PSY6206 Intermediate placement and case analysis

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to demonstrate the following skills under each professional competency domain:

2. 2

   Knowledge of the discipline.

   Contrast the varying roles of being a provisional psychologist within different clinical placement settings.

3. 3

   Legal, ethical and professional matters.

   Adhere to ethical and professional practice standards (for example including confidentiality, risk and effective documentation) in increasingly complex circumstances.

4. 4

   Psychological assessment and measurement.

   For increasingly complex mental health presentations, use and interpret a range of appropriate clinical interviewing and assessment methods (within a Diagnostic Framework) to develop a formulation.

5. 5

   Intervention strategies.

   Apply a breadth of culturally responsive intervention strategies to individuals and groups with increasingly complex presentations of mental health disorders.

6. 6

   Research and evaluation.

   Develop and evaluate evidence-informed treatment plans/interventions for people with increasingly complex mental health presentations and disorders.

7. 7

   Communication and interpersonal relationships.

   Develop effective professional relationships and communication (oral and written) with colleagues, stakeholders, and clients with increasingly complex mental health presentations and disorders. 

8. 8

   Reflective practice.

   Self-reflect openly on your clinical practice (including process issues) independently and in response to supervisory prompts.