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

1. Analyse the multifaceted aspects of being a provisional psychologist within a range of clinical placement settings.
2. Apply professional practice standards (for example including confidentiality, risk and effective documentation) in increasingly complex circumstances.
3. Use thorough assessment methodology and hypothesis testing approach to develop holistic clinical formulations for a wide range of complex mental health presentations (within a Diagnostic Framework).
4. Apply a breadth of evidence-informed, culturally responsive intervention strategies to diverse individuals and/or groups with complex mental health presentations.
5. Apply the scientist-practitioner approach in the development, application and evaluation of evidence-informed treatment plans/interventions for people with complex mental health presentations and disorders.
6. Develop effective professional relationships and communication (oral and written) with a wide range of colleagues, stakeholders, and clients with complex mental health presentations and disorders.
7. Use reflexive processes to enable adaptive practice, learning and behaviour change in clinical practice.

270 hours of clinical placement experience including a minimum of approximately 120 direct client activity hours and 150 indirect hours including professional development activities, report writing, and administrative work

Credit points

12

Level

Level 5

Faculty

Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences Malaysia

School

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Student contribution band

Band 4

Study abroad

Not available

Handbook version

2027.01

These are students' own experiences, not official rules. Go by the Handbook.