HLTHPSYC 742A/B : Professional Practice in Health Psychology

Medical and Health Sciences

2021 Semester One (1213) / Semester Two (1215) (30 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Focuses on the professional intervention skills necessary to practice health psychology. Topics include: interviewing and assessment skills, formulation of problems, design and evaluation of interventions and models for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary functioning. Relevant contexts include: hospitals, hospices, consultancies, general practice etc.

Course Overview

The course provides supervised experience practicing as a health psychology intern in a variety of settings as approved by the Director of the PGDipHealthPsych. The goals of the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Psychology are to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to practice safely and ethically as an independent health psychology practitioner in a variety of health settings.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: HLTHPSYC 746 To complete this course students must enrol in HLTHPSYC 742 A and B

Course Contacts

Dr Lisa Reynolds
+64 9 923 4938
l.reynolds@auckland.ac.nz

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the code of ethics for psychologists and the legal statutes that affect health psychology clinical practice. (Capability 5.1, 5.2 and 6.1)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Case Studies 25% Individual Coursework
Case Studies 25% Individual Coursework
Final Exam 50% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1
Case Studies
Case Studies
Final Exam

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

Classes for the 742 Professional Practice course will occur on Thursday afternoons in 2020. Class times will vary and students are advised to regularly check the schedule. Additionally, whilst the majority of classes occur on Thursday afternoon from 1:00-5:00pm, workshops on Thursdays might take the whole day. During university semesters, students are also be required to attend the Health Psychology Seminars which are held between 12-1 pm on Thursdays.

Assessments consist of completion of two case studies and a final exam which will be held in November.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience or Online

Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including teaching sessions and group discussions. Teaching sessions may also be available as recordings but recordings are not guaranteed. 

Attendance on campus is required for the exam. The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Where possible, study material will be released progressively throughout the course.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Digital Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 23/11/2020 10:01 a.m.