The DPsych in Clinical Neuropsychology is a three and a half year program which includes research, coursework and supervised practical experience. Clinical Neuropsychology is a field which applies an understanding of the neural basis of cognition, behaviour and emotion to the assessment and treatment of adults and children with neurological disorders. Clinical neuropsychologists are employed in acute hospitals, rehabilitation centres, aged care programmes, psychiatric settings, paediatric facilities.
Private practitioners undertake a range of work including medico-legal assessments.
The degree prepares psychology graduates, using the scientist-practitioner model, to conduct research in neuropsychology and to work as clinical neuropsychologists in a broad range of settings. A feature of the Monash University DPsych in Clinical Neurosychology is that its training in clinical neuropsychology is extended through specialisation in a choice of areas. Depending upon student demand, options may include Rehabilitation, with its focus on assessment and management in a rehabilitation context, Child and Adolescent Neuropsychology, with its focus upon assessment of children and adolescents with neurological disorders, and Forensic Psychology, with its focus on the assessment of individuals in the legal system. The program has been accredited by the Australian Psychological Society for the purpose of full membership of the Society. Pending the proclamation and subsequent implementation of the Psychologists Registration Act 2000, it is not possible at the current time to determine when students will be able to apply for full registration as psychologists in the state of Victoria.