PSYC69942 15 Semester 1 Postgraduate Taught Level 7 Debbie Smith Unit coordinator Division of Psychology and Mental Health 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 <p>This unit addresses key professional and career development issues for working in clinical and health psychology. Topics covered include reflective practice and personal development, career routes in health and clinical psychology practice and research, development of job applications and interview practice, and multidisciplinary working.&nbsp;</p> <p>This unit addresses key professional and career development issues for working in clinical and health psychology. Topics covered include reflective practice and personal development, career routes in health and clinical psychology practice and research, development of job applications and interview practice, and multidisciplinary working.&nbsp;</p> <ul><li>Consider the importance of reflection in academic activities and professional practice</li><li>Provide an understanding of potential career routes and provide opportunities for students to interact with people working or training in clinical, health, and research-related roles.</li><li>Understand goals of other disciplines, and the value of working in collaboration with other disciplines for example health economics.&nbsp;</li></ul> <ul><li>Understand the importance of reflection on studying, practice, and personal development</li><li>Critically evaluate the material presented across sessions, and demonstrate this evaluation in the reflective log.</li><li>Critically reflect on one’s own learning and practice</li><li>Understand the roles undertaken by people in other disciplines and the value of multidisciplinary working.</li><li>Understand key aspects of the focus of other disciplines, e.g. health economics</li><li>Integrate other disciplines’ perspectives with existing view on research and practice.</li><li>Consider what is means to be a socially responsible psychologist.</li><li>Be able to present oneself confidently and positively in writing and in person</li></ul> <p>Teaching will be delivered both online and on campus with synchronous (live) sessions and asynchronous teaching materials to enable students to prepare for live sessions. Canvas will be used to provide learning materials, podcasts, links to relevant materials and reading lists.</p><p>Canvas will also host a Padlet for students to raise any questions they might have and to gain feedback from staff and other students.</p><p>An reflective safe space will run Thursday afternoons (during term time) for students to stay in the teaching and learning environment to practice reflection.&nbsp;</p> 0 Other 100% <figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Assessment task</strong></p></td><td><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Length</strong></p></td><td><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Weighting</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p style="text-align:center;">Reflective log (maximum 2500 words; worth 100%). Students will be expected to keep a log throughout the semester wherein they critically reflect on their learning across taught courses and on their own development. Students will receive formative feedback early in the first semester. A selection of entries (maximum word count 2000) will be submitted for a grade at the end of the first semester.&nbsp;</p></td><td><p style="text-align:center;">2000 words</p></td><td><p style="text-align:center;">100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table></figure> MSc Clinical & Health Psy MSc Clinical & Health Psy PGDT Taught Component Mandatory MSc Clinical & Health PT MSc Clinical & Health Psy PT PGDT Taught Component Mandatory MSc Health Psychology MSc Health Psychology PGDT Taught Component Mandatory MSc Health Psychology PT MSc Health Psychology PT PGDT Taught Component Mandatory N Work based learning 17 0 133