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 |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 180,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
212 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| 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.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Payne
Tel:
Email: richard.payne@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rosie Wayte
Tel: (0131 6)51 3973
Email: Rosie.Wayte@ed.ac.uk |
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