How much supervised clinical internship experience is offered in the DCP/MSc program?
DCP/MSc students complete three years of supervised clinical internship experience. This equates to 1500 hours of clinical internship experience and 600 hours of client contact. In the first half of first year, students receive clinical skills training and complete internal clinical internship observation. In the second half of first year, students commence internal clinical internships with adult therapy, child psychometric and adult psychometric (240 hours); in second year, an internal clinical internship with adult therapy, child therapy, child psychometric and adult psychometric (280 hours) plus an external clinical internship (336 hours); in third year a second external clinical internship (336 hours) plus a third external clinical internship (336 hours). The internal internships take place in the on campus Psychology Clinic whilst the external clinical internships take place in hospital and community settings.
DCP/MSc students complete three years of supervised clinical internship experience. This equates to 1500 hours of clinical internship experience and 600 hours of client contact. In the first half of first year, students receive clinical skills training and complete clinical observation as part of Ethics and Professional Practice. In the second half of first year, and first half of second year, students complete two 6-month long internal clinical internships with adult therapy, child therapy, child psychometric and adult psychometric (240-360 hours each); and in the second half of second year and third year students complete a total of three 6-month external clinical internship (336 hours each). The internal internships take place in the on campus Psychology Clinic whilst the external clinical internships take place in hospital and community settings.
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