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PSYC6080: External Placement 1
2025 unit information
This unit of study involves students completing a placement in a setting external to the University Psychology Clinic. The placement will expose students to a range of presentations in hospitals and community health settings. One external placement is required to be adults and one with children/adolescents and families. All placements are supervised by clinical psychologists who have approved supervisor status with the Psychology Board of Australia. Oversight of the student's progress in each placement includes a Mid-Placement Review visit to each placement site by a clinically qualified staff member of the University.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
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| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Psychology Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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PSYC6079 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. work responsively with a broad range of socially and culturally diverse clients
- LO2. apply advanced psychological knowledge to culturally responsive assessment, case formulation and intervention in the area of clinical psychology
- LO3. implement appropriate, empirically supported treatments
- LO4. monitor clients’ progress and intervention outcomes, assessing areas of improvement and making changes to treatment plan when necessary
- LO5. monitor and manage intra- and interpersonal processes in the context of an evolving case formulation
- LO6. demonstrate respect for the skills and contribution of other professionals, working collaboratively and effectively with them, within the bounds of ethical and legal requirements
- LO7. apply professional practice policies and procedures, including record keeping and psychological report writing
- LO8. demonstrate self-reflection in professional practice, accounting for impact of own values and taking appropriate remediating action
Unit availability
This section lists the session, attendance modes and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives you information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.
The outline is published 2 weeks before the first day of teaching. You can look at previous outlines for a guide to the details of a unit.
| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Professional practice | Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2025
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Professional practice | Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Modes of attendance (MoA)
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Important enrolment information
Departmental permission requirements
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You will be prompted to apply for departmental permission when you select this unit in Sydney Student.
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Additional advice
Enrolment is restricted to students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Psychology degree at the University of Sydney.
