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Postgraduate Course: Learning Disabilities - Clinical Placement (CLPS12005)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Health in Social Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)
Course typePlacement AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThe 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
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Placement Study Abroad Hours 180, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 212 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 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)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.health.ed.ac.uk/clinicalpsychology/index.htm
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Richard Payne
Tel:
Email: richard.payne@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Kirsty Gardner
Tel: (0131 6)50 3889
Email: Kirsty.Gardner@ed.ac.uk
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