Course description

This course is designed to enable students to implement knowledge and skills developed during specialist psychotherapy knowledge and skill courses. The focus in this practicum is assessment and treatment of persons with complex problems. Students undertake 200 hours of psychotherapy practice, of which a minimum of 50 takes the form of provision of psychotherapy to clients. Other activities appropriate for this course include observation of the practice of more experienced psychotherapists, participation in individual or group supervision or other clinical case discussions and record keeping. Students receive a minimum of 15 hours of clinical supervision from an approved supervisor and participate in a weekly supervision group provided by the university. The full 200 hours or some proportion thereof may be undertaken in the student's own workplace, subject to access to appropriate practicum experience and suitable supervision arrangements.

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