Clinical methods in psychology, 6 credits

For admission to this course, students must have no more than 15 credits remaining from the previous term, and no credits remaining from any terms preceding this.

Part 1 The student is expected after completed part to:

• be able to prepare and communicate a psykoeducational message that is communicated to laymen
• be able to account for basic concepts within teaching and learning and rhetoric

Part 2 The student is expected after completed part to:

• be able to prepare the first session of psychological treatment under supervision
• in a professional way be able to carry out an assessment before psychological treatment which includes to be able to take medical history, make a functional analysis and make psychiatric diagnostic assessment
• be able to account for and apply legal regulations relevant to psychological treatment
• be able to account for ethical principles central for psychological treatment, including consideration of the human rights and how these can be applied in treatment
• be able to account for what is included in and write medical records.
• be able to account for the set-up of client work under supervision at The Study Programme in Psychology and account for the function of the supervision and which responsibility supervisor or student has under the supervision

The course contains two (2) parts

The teaching consists of teacher-supervised lectures, films and discussion and practice seminars, with role plays and reflections. Further, the teaching of meeting in a supervisory group with a licensed psychologist/reg psychotherapist is constituted and auscultation on the treatment unit where the client work can be carried out.

On both part 1 and 2 all seminars and lectures are compulsory to participate on. In case of absence from compulsory parts applies the following: The course coordinator decides whether, and if so how, absence from compulsory course elements can be made up. Study results cannot be reported until the student has participated in compulsory course elements or compensated for any absence in accordance with instructions from the course coordinator. Absence from a compulsory course element could mean that the student can not retake the element until the next time the course is offered.

Part 1 The part of the course is examined through
1. oral presentation of a psychoeducational message on examining seminar that can be given the grade Pass or failed. The oral presentation is assessed vis-à-vis in advance set criteria for passed level
2. writing minor essay around basic concepts within pedagogy.

For Passed on the part is required passed on examining preparing seminar and Accepted minor essay and active participation in all other compulsory activities according to instructions given in course schedule.

Part 2 The part of the course is examined through
1. analysis, presentation, critical review of a clinical case regarding diagnostics and assessment, assessment instrument and treatment. Presentation and critical review are conducted orally in groups. The grade Pass or Fail can be received
2. clinical role plays in which the student's ability to take medical history conduct diagnostic assessment and functional analysis be tested. These abilities are tested vis-à-vis in advance set criteria for passed level. The grade Pass or Fail can be received
3. take-home examination regarding ethics and law of relevance for psychological treatment. The grade Pass or Fail can be received
4. take-home examination regarding the function of supervision in psychological treatment. The grade Pass or Fail can be received
5. writing medical records based on a video-recorded clinical case. The grade Pass or Fail can be received

For Passed on the part is required passed on the examinations 1-5 above and active participation in all other compulsory activities according to instructions given in timetable. Certain compulsory elements can include study visit.

Course grade To pass the entire course is required passed on part 1 and 2 and active participation in all, other compulsory activities.

Students who do not pass a regular examination are entitled to re-sit the examination on five more occasions. If the student has carried out six failed tests, additional examination opportunity will not be granted. Each occasion the student participates in the same test counts as an examination. Submission of a blank exam paper is regarded as an examination. Examination session to which the student registered but did not participate does not count as a examination session.

The transition rules follow KI's local guidelines for examination.

Course evaluation based on the expected learning outcomes of the syllabus takes place in accordance with KI's local guidelines. Results and possible actions are communicated to the students in the course web page.