Doctor of Psychology Clinical

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical)

DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY (Child and Family)

DPsych(Child&Fam)

DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY (Clinical)

DPsych(Clinical)

240 cp

Minimum duration:  3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                   Melbourne Campus Vic

EFTSL value of units:   All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1.                   ADMISSION AS A CANDIDATE

To gain entry to the course a person must apply for admission and be offered a place in the course. An applicant must satisfy one of the following:

(a)        (i)         completion of 80 cp of the Master of Psychology, with a GPA of 6 and no result lower than Credit;

(ii)                 a Research Supervisor’s report which indicates the capacity of the applicant to undertake the Doctorate;  and

(iii)        satisfactory interview;

or

(b)        (i)         completion of the Master of Psychology within the past ten years, with

a GPA of 6 and no result lower than Credit;

             (ii)         capacity for research as demonstrated by the grade obtained for the

Master’s thesis, examiners’ reports on same, or publication record

since obtaining the Master of Psychology;

(iii)                if the Master’s degree was completed more than two years prior to making application, completion of professional development suitable for attracting relevant APS College professional development points;

(iv)               satisfactory interview.

Referee reports may be called for from academic and/or personal/professional referees.

2.                   REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE

2.1        The degree may be taken in either the Child and Family or the Clinical Stream.

2.2        To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(a)        50 cp from Core units;

(b)        70 cp from Practicum and Casework units;

(c)        80 cp from Thesis units; and

(d)        40 cp from Electives appropriate to the relevant stream.

3.                   MAXIMUM PERIOD OF CANDIDATURE

The maximum duration of candidature will be not more than 7 years part-time from the commencement of enrolment. The maximum period will not include any period of approved leave of absence.

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

CORE UNITS

PSYC600          10         Clinical Assessment

PSYC601          10         Psychopathology

PSYC602          10         Research Methods in Psychology

PSYC604          10         Approaches to Counselling and Therapy

PSYC605          10         Interventions for Children, Youth and Families 1 (Pre: PSYC600 Clinical Assessment or PSYC601 Psychopathology or PSYC604 Approaches to Counselling and Therapy)

PRACTICUM AND CASEWORK UNITS

PSYC613          10         Practicum A (Pre: PSYC600 Clinical Assessment or PSYC604 Approaches to Counselling and Therapy)

PSYC614          10         Practicum B (Pre: PSYC613 Practicum A)

PSYC615          20         Practicum C (Pre: PSYC614 Practicum B)

PSYC702          10         Practicum D (Pre: PSYC615 Practicum C)

PSYC703          20         Practicum E (Pre: PSYC702 Practicum D)

THESIS UNITS

PSYC616          10         Thesis Part 1 (Pre: PSYC602 Research Methods in Psychology)

PSYC704          10         Thesis Part 4 (Pre: PSYC616 Thesis Part 1)

PSYC705          20         Thesis Part 5 (Pre: PSYC704 Thesis Part 4)

PSYC706          20         Thesis Part 6 (Pre: PSYC705 Thesis Part 5)

PSYC707          20         Thesis Part 7 (Pre: PSYC706 Thesis Part 6)

ELECTIVES

Child and Family Stream

PSYC607          10         Current Issues in Lifespan Development (Pre: PSYC600 Clinical Assessment or PSYC601 Psychopathology)

PSYC609          10         Interventions for Children, Youth and Families 2 (Pre: PSYC605 Interventions for Children, Youth and Families 1)

PSYC620          10         Advanced Assessment and Intervention (Pre: PSYC607 Current Issues in Lifespan Development or PSYC613 Practicum A)

PSYC710          10         Applied Professional Skills (Pre: PSYC614 Practicum B and one of PSYC607 Current Issues in Lifespan Development, PSYC609 Interventions for Children, Youth and Families 2, PSYC620 Advanced Assessment and Intervention, PSYC610 Adult Clinical Assessment, PSYC611 Clinical Interventions or PSYC619 Clinical Health Psychology)

Clinical Stream

PSYC610           10         Adult Clinical Assessment (Pre: PSYC600 Clinical Assessment or PSYC601 Psychopathology)

PSYC611          10         Clinical Interventions (Pre: PSYC600 Clinical Assessment or PSYC601 Psychopathology or PSYC604 Approaches to Counselling and Therapy)

PSYC619          10         Clinical Health Psychology (Pre: PSYC600 Clinical Assessment)

PSYC710          10         Applied Professional Skills (Pre: PSYC614 Practicum B and one of PSYC607 Current Issues in Lifespan Development, PSYC609 Interventions for Children, Youth and Families 2, PSYC620 Advanced Assessment and Intervention, PSYC610 Adult Clinical Assessment, PSYC611 Clinical Interventions or PSYC619 Clinical Health Psychology)