Clinical Neuropsychology Placement 1#

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

PSYC00029 Graduate Research Methods

PSYC00030 Psychological Assessment across the Lifespan

PSYC00031Introduction to Psychopathology

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

The field placements are designed to complement the other coursework units. The placement takes place in a clinical neuroscience setting. All principal field supervisors are members (or eligible for membership) of the Board of Clinical Neuropsychologists of the Australian Psychological Society.

The placement comprising 30 days, will introduce students to professional psychological services in a neuropsychological setting, which might include acute adult and paediatric neurological and neurosurgical, psychiatric, and rehabilitation services. Students will attend activities such as group supervision sessions (neuropsychological case discussions), ward rounds, and attendance at interdisciplinary clinical meetings (for example, neuroimaging, neuropathology, epilepsy program, memory clinic, neurobehaviour clinic).

University and field supervisors will conjointly determine whether the student has passed the placements. Both supervisors and the student will formally meet at the end of the placement to determine progress and outcome.

If it becomes apparent during placement that the student's performance is inadequate in some respect, then the supervisors will attempt to rectify deficiencies by requiring the student to undergo further placement. Master of Psychology students will be required to submit a casebook as a hurdle requirement for passing this unit.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Written, oral and interpersonal communication skills

analytic, information integration and synthesizing skills.