PSY6209 · Intermediate placement and case analysis (clinical neuropsychology)

Overview

In the intermediate placement it is anticipated that you will be consolidating key neuropsychological skills such as test administration, scoring and interpretation, while requiring less support from your supervisor for these activities. You should be developing competencies in history taking, hypothesis-testing, case formulation, giving feedback and interventions. At this stage, you will be expected to carry a client load with moderate supervisory support. Opportunities for you and supervisor observation are recommended to facilitate skill development, although emphasis of direct supervision may shift to observation of more complex aspects of practice (e.g., history-taking,feedback) rather than observation of testing. You are expected to develop a deeper understanding of the psychologist's role within the service and to show increased independent thought in supervision sessions. You will observe and actively participate in case formulation, interpretation and discussion of potential interventions based on oral case presentations given by other students and will each present a case from their placement to the class. You will be exposed to a variety of different presentation styles designed to cater for specific audiences and will learn to evaluate case material in an objective and critical manner. You will participate in discussions of clinical issues and recent developments in the field of Clinical Neuropsychology and will be challenged to remain informed about such developments and issues.

Areas of study: Psychology

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Case Analysis: - Case Presentation (Hurdle Requirement) - Class Participation (Hurdle Requirement) Intermediate Placement: -Placement Contract (Hurdle Requirement) -Mid-Placement Review Form (Hurdle Requirement) -End-Placement Review Form (Hurdle Requirement) -Placement Diary (Hurdle Requirement) -Placement Logbook (Hurdle Requirement) -Placement Casebooks (Hurdle Requirement) -History Taking OSCE (Hurdle Requirement) These hurdles are competency hurdles that relate to the achievement of professional competencies. Students will be allowed two attempts. Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task 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. Have developed skill and confidence in applying their theoretical knowledge to the neuropsychological assessment and treatment of individuals with relatively uncomplicated neurological, psychiatric, developmental and general medical issues;
2. Become proficient in establishing rapport with patients, administering and scoring the commonly used neuropsychological tests, integrating the results with the history, and providing appropriate oral and written reports;
3. Have an improved ability to formulate hypotheses, select appropriate tests, interpret findings, integrate findings to respond to referral questions and formulate a management plan for a variety of neuropsychological referrals and discuss this with the class;
4. Be able to independently run a neuropsychological assessment by the end of this placement, although supervisor input may be required with more complex cases particularly during history taking;
5. Be more likely to be contributing information in feedback sessions with clients;
6. Have the ability to demonstrate an understanding of the complexities of the agency's role in service delivery and to service delivery and to independently contribute to the development of strategies for improved service delivery;
7. Become more informed about current issues in the field of clinical neuropsychology;
8. Expand knowledge and skills in ethics, legal and professional issues relevant to clinical practice.

Workload

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