There are four additional units in each stream which are designated specialist units. The casework courses together with the field placements comprise 125 days of practicum experience. Students receive individual supervision by staff on a weekly basis. In addition, clinical skills training is conducted in weekly case conferences. Extensive use is made of audiovisual facilities for training and feedback.
Students experience a range of practicum placements suited to their particular stream.
Students in the Educational and Developmental Psychology stream are expected to complete one placement in an educational seeing, one in a disability setting and one other. Students in the Clinical Psychology stream are expected to complete one placement in an adult psychiatric setting, one in a child psychiatric setting and one other. The four Thesis courses result in a 15,000 word report of independent research which is externally assessed. The Department of Psychology and Intellectual Disability Studies has a Psychology clinic which offers services to the community for a wide range of psychological problems and has been established for many years. If you would like to find out anything more about courses offered, or about the department, please contact us.