PSY5204 Advanced clinical practice
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY5204 Advanced clinical practice is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 36 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PSY5204
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PSY5204
No unit lists PSY5204 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must have passed 48 credit points in M6046
Must be enrolled in M6046
Overview
This unit will deepen your understanding and expertise in addressing complex mental health issues. Consolidating learning from prior units, it integrates advanced assessment and intervention approaches with a strong emphasis on case formulation, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based practice.
You will critically engage with complex client presentations, consider various psychological and contextual factors, and reflect on your professional growth.
Through experiential learning and the development of a personalised professional development plan, you will enhance your capacity to apply advanced treatment approaches in real-world settings as an adaptive, resourceful, and compassionate clinical psychologist.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Case evaluation (Written assignment: 1,000 words)WrittenCompetency hurdle-
- Skills demonstration: Advanced clinical techniques (20-minute video)DemonstrationCompetency hurdle-
- Reflective professional development plan (Written assignment: 1,500 words)WrittenCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Develop case formulations for complex presentations using relevant psychological theories to guide clinical decision-making
- 2
Analyse assessment data and approaches, considering cognitive, behavioural, and contextual factors
- 3
Design and justify evidence-based treatment plans informed by assessment and theory, and sensitive to the client’s socio-cultural context.
- 4
Apply and adapt advanced assessment and intervention techniques across diverse settings and populations.
- 5
Reflect on and evaluate professional development needs to support ongoing growth as a clinical psychologist.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars36 hours
Twelve seminars of three hours each for a total of 36 hours
Preparation / self-directed study: One hour per week for seminars, and twelve hours total preparation for assessment tasks.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Sarah Liddle
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Sarah Liddle
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY5204?
PSY5204 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PSY5204 offered?
In 2025, PSY5204 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is PSY5204?
The handbook expects about 36 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does PSY5204 have an exam?
No. PSY5204 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.