Neuropsychology Placement 2B

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

Approximately 24 weeks total

Completion of APAC accredited psychology studies to fourth-year (Honours) level.

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.

The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements, Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

An external field placement of 360 hours (48 days, where each day is 7.5 hours) concentrating on neuropsychological services in two of the following settings:

• Paediatric neurology/neurosurgery,
• acquired brain injury rehabilitation units, or geriatrics (including psychogeriatric rehabilitation and cognitive, dementia, and memory services).

Placement in each setting will extend over 12 weeks. Students will be expected to commit a minimum of 15 hours (2 full days) per week for a total of 24 weeks. Field placement activities include neuropsychological assessment of referred cases, case formulation and diagnosis, development of management strategies where appropriate, attendance at relevant clinical meetings and ward rounds under the supervision of field neuropsychologists who meet the standards of the Australian Psychological Accreditation Council. In addition students are required to attend present cases seen on field placement at a weekly case conference in the School of Psychological Science over the course of their enrolment in Clinical Neuropsychology Placement 2B.

Students are given the opportunity to develop familiarity with a range of neuropsychological presentations encountered in paediatric, rehabilitation, or geriatric services. In the context of placement they begin to function as practitioners, under the close supervison of field neuropsychologists. Students are expected to acquire the skills of history taking, mental status examination, formal neuropsychological assessment, case formulation, and neuropsychological interventions.

Clinical Neuropsychology Placement 2B is assessed as “satisfactory” or “unsatisfactory” . A “satisfactory” assessment depends on fulfilment of all of the following:

(i) Performance on placement to the satisfaction of field supervisors and the Convenor of Clinical Neuropsychology, formally evaluated against requirements specified approved by the Professional Programs Committee of the School of Psychological Science, a completed logbook of daily placement activities, and written summaries of all assessments/interventions conducted.

(ii) Attendance at a minimum of 80% of university-based case conferences, and presentation of at least 3 cases to the satisfaction of attending teaching staff.

(iii) Completion of a case book according the guidelines of the College of Clinical Neuropsychologists of the Australian Psychological Society.

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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

This placement subject is designed to promote an in-depth understanding of specialist practice, to expand the range of ways in which learning occurs; to develop a capacity to work collaboratively, to confront and manage unfamiliar problems, to value different cultures, and to develop a high regard for human rights, ethics and equity.