Aspects of Professional Practice
Unit code: HAY538
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | One semester / teaching period |
| Contact hours | 36 hours |
| Campus | Hawthorn |
| Prerequisites | |
| Corequisites | Nil |
Related course(s)
A unit of study in the Master of Psychology (Counselling Psychology)) program.
Aims and objectives
Aims:
* To provide students with specialist knowledge and skills for working with particular client groups in a counselling framework as well as working in private practice or school settings
* To provide students with specialist knowledge and skills for working with particular client groups in a counselling framework as well as working in private practice or school settings
* To integrate the knowledge and skills gained during supervised practicums and coursework such that students are ready to transfer this knowledge and skill to psychological practice after graduation
* To ensure that students are prepared for the demands of private practice as a psychologist.
Objectives:
* To prepare personal reflections about their training and preparation
* To prepare personal reflections about their training and preparation
* To understand the various settings in which counselling psychologists practise
* To be prepared for the supervision of less experienced psychologists.
Assessment
Pair Assignment (2,000 - 2,500 words)
Written Case Study (2,500 ‐ 3,000 words)
Attendance to at least 10 of the 12 scheduled classes is a hurdle requirement to pass this unit of study.
References
Texts and References:
Relevant reading will be provided by the Unit Convener and guest lecturers
Relevant reading will be provided by the Unit Convener and guest lecturers
