Postgraduate Course: Learning Disabilities - Clinical Placement (CLPS12005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Placement |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Clinical Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.health.ed.ac.uk/clinicalpsychology/index.htm |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of the clinical placement is to give the trainees the opportunity to develop their clinical competence in relation to clients with a learning disability, their families and carers through supervised practice in a variety of clinical settings with a clients with a range of psychological and behavioural needs |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
01/10/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 180,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
212 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The trainee will demonstrate:
1. The ability to apply the concepts, theories and principles of the learning disability specialism in an integrated, critical, ethical and professional way in clinical practice.
2. Clinical competence as applied to a range of client needs and in a variety of clinical settings in relation to:
-the assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation of behavioural and psychological difficulties in clients with a learning disability
-participating in collaborative multi-disciplinary teamwork
-direct and indirect work with clients, their families and carers
-the ethical and legal issues pertaining to learning disability clinical psychology services
3. The ability to apply their knowledge and skills to develop creative and original responses to clinical problems and issues
4 The ability to analyse, synthesise and evaluate the taught material and apply it to dealing with complex and novel situations and issues in clinical practice in an informed and reflective way. |
Assessment Information
Trainee clinical competence is assessed at mid-placement and end of placement based on the following:
-supervisor evaluation of clinical competence (Evaluation of clinical competence form)
-the extent to which the trainee has met minimum placement requirements (Assessed by placement experience checklist, weekly placement log, mid-placement visit report, summary of placement experience form) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Karen Mckenzie
Tel: (0131 6)51 3953
Email: karen.mckenzie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Evelyn Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)51 3972
Email: Evelyn.A.Kelly@ed.ac.uk |
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