Third year Placements
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PSTY5028 | Psychiatry and Applied Psychology | 5 | 40 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- PSTY5028
- School
- Psychiatry and Applied Psychology
- Level
- 5
- Credits
- 40
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
This module provides students with the opportunity to develop expertise in a specialised theoretical approach or with a particular client group or in a novel setting. If the focus of the placement is on a specialised theoretical approach, students would be expected to become familiar with application of an EBP approach other than CBT or the application of an advanced or modified CBT approach. This module also provides opportunity for completing any outstanding clinical practice related Standards of Proficiency required for Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) approval and any placement competences and experiences required for British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Clinical Psychologist status, which have not been achieved previously.
Note: This module contains two Practice Learning Placements, which count separately for calculating the maximum number of permitted resubmissions.
Target Students
DClinPsy trainees.There is a limited number of places on this module.
Classes
- Three placements each week for
Supervised clinical practice 3 days/week, supplemented by placement review meetings, private study, case studies, reflective practice groups and peer support. Two placements over the year with 2 different client groups. Please see DClinPsy online learning systems at Nottingham and Lincoln for the Year Planner.
Assessment
- 25% Coursework 1: Portfolio of Proficiences. All components must be passed to pass this module with no internal compensation.NB This module contains 2 Practice Learning Placements, which count separately for calculating the max no. of permitted resubmissions
- 25% Report 1: Oral Clinical Practice Report or equivalent. All components must be passed with no internal compensation.
- 25% Coursework 2: Portfolio of Proficiencies. All components must be passed to pass module, with no internal compensation.NB This module contains 2 Practice Learning Placements, which count separately for calculating the max no. of allowed resubmissions.
- 25% Report 2: Oral Clinical Practice Report. All components must be passed to pass this module with no internal compensation.
Educational Aims
This module complements the taught ISO module in the second year with its emphasis on acquiring skill in an EBP approach other than generic CBT. The aim is for students to select a specialist area in which to further their skills, knowledge, and experience. Students on such a placement will develop expertise either in a specialised approach and/or a new area; or with a specialised client group or service setting that they intend to work with once qualified. In addition, this module ensures that students have acquired all the skills and competences needed to complete the requirements for registration with the HCPC and eligibility to be a Chartered Clinical Psychologist. Any remaining gaps in skills and experience will be identified and one of the placements planned to accommodate student needs and to ensure experience meets all the requirements for qualification. The exact components will be personalised for each student incorporating experience in working with individuals across the lifespan and range of abilities and with families, groups, systems and organisations in a range of settings in order to meet all the practical requirements for qualification.Learning Outcomes
All learning outcomes are met whilst acting to the highest professional standards consistent with guidelines and codes of practice set by the HCPC, BPS and employing Trusts.
Knowledge and understanding of:
the theoretical background, evidence base, and social context regarding the chosen specialist area;
how the practice of Clinical Psychology needs to be adapted in order to deliver the specialist approach or meet the needs inherent in the chosen specialist area/service setting or the specific client group;
Intellectual skills – the ability to:
apply the knowledge base of a specialised approach or area to the practice of clinical psychology in that approach or area;
integrate a clinical psychology perspective with the demands and priorities of the specialist area or client group.
Professional and Practical skills – the ability to:
carry out assessment, formulation, intervention, and evaluation in a specialist theoretical approach or with a specific client group or in a specialist service setting;
decide on the appropriate balance of direct intervention and teaching, training, and consultancy in relation to the specialist approach, area or client group.
Transferable skills – the ability to:
See below
In addition, any Learning Outcomes (knowledge and understanding, intellectual skills, professional and practical skills, and transferable skills) not covered in previous placement modules or not demonstrated with the full range of client groups and service settings.