Master of Clinical Psychology

Description

CQUniversity’s Master of Clinical Psychology will provide you with strong practical and research training, and equip you with the advanced knowledge and skills required for clinical psychology.

One of the benefits of studying this program at CQUniversity is that you will have interaction with experienced staff with diverse specialities, as well as international leaders in the field. A key feature of this program is that you will have access to the CQUniversity Psychology Wellness Centre - a teaching, research and treatment centre offering professional and confidential clinical psychological services to the Central Queensland community. The centre operates as a training clinic in which you will be given the opportunity to put into practice your developing clinical skills under the supervision of registered clinical psychologists. As it is a requirement to complete a year of supervision to be eligible for registration to practice as a psychologist, this centre holds strong appeal for psychology students as they do not have to seek out placements externally. Completion of the masters also provides you with full membership with the Australian Psychological Society (APS).

Psychologists study human behaviour, conduct research and provide treatment and counselling in order to reduce distress and behavioural and psychological problems, and to promote mental health in individuals and groups. Typically, psychologists conduct academic and applied research, are involved in counselling or interviewing clients, design and implement programs to modify and improve behaviour, evaluate the efficacy of psychological treatments or programs, assess and treat psychological problems and design and administer a wide range of tests to assess and predict how people think, feel and behave. Clinical psychologists are specifically concerned with preventing, assessing, diagnosing and treating people who have psychological problems or mental illness.

Requirements

The Master of Clinical Psychology program is designed for graduates of a four year Psychology program who wish to complete further study at the year 5 – 6 level.

Completion of an honours program and your grade point averages will be taken into consideration when applying.. A minimum of a level two division one honours (GPA of five and a half or better on a seven point scale) is required by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.

Applicants must have:

• Completed an accredited fourth year in psychology and supply a certified copy of academic transcript
•A cover letter outlining applicants expectations of the program, reasons for entry and including qualities that make you a suitable candidate for clinical psychology training
•Two references, one preferable but not mandatory from an academic
•A CV that includes:
◦Employment and other relevant experience (including voluntary), particularly those pertinent to training in clinical psychology
◦Research experience and accomplishments
Short listed applicants will be required to attend an interview, with an interview panel comprised of at least two academic staff of the masters program along with other stakeholder participants. Accepted applicants will be required to provide original degree certificates and certified transcripts as per the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council guidelines.

Notes

CQUniversity offers programs in humanities, psychology and social sciences in the areas of arts, professional communication, social work, psychology and human services.

These programs are dynamic and diverse,providing a solid basis for a range of career options. Our programs assist in developing your critical-thinking skills, oral and written communication techniques, research ability and capacity for further independent study.

Work experience and practical projects have also been integrated into many of our programs to ensure that your learning is relevant to your chosen career and provides you with the skills you will need in the workforce.

Our lecturers and academics are leaders in their respective fields and bring a wealth of practical knowledge and real-life experience from which you can learn. Our programs have been designed as a way to launch your career or to allow you to pursue specialist postgraduate studies and higher research degrees, which are also offered at CQUniversity.