Postgraduate Course: Learning Disabilities - Clinical Placement (CLPS12005)

Course Outline
School	School of Health in Social Science	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Placement	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	The aim of the clinical placement is to give the trainees the opportunity to develop their clinical competence in relation to clients with a learning disability, their families and carers through supervised practice in a variety of clinical settings with a clients with a range of psychological and behavioural needs
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Placement Study Abroad Hours 180, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 212 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Trainee clinical competence is assessed at mid-placement and end of placement based on the following: -supervisor evaluation of clinical competence (Evaluation of clinical competence form) -the extent to which the trainee has met minimum placement requirements (Assessed by placement experience checklist, weekly placement log, mid-placement visit report, summary of placement experience form)
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Apply the concepts, theories and principles of the learning disability specialism in an integrated, critical, ethical and professional way in clinical practice. Clinical competence as applied to a range of client needs and in a variety of clinical settings in relation to: assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation of behavioural and psychological difficulties in clients with a learning disability (including indirect work with families and carers); participation in collaborative multi-disciplinary teamwork and the ethical and legal issues pertaining to learning disability clinical psychology services. Apply their knowledge and skills to develop creative and original responses to clinical problems and issues . Analyse, synthesise and evaluate the taught material and apply it to dealing with complex and novel situations and issues in clinical practice in an informed and reflective way.