PSYC643-20W (C) Whole Year 2020

Year 1 Practicum

24 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2020
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 13 March 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 21 August 2020

Description

The course objective is to provide the opportunity for students to apply the science and practice of clinical psychology. Students will develop their understanding of the ‘art of interviewing’ in a manner that is client centred, evidence-based, safe, ethical, and culturally relevant. The practicum component provides students the opportunity to observe, participate in, and undertake assessment interviews, treatment, psychometric assessments, and report writing under supervision of the experienced clinical psychologists within the Psychology Centre.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Timetable Note

Enrolled students are advised to consult the course outline on Learn|AKO for complete timetable information.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Sarah Drummond

Lecturers

Ann Huggett , Carolin Ritter , Julia Rucklidge and Neil Thompson

Assessment

Enrolled students are advised to consult the course outline on Learn|AKO for assessment information.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Sattler, Jerome M; Foundations of behavioral, social and clinical assessment of children ; Sixth edition; Jerome M. Sattler, Publisher, Inc., 2014.

Shea, Shawn C; Psychiatric interviewing : the art of understanding ; Third edition; Elsevier, 2017.

Waitoki, Waikaremoana et al; Professional practice of psychology in Aotearoa New Zealand ; 3rd edition; The New Zealand Psychological Society, Te Ropu Matai Hinengaro o Aotearoa, 2016.

Enrolled students are advised to consult the course outline on Learn|AKO for a complete list of Textbooks / Resources.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,635.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 14

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

All PSYC643 Occurrences

  • PSYC643-20W (C) Whole Year 2020