Course Coordinator: Paula Gillespie-Fotheringham
Phone: +61 8313 6276
Email: paula.gillespie-fotheringham@adelaide.edu.au
Location: Level 11, 178 North Terrace

Learning & Teaching Team
Phone: +61 8313 0148
Email: postgrad_enq@adelaide.edu.au
Location: Level 7, 178 North Terrace

1	Define the roles of counsellors and psychotherapists within a healthcare setting
2	Demonstrate appropriate skills to support positive client outcomes in the counselling setting
3	Identify relevant resources for client support within a healthcare setting relevant to counselling practice
4	Employ and justify appropriate counselling techniques for responding to client issues in a counselling setting
5	Communicate effectively and professionally with clients and other health professionals
6	Demonstrate evidence-based practice within a counselling setting
7	Explain the role of peer, group, and clinical supervision
8	Review and critique their own professional counselling practice

The textbook for this course is:

Baird, B.N. (2014). The internship, practicum and field placement handbook: A guide for the helping professions. (7th ed.). Boston:  Pearson Education Inc.

Relevant texts or articles will be made available via MyUni in response to issues arising during group supervision.

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During Placement 1A, students will undertake a placement in a relevant clinical setting over the course of Semester One (as  negotiated with an appropriate Placement Agency) during which they will develop their contact with clients, which may comprise  individual clients, couples, families and group work, under the guidance of and directed by the Placement Agency.  Precise  arrangements will be negotiated on a student-by-student basis dependent on placement requirements, and documented in a  Learning Agreement. Placement 1A will normally require on-site presence of 2-3 days per week.

Placement activities will continue during the mid-semester break unless negotiated otherwise with the Placement Agency.  On-site  placement activities may be undertaken over an extended semester (e.g. from week 5 for Semester 1, or week 26 for Semester 2)  where this better suits the requirements of specific placement sites and/or students. 

Throughout and as part of Placement 1A, students will receive a minimum of 5 hours of clinical supervision with an on-site  supervisor who will provide feedback and guidance with regard to the student’s Placement activities. Associated tasks undertaken as part of the Placement include induction, research needed for client work, documentation of counselling activities required, liaison with relevant other staff on-site and off-site as needed, and other workplace activities negotiated within their Learning Agreement. Students will also complete and submit a daily log of activities, and an evaluation of their placement venue at the end of the  Placement.

In addition, students are required to attend Placement Orientation, plus fortnightly group supervision sessions with other Master of Counselling & Psychotherapy students. The group supervision sessions are conducted by clinical supervisors at The University of Adelaide. During these sessions, students will have the opportunity to present and discuss clinical cases, and enhance skills development and consolidate their  knowledge through experiential and problem-based learning.  Materials covered can include the following: initiating, developing and sustaining professional, positive, and productive relationships with clients; application of assessment and intervention techniques; monitoring client progress; discussion of new skills and their application; review and
reflection of on-line materials (e.g. recorded clinical sessions); presentation of new skills; identification and discussion of problems and challenges with clients and ways to overcome these; discussion and presentation of clinical cases, and benefits of peer review and supervision. Participation in group supervision is part of overall assessment for Placement 1A. Satisfactory participation in and contribution to group supervision is required in order to pass the course.

Up to 3 days per week, one x 7 hours, plus 2 hrs group supervision per fortnight

Topic	Lecture
Placement Orientation	Administrative and clinical requirement reviews; personal and professional readiness for practice
Attend Placement plus Group supervision	Clinical supervision as negotiated
Attend Placement	Clinical supervision as negotiated
Attend Placement plus Group supervision	Clinical supervision as negotiated
Attend Placement	Clinical supervision as negotiated
Attend Placement plus Group supervision	Clinical supervision as negotiated
Attend Placement	Clinical supervision as negotiated
Attend Placment plus Group supervision	Clinical supervision as negotiated
Attend Placement	Clinical supervision as negotiated
Attend Placement plus Group supervision	Clinical supervision as negotiated
Attend Placement	Clinical supervision as negotiated
Attend Placement plus Group supervision	Clinical supervision as negotiated
Attend Placement	Clinical supervision as negotiated
Required supervision (as needed)	Clinical supervision as negotiated
Required supervision (as needed)	Clinical supervision as negotiated

All students must provide current Department of Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI) Clearances, http://health.adelaide.edu.au/current-students/clinical-placements/ (Child-related, Aged, Vulnerable , Disability), National Police Check and Child Safe Environment Training Certificate prior to enrolment in Placement 1A and 1B.   Some specific Placement agencies may further require and/or provide   additional training specific to working with their clientele. Some Placement agencies may provide services outside of normal business hours. Students will be advised of any such requirements when provided with Placement information.

N/A

Assessment Task	Task Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome
Satisfactory placement completion  (assessed by supervisor through -  supervision, review of learning  agreement, log-book of activities, and final review)	Summative	20%	1 - 8
Group Supervision	Summative	20%	1 - 8
Essay 1	Summative	20%	1 - 7
Essay 2	Summative	40%	1 - 8

N/A

(a) Satisfactory completion of placement (assessed by on-site supervisor through review of professional practice (including  preparation for and documentation of client work), supervision, review of Learning Agreement, log-book of activities): 20%;

(b) Satisfactory completion of Client Placement Review including presentations of reflections on counselling practice in a small group  setting (with client case reviews): (20%)

(c) Essay 1: ‘What is Supervision’:
This task requires students to write an essay in which they will explore and articulate their understanding of supervision and what they regard as the value of supervision for Counselling & Psychotherapy practice.  (1200-1500 words): 20%

(d) Essay 2: This task requires students to write an essay in which they will compare and contrast two or more clinical skills or  techniques with reference to their Placement work with clients. The essay should provide evidence of critical analysis of their work.

In this assignment the student will illustrate that they have acquired the skills to integrate theory with practice.  They will also  demonstrate their ability to conceptualise a client’s presenting issues as well as their capacity to work ethically and effectively.  (2,500 – 3,000 words) 40%

Extensions
All extensions for assignments must be requested, at the latest, by the last working day before the due date of submission.   Extensions will generally be granted only on medical or genuine compassionate grounds.  Supporting documentation must be  provided at the time a student requests an extension.  Without documentation, extensions will not be granted.  Late requests for extension will neither be accepted nor acknowledged.

Only the Course Co-ordinator(s) may grant extensions.

Supporting documentation will be required when requesting an extension. Examples of documents that are acceptable include: a  medical certificate that specifies dates of incapacity, a police report (in the case of lost computers, car & household theft etc.), a  letter from a Student Counsellor, Education and Welfare Officer (EWO) or Disability Liaison Officer that provides an assessment of  compassionate circumstances, or a letter from an independent external counsellor or appropriate professional able to verify the  student’s situation.  The length of any extension granted will take into account the period and severity of any incapacity or impact   n the student.  Extensions of more than 10 days will not be granted except in exceptional circumstances.

Late submission
Marks will be deducted when assignments for which no extension has been granted are handed in late.

All assignments, including those handed in late, will be assessed on their merits.  In the case of late assignments where no  extension has been granted, 5 percentage points of the total marks possible per day will be deducted.  If an assignment that is 2  days late is awarded 65% on its merits, the mark will then be reduced by 10% (5% per day for 2 days) to 55%.  If that same  assignment is 4 days late, the mark will be reduced by 20% (5% per day for 4 days) to 45%, and so on.
 
The School of Public Health reserves the right to refuse to accept an assignment that is more than 7 days late.

Assignments submitted after the due date may not be graded in time to be returned on the listed return dates.

Students submitting examinable written work who request (and receive) an extension that takes them beyond the examination  period are advised that there is no guarantee that their grades will be processed in time to meet usual University deadlines.

Resubmission
If a student is dissatisfied with an assessment grade they should follow the Student Grievance Resolution Process  https://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/grievance/process/>.  Students who are not satisfied with a particular assessment result should raise their concerns with Course Co-ordinator(s) in the first instance.  This must be done within 10 business days of the  ate  f notification of the result.  Resubmission of any assignment is subject to the agreement of the Course Co-ordinator(s) and will  nly be permitted for the most compelling of reasons.