Unit Outline

This unit will extend students’ understanding of, and skill in navigating complex ethical and professional practice issues in clinical psychology. This will involve facilitating student engagement in professional development and supervision processes. The unit will incorporate a range of formats including direct instruction, case discussions and peer feedback to explore complex ethical and professional practice issues. Discussion of professional practice and ethical issues will be linked to clinical psychology theory, as well as relevant ethical codes, guidelines, and standards. Students will extend their application of self-reflective/self-practice skills of their competencies to identify goals and strategies for enhancing their practice in clinical psychology.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Formulate goals to enhance clinical practice skills and knowledge for continuing professional development.
2.	Tailor communication of client information across diverse contexts.
3.	Evaluate clinical psychology processes influencing client outcomes.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	Ethics and Professional Psychology Practice 2
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)	KHA741

Alterations as a result of student feedback

No changes have been made to this unit because student feedback has been consistently positive.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	CPD Plan	Week 5	40 %	LO1, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Case Presentation	Refer to Assessment Description	25 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Report	Refer to Assessment Description	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: CPD Plan

Task Description:

CPD Plan (2000 words) – 40%
This assignment will require students to write a professional development plan for the first learning cycle post-graduation. In developing their CPD plan, students will need to incorporate feedback they have received across their clinical placements regarding current skill development. The plan also needs to consider requirements regarding CPD points, peer supervision and individual supervision needs and a self-reflection.

Task Length:

2000 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Self-reflection on current strengths and areas for development as a psychologist	LO3
2	Identification of learning needs and goals for CPD cycle	LO1, LO3
3	Selection of CPD activities	LO3
4	Reflection on the anticipated outcomes of the selected CPD activities	LO3

Assessment Task 2: Case Presentation

Task Description:

Case Presentation (20 mins) 25%
Students will be required to present a case which illustrates professional practice and/or ethical challenges that the student encountered.

You will be allocated a case presentation time in week one.

Task Length:

20 minutes

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

25 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Reflective practice in relation to the case	LO3
2	Succinct and focussed presentation	LO2
3	Personal learning plan	LO1, LO3

Assessment Task 3: Report

Task Description:

Report (2600 words) (35%)
Students will be required to write a case report based on their presentation. This will include a self-reflection highlighting identified learning needs arising from the case.

Your case report is due 10 working days after your case presentation.

Task Length:

2600 words

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Integration of feedback	LO1, LO3
2	Succinct, clear, accurate reporting of the case	LO2
3	Concluding statements regarding future case management	LO1, LO2, LO3
4	Language and terminology throughout the report	LO1
5	Reflective practice from the case	LO1, LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes.

Your grade will be determined in the following way:

All assessments within the Postgraduate Professional Training Programs at the University of Tasmania adhere to an ungraded pass profile. Similarly, your academic transcript will use this same grading system.

This means all assessable work will be graded as either UP (ungraded pass), or NN (fail grade), which indicates you need to continue towards developing that competency. You are required to achieve a UP on all assessment pieces in order to successfully pass a unit of study – be that coursework, placement, or thesis.

A UP grade equates to achievement of 70% or higher on a given task, and this benchmark must be achieved to be awarded a UP. These criteria are consistent with both the required performance on the National Psychology Exam, as well as within the School of Psychological Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania.

Marks are reviewed by the Unit Coordinator and Psychology’s Assessment Committee and may be adjusted to ensure fairness, consistency and appropriateness before the final marks and grades are assigned in accordance with University policy. Psychology’s grades and marks are also reviewed by the College of Health and Medicine Assessors’ Committee.

Note: In order to obtain a full passing grade in this unit, students are expected to submit and achieve a UP grade on all assessable work.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.