PSY6103 · Ethical, legal and professional practice

Overview

This unit extends Provisional Psychologists knowledge of clinical governance frameworks relevant to professional practice. You will apply a range of ethical decision-making models across various clinical practice contexts, and you will have the opportunity to use them during learning activities and scenarios. A highlight of this unit is the cross-discipline collaborative work undertaken in conjunction with the Faculty’s Gukwonderuk Indigenous Engagement Unit. This enables psychology students to work with students from a range of health professions to develop and deepen understanding of culturally safe practice particularly when supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples . Finally, this unit offers you an opportunity to reflect on the development of your professional identity as a psychologist.

Areas of study: Psychology

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessments in this unit are competency-based. Competency is assessed against a criterion-referenced rubric. Failure to pass any hurdle assessment tasks may result in failure of the unit.

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

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Evaluate the application of the relevant codes, guidelines, legislation and frameworks to professional psychological practice
2. Critically analyse and implement various decision-making models across complex real-world scenarios in health-care
3. Evaluate strategies for culturally sensitive practice in health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families and communities
4. Demonstrate appropriate professional and ethical behaviours in complex professional psychological practice and research situations
5. Communicate and collaborate with other professionals and clients in a respectful, responsive and responsible manner
6. Integrate reflective practice, self-assessment and self-care for continuous development of professional identity as a psychologist

Workload

11 seminars of 3 hours for a total of 33 hours. Preparation / self-directed study: 2.25 hours per week for 12 weeks (including reading, Allies II, assessment preparation).

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.