You'll learn practical skills and knowledge essential for a career in professional clinical psychology. The curriculum covers areas such as cognitive behavioural therapy, child and adolescent mental health, psychopathology, counselling skills, psychological assessment and treatment, and advanced psychotherapy process skills.
You'll also explore the ethical and professional issues associated with work in this field, and develop skills in writing professional-standard assessment reports suitable for a range of referral agencies or contexts.
During your clinical placement practicum, you'll perform clinic intake assessments and conduct case work with clients including face-to-face assessment and intervention with adults and children.
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Delivery mode
This course is available in the following study modes:
Locations
Levels 2, 3 and 20, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000
Plenty Road, Bundoora, Melbourne 3086
133 McKoy Street, Wodonga 3250
210 Fryers Street, Shepparton 3262
471 Benetook Avenue, Mildura 3500
Edwards Road, Flora Hill, Bendigo 3550
Entry Requirements
There are no formal academic requirements
Prerequisites
APAC-accredited fourth-year psychology program.
Applicants must have completed their degree within the last 10 years.
WAM - Weighted Average Mark (WAM) 75%
Specialisation - compulsory: Psychology
APAC-Accredited H2A in Honours year
Selection criteria
- The University will access your official transcript upon application.
- All applicants must complete and submit the Professional Experience Form.
- Submit three referee reports with your application. At least one of these should be from an academic referee, and at least one from a professional referee (i.e., you can submit two academic referee reports and one professional referee report, or one academic referee report and two professional referee reports).
- All applicants must complete and submit a Personal Statement.
Course fees
Course fee
$70,000
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About La Trobe University
La Trobe is a university known for making a positive difference in the lives of our students, partners and communities. We will become an even more valued and relevant university because of the way we respond to their needs in this time of great local and national crisis.
Our aim is to emerge as a more resilient, future-focused and necessarily more efficient institution that will thrive in a post-COVID world by being more sharply focused on the needs of our community, and by playing to our strengths in teaching and research.
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