Unit Outline

This placement will involve engaging in professional psychology practice. This placement will promote a scientist-practitioner model of the professional psychologist with opportunities to develop competencies and increased independence in psychological assessment and intervention with common psychological presentations across the lifespan. You will be expected to consider psychological theory and research in the selection and application of assessment and intervention, and to tailor this to individual client presentations.

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	Optimise psychological outcomes through personalised and culturally responsive assessment, risk management, and intervention processes.
2	Implement communication strategies that ensure coordinated client care.
3	Apply legislation, codes, guidelines, and standards to manage ethical and professional issues to ensure client, practitioner, and community safety.
4	Integrate supervisory feedback, self-reflection and self-practice to continually improve professional competencies.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	PSY701 and PSY702 and PSY703 and PSY720
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)	PSY721

Alterations as a result of student feedback

In response to the feedback from previous student cohort, changes have been made which may include adjustments to assessments and alignment of some of the timelines. As always, the teaching team will greatly appreciate your feedback both informally during the delivery of the unit in 2026, and formally through the University of Tasmania’s Unit Survey following your completion of the unit.

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:	Self-Reflective Activities	Week 6	0 %	LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Mid-Placement Competency Assessment	Week 7	0 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	End of Placement competency assessment	Week 12	0 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Self-Reflective Activities

Task Description:

You will be required to select and submit four (4) self-reflective/self-practice tasks completed across the course of the placement unit. The selection of these tasks will align with your individualised professional competency learning needs. Two of these submissions must be video self-reflection/self-practice activities and two must be professional development self-reflection/self-practice activities. If you are unable to achieve a UP grade on this task you will be awarded an NN for this task and this unit.
Two submissions by week 6 and final two submissions by week 13

Task Length:

Variable

Due Date:

Week 6

Weight:

0 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Evaluate your competency development by reflecting on your application of evidence based psychological techniques to optimise your professional development and learning.	LO4
2	Evaluate your competency development by reflecting on your administration of psychometric tools to optimise your professional development and learning.	LO4
3	Reflect on your application of the Code of Conduct to manage ethical and professional issues that arose during your placement unit.	LO3

Assessment Task 2: Mid-Placement Competency Assessment

Task Description:

You are required to engage with your placement supervisor in a formal review of your progress in developing required competencies at the mid-point of your placement. If it is identified that you are experiencing difficulties in achieving the required competencies a remedial plan will be developed between your supervisor, the Unit Coordinator, Clinic Directors, and yourself to support your progression towards achieving these competencies. You will undertake a supervised placement in one of the University of Tasmania Psychology Clinics (UPC). You will engage in 2-3 placement days per week.

Task Length:

Variable

Due Date:

Week 7

Weight:

0 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Apply a scientist practitioner approach in working with clients with consideration of cultural differences and diversity to ensure person-centred psychological care.	LO1
2	Implement evidence based psychological techniques informed by case formulation to optimise client outcomes.	LO1
3	Compose a range of correspondence to inform coordinated approaches to client care.	LO2
4	Administer and interpret psychometric tools to inform psychological practice.	LO1
5	Apply relevant legislation, codes, guidelines, and standards to inform professional decisions.	LO3
6	Implement supervisory feedback and learning through self-reflection and self-practice to enhance professional competency.	LO4

Assessment Task 3: End of Placement competency assessment

Task Description:

You are required to undertake a formal review at the end of your placement in week 12. During this review, your supervisor will assess your progression towards required competencies for provisionally registered psychologists ready to commence their internship year.
Consideration will be given to all activities undertaken during the placement including observation of your skills, engagement in supervision, written correspondence, client care, administrative efficiency and professionalism with an emphasis on activities that have occurred since the mid-placement competency assessment. If you are unable to achieve a UP grade on this task you will be awarded an NN for this task and this unit.

Task Length:

Variable

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

0 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Apply a scientist practitioner approach in working with clients with consideration of cultural differences and diversity to ensure person-centred psychological care.	LO1
2	Implement evidence based psychological techniques informed by case formulation to optimise client outcomes.	LO1
3	Compose a range of correspondence to inform coordinated approaches to client care.	LO2
4	Administer and interpret psychometric tools to inform psychological practice.	LO1
5	Apply relevant legislation, codes, guidelines, and standards to inform professional decisions.	LO3
6	Implement supervisory feedback and learning through self-reflection and self-practice to enhance professional competency.	LO4

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 ungrade pass profile. Similarly, your academic transcript will use this same grading system.

This means all assessable work will be grade as either UP (ungrade pass) or NN (fail grade); A grade of NN on an assessment task indicates you need to continue towards that competency. You are required to achieve a UP on your end of placement assessment in order to successfully pass this unit of study. Please note that to achieve a UP grade on an assessment piece you must pass all critera for the assessment.

At the end of a semester you may receive a grade of AO (assessment ongoing). An AO grade is used when some assessment tasks for the unit have not been completed at the end of semester or when resubmissions are needed before a mark can finalised.

Marks are reviewed by the Unit Coordinator and School of Psychological Sciences Assessment Commitee and may be adjusted to ensure fairness, consistency, and appropriateness before the final marks and grades are assigned in accordance with University policy and the specified unit assessment. Grade and marks are also reviews by the Health Assessors' Committee.

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

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

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.