Clinical Internship 1
PSYC6067
This unit is designed to provide trainees with intensely supervised practice in conducting the fundamentals of clinical assessment, formulation, treatment planning and treatment implementation for adult patients. A cognitive-behavioural approach is predominant in this placement, although supervisors may allow variation for particular cases. It will also provide an introduction to the practice of conducting psychometric assessments. An adult psychometric assessment case will be undertaken in Internship 1 under the intense supervision of a clinical neuropsychologist. Four further cases will be required to be undertaken over internships 1 and 2; one of these will be undertaken in the Child Memory Clinic or with child cases under the intense supervision of a clinical neuropsychologist and three further adult/child/adolescent cases will be undertaken under the less intense supervision of a clinical psychologist. Trainees will be allocated to psychometric cases as required and as they become available. All trainees will also have the equivalent of one semester of child, adolescent and family therapy under the supervision of clinical psychologists with expertise in this area. This is offered for trainees either in Internship 1 or Internship 2. All trainees are expected to run a group at some point in Internship 1 or Internship 2 subject to availability. Trainees will be allocated to supervisors for adult and child, adolescent and family therapy. Some supervisors will conduct supervision in both areas. Trainees may also be assigned to supervisors to conduct group programs for adults, children or adolescents. While supervisors vary in the way they offer supervision, with a mixture of individual, group and observation formats being offered, supervision is intense and with a high level of observation by supervisors throughout this internship.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 2, 1
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: PSYC6067
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No