This ethics test will be completed during class (see Intensive Schedule). Students will have 1 hour to complete the test once they start the test in Moodle.

Students will read a case study and identify any personal needs, sources of information and responsibility, the ethical dilemma, action and alternatives, negatives and positives of each action, choice of action, and why this was chosen above other alternatives. Students who do not pass the test will be offered one opportunity to resit. However, a student will not be permitted to commence client-related work until the test has been passed.

Gen AI must not be used for this assessment.  You need to apply your critical thinking skills to this ethics test. 

Your critique will be assessed according to the following criteria, and each criterion needs to be passed to pass this assessment

• Identification of any personal needs, sources of information, and responsibility
• Clear description and identification of ethical dilemma
• Clear discussion of factors involved in the ethical dilemma
• Identification and evaluation of action and alternatives
• The negatives and positives of each action described
• Description of your choice of action
• Explanation of why you chose this action above the others

This task is a 20-minute presentation of a 10-minute recording of you conducting a counselling session with a classmate role-playing your client. In the recording, you should demonstrate the appropriate use of a range of micro counselling skills. You also need to present a critique of your video (preferably using PowerPoint).

Both files (the counselling video and the critique) need to be uploaded to Moodle before your presentation in class. You will have 20 minutes for your presentation which includes your 10-minute video and 10 minutes for your evaluation. The presentation will be followed by some group discussion to identify areas of strengths and development. 

The video will be uploaded to Moodle using Echo 360. You also require a copy on a memory stick to play in class. These should be loaded onto the teaching room computer before class begins.

Gen AI can be used to search for examples of the micro-counselling skills you will need to demonstrate.  However, you must check that the examples are evidence-based and reputable. You must also ensure that any materials you use in your DOPS do not breach copyright or plagiarise other people's work. 

To pass this assessment, the student must demonstrate the following:

1. The Role Play. 

• Appropriate micro-counselling skills to work with a therapy client 

2. The Presentation.

• Accurate identification of  your strengths in the role play and insight into what did not go well in the role-play
• What you could do to improve the role play or develop your micro-counselling skills
• Quality presentation skills, including timekeeping and audience engagement in the presentation
• You are not expected to conduct a perfect session but to demonstrate competence using micro counselling skills and the ability to accurately critique your own performance.

You are to write a weekly reflective journal of no more than one page on average (250 - 300 words). Each reflection should demonstrate the nexus of learning between placement activities, supervision, lectures, and professional reading. The reflections should be used to reflect on experiences and conversations that have stimulated your thinking about your practice and development as a psychologist. 

Submit each reflection to Moodle by Monday at 9 am (commencing in Week 2) for the week before, with the last submission in Exam Week. 

Gen AI must not be used for this assessment.   Your reflection must show your ability to self-reflect on your development as a psychologist. 

You must pass each of the 12 journal submissions to pass the Reflective Journal (Pass/Fail). Each journal submission must demonstrate self-reflection on your practice as a psychologist, including reflections on what you are learning about your practice through the placement experience, your emerging strengths, and areas for development. Journal submissions should include reflection on the tasks and process of working with clients and other stakeholders. If any journal submission lacks sufficient reflection on your practice, the Unit Coordinator may require you to resubmit to demonstrate self-reflection before the journal submission is passed.

You will present at a case presentation in class, during group supervision. You will have 30 minutes for your presentation, including presenting your case study (~10 minutes),  group discussion and case formulation (~15 minutes) and presenting your case formulation, prepared earlier (~5 minutes). The case can be any client you have seen in the Psychology Wellness Centre. The presentation should include relevant referral information, details of presenting concerns, your comprehensive needs assessment, completing a formulation with the group and discussing differential diagnosis (where applicable), explaining your formulation (prepared before the group formulation activity), and your plan for assessment or intervention. 

Presentations will take place between Weeks 6 to 11.   Before class on the day you present, you will upload (to Moodle) a summary of your presentation and your formulation addressing each assessment criteria (excluding the group discussion component).   

Gen AI must not be used for this assessment.   Your case presentation must demonstrate your ability to apply evidence-based knowledge and skills to complete a comprehensive needs assessment and formulation for the client's unique needs. 

To achieve a Pass, your case presentation will provide sufficient information to inform the group discussion and formulation, and your case formulation will be consistent with the case information presented.  You will not be graded on the content of the group discussion but on your skills in facilitating the completion of a case formulation with the group. 

1. Case Presentation. Your presentation will include: 

• Relevant referral information (including client initials or pseudonym)
• Gender, age, referral source, and the reason for referral
• Completed Comprehensive Needs Assessment with sufficient information to complete a case formulation

2. Group Discussion.  You will facilitate the completion of a case formulation with the group, including a discussion of differential diagnosis (where relevant). 

3. Presentation of Your Case Formulation. Your case formulation will be consistent with the case information presented. You will also provide a summary of the assessment or intervention to date (as relevant)

Over the Master of Clinical Psychology, Advanced Entry Course you will demonstrate competency in writing assessment and intervention reports. For this placement, the case report covers the core skill of writing a professional assessment report. The case report will based on an assessment you have completed during your placement at the Wellness Centre.  You will de-identify the report by removing any identifying information (but retaining age). The case report will be no more than 2000 words and follow the described format as required by AHPRA  (SCAC-76).  You will include the cover sheet (using the template available in Moodle)  signed by your supervisor to indicate that they acknowledge that the report has been de-identified and meets the placement privacy requirements. and the APHRA form (SCAC-76) completed by you and your principal supervisor. 

Gen AI must not be used for this assessment.   Your case study must demonstrate your ability to apply evidence-based knowledge and skills to write a competent report based on your client's unique needs. 

Case Report (Pass/Fail). To pass this assessment, the student and their supervisor must confirm that all the sections, identified on the APHRA form (SCAC-76) have been completed and to the professional standard required for a provisional psychologist on placement.  Sections include Background, Assessment, Analysis and Diagnosis, Recommendation, Evaluation and Reflection and Reference List. 

The portfolio includes placement practice competencies to be completed before seeing clients, by the mid- and end-of-placement reviews.

A. Assessments to be completed before seeing clients on placement: 

• A1. Placement Agreement. You will complete a Placement Agreement, co-signed by your supervisor and the placement coordinator, and submit it to Moodle by the due date.   
  A2. Case Note Competency.  You will be required to demonstrate case note competency before commencing client appointments.  You will attend training on record keeping, watch a role-played intake and then write up the case notes in Cliniko.  You will be provided feedback and an opportunity to resubmit if you do not pass this competency on the first submission. 

B. Competencies to be demonstrated on placement: 

• B1. Cognitive Assessment Competency.  You will demonstrate administration skills, scoring and interpreting a Cognitive Assessment (WISC-V). One of our Clinical Psychologists/Board-Approved Supervisors must sign off on your competencies for the assessment. You will have one opportunity to resit and resubmit, each part of this assessment to demonstrate competency.  
  B2. Psychologist Competencies Assessed at Mid and End-of-Placement Reviews. By the End-of-Placement Review, you will demonstrate Level 1 competence in nine core competencies representing critical capabilities and attributes for effective psychological practice. Competencies 1 - 8 are specified by AHPRA and Competency 9 is a requirement of the Master of Clinical Psychology Course. Level 1 competence is required before a supervisee can progress to Clinical Practice 2. Your Mid-Placement Review and End-of-Placement Review must be signed by yourself, your Primary Supervisor, and the Placement Coordinator. If you have not met all competencies by your End-of-Placement Review you may be provided with a further opportunity to meet these competencies. However, this is up to the discretion of the Unit Coordinator in consultation with the Head of Course. 
• B3. Log of Clinical Practice (Logbook). You will submit a log of practice hours signed by your Primary Supervisor detailing the total number of direct client activity hours, individual supervision hours, group supervision hours, and associated placement activities. You will also submit completed supervision forms, corresponding to the hours included in your log. If a logbook is incorrect or incomplete, you will have one opportunity to resubmit with the correct and complete details provided. 
• B4. Interprofessional Education (IPE). You will participate in two IPE group meetings to develop a group assessment plan, an intervention plan and two reflections. 

Gen AI must not be used for this portfolio. Each part (A1 to B4) must demonstrate your ability to critically apply psychology knowledge and skills to the required tasks and competencies. 

A1. You will submit your completed Placement Agreement to Moodle, signed by you, your supervisor and the placement coordinator.

A2.  You will submit your Professional Verification of Competency form, with the case notes competency signed by a supervisor who has checked your case notes. To meet competency, your case notes will demonstrate a succinct and professionally written summary of an intake session, using the relevant Cliniko template. 

B1. You will submit your Professional Verification of Competency form, with the correct administration, scoring and interpretation of a Cognitive Assessment (WISC-V or WAIS-IV) signed off by a supervisor. 

B2. You will pass each of the following competencies by your End-of-Placement Review:

1. Knowledge of the Discipline: The student demonstrates independence in applying evidence-based knowledge to their work with clients  (e.g., treatment manuals, and peer-reviewed journal articles).
2.  Ethical, Legal, and Professional Matters: The student demonstrates “awareness and appropriate action” in response to minor ethical issues and low levels of risk. The student keeps timely and adequate client records.
3. Psychological Assessment and Measurement: The student demonstrates accurate scoring and interpretation of a cognitive/ learning assessment and writes a report that is consistent with the assessment results and includes background information and recommendations that cover a broad range of domains of functioning.
4. Intervention Strategies: The student demonstrates awareness of balancing therapeutic rapport and tasks and can self-correct with supervisor guidance. The student seeks client feedback.
5. Research and Evaluation: The student actively seeks feedback from clients and others to determine their interventions' efficacy. The student corrects biases in their assumptions and clinical reasoning with minimal supervision.
6. Communication and Interpersonal Skills. The student communicates clearly and respectfully with various audiences (including children, adults, parents, and other professionals). The student demonstrates the ability to adapt their written and verbal communication based on supervisor feedback.
7. Working with People from Diverse Groups: The student demonstrates awareness and appropriate action to modify their practice to fit the needs of diverse client groups through self-directed learning and some prompting from a supervisor.
8. Practice Across the Lifespan: The student demonstrates competency in working with children and adults to complete interventions or assessments.
9. Response to Supervision: The student regularly attends supervision, has an agenda and actively collaborates with their supervisor to effectively use supervision time. The student demonstrates to the supervisor how they have implemented actions discussed in supervision and can reflect accurately on their own practice. The student can respond to constructive feedback in a non-defensive manner.

B3. Log of Clinical Practice (Logbook). You will submit a log of practice hours signed by your Primary Supervisor detailing the total number of direct client activity hours, individual supervision hours, group supervision hours, and associated placement activities. You will also submit completed supervision forms from individual and group supervision. All supervision entries in your logbook must have a corresponding supervision form signed by you and the supervisor who provided the supervision. All client hours logged must be consistent with bookings in the Cliniko diary.  

B4. Interprofessional Education (IPE). You will submit your IPE group's Assessment Plan and Intervention Plan, each with a corresponding reflection to Moodle. Each plan needs to include the following criteria: 

Assessment/Intervention Plans

• All relevant sections of the plan are completed
• Presenting problems, client/family and assessment/intervention goals are clearly outlined
• Assessment/Intervention plan links to family and care team goals

After each multi-disciplinary team meeting, you will also write a 250-word reflection using the provided checklist for team meeting observations as a guide. You will submit one (1) reflection for the assessment plan meeting and one (1) reflection for the intervention plan meeting; two (2) reflections in total.

Reflection   

• Meeting observations are succinctly described
• Demonstrated critical reflection, including reflexivity
• Provision of a clear connection between reflections and future practice
• Professional writing style, using APA formatting and referencing conventions, within the word limit (250 words)