EDF5261 Educational and developmental psychology placement - assessment
Faculty of Education
EDF5261 Educational and developmental psychology placement - assessment is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 165 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5261
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After EDF5261
No unit lists EDF5261 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in D6016 Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology Advanced
Overview
This practicum unit develops a range of professional skills and acquaints you with issues of professional ethics and practice in educational and developmental psychology. You will spend between two to three days per week on placement undertaking activities that will contribute to the total placement hours required for the course (minimum 750 hours). You will be supervised on site by your field supervisor and also have regular contact with your university supervisor. Attendance at monthly group supervision sessions are required for the duration of the placement.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for EDF5261.
Assessment
- Written case study activities (2000 words or equivalent)50%
- Placement evaluation and log book (2000 words or equivalent)50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
apply your advanced professional knowledge and skills for assessment, consultation, counselling and intervention to working with clients
- 2
demonstrate advanced report-writing skills and apply these appropriately to practice
- 3
use advanced knowledge of local human service systems and an applied understanding of legal and ethical issues relevant to the area of practice of educational and developmental psychology
- 4
demonstrate Level 4 competencies in the area of practice of educational and developmental psychology (APAC, 2019) as assessed by the field and university supervisors.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload equals 165 hours per teaching period comprising:
- a minimum of 165 hours/22 days of supervised professional experience inclusive of:
- a minimum of 80 hours of direct client activity; and
- remaining time allocated to other client related activities
- monthly group supervision sessions on campus for the duration of the placement.
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Emily Berger
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5261?
None, but you must take EDF5571 before or alongside it.
When is EDF5261 offered?
EDF5261 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is EDF5261?
The handbook expects about 165 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5261 have an exam?
No. EDF5261 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.