Attendance is required at scheduled activities including placements, formulation sessions, powhiri, selection whakatau and applicant support and other events of the programme  to complete components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including case discussion and formulation sessions will not be available as recordings.
The course will not  include live online events.
Attendance on campus is required for the test.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Taught courses use a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas to provide students with learning materials including reading lists and lecture recordings (where available). Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

RECOMMENDED READINGS will be provided on Canvas reading lists and linked to course content. Key texts available on Canvas are: Barlow, D.H. (2014) Clinical handbook of psychological disorders: A Step-by-step treatment manual. Fourth Edition. New York: Guildford Press.
Carr, A. (2006). Handbook of child and adolescent clinical psychology. London: Routledge. Waitoki, Waikaremoana W., Feather, Jacqueline S., Robertson Neville R. & Rucklidge, Julia J. (Eds.) (2016) Professional Practice of Psychology in Aotearoa New Zealand (3rd edition). Wellington: New Zealand Psychological Society
Waitoki, Waikaremoana W., and Levy, Michelle. (Eds.) (2016) Te Manu Kai i Te Mātauranga: Indigenous Psychology in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Wellington: New Zealand Psychological Society. Code of Ethics for Psychologists Working in Aotearoa/New Zealand 2002
OTHER READINGS:You should maintain familiarity with any Journal that is specific to your area of practice (e.g., Australia and NZ Journal of Family Therapy; Brain Injury; Criminal Justice & Behaviour, etc.) and also become current with more general clinical psychology and mental health journals. There is an expectation that you will be compiling your own reading resources as the course and placements progress.

The content and delivery of content in this course are protected by copyright. Material belonging to others may have been used in this course and copied by and solely for the educational purposes of the University under license.

You may copy the course content for the purposes of private study or research, but you may not upload onto any third-party site, make a further copy or sell, alter or further reproduce or distribute any part of the course content to another person.

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Similarly, research students must meet the University’s expectations of good research practice. This requires:

• Honesty - in all aspects of research work
• Accountability - in the conduct of research
• Professional courtesy and fairness – in working with others
• Good stewardship – on behalf of others
• Transparency – of research process and presentation of results
• Clarity - communication to be understandable, explainable and accessible

For more information on the University’s expectations of academic integrity, please see the Academic Conduct section of the University policy hub.

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about taught courses is made available to enrolled students in Canvas.

Students may be asked to submit assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

At the end of each of the two 200 hour placements students must gain a pass grade in c the Competency Evaluation from their placement supervisor. 

1. WānangaAs part of the cultural programme of the clinical training the 1-2 day wānanga ,  is compulsory for all students. 2. Practicum PlacementsThe university based component of the clinical programme is designed to prepare trainees for Clinical Placements and to assist them to work competently as clinical psychology trainees, at the appropriate level of professional development for Year 2 of their professional training in the Doctor of Clinical Psychology Programme. To this end the course includes two 200 hour placements in either an adult or child and family setting. One placement will be at the Psychology Clinic. This equates to 12.5 weeks at 2 days per week completed during each semester. Students must pass the final supervisors' competency evaluations for both Practicum Placements.

Feedback on taught courses is gathered from students at the end of each semester through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions. Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students. In addition, class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Regularly throughout the year the director of the clinical programme meet with the student reps for each year of the training plus a rep from Turuki Tū to pass on information about any developments or events planned and gain feedback and ideas from the reps.

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Tuākana is a multi-faceted programme for Māori and Pacific students providing topic specific tutorials, one-on-one sessions, test and exam preparation and more. Explore your options at Tuakana Learning Communities.

This course is supported by the Tuākana in Science Programme, which facilitates the success and wellbeing of our Māori and Pacific students. The foundation of the Tuākana Programme is the Tuākana-Teina principle an integral relationship in which older or more expert Tuākana (traditionally brother, sister or cousin) guides a younger or less expert Teina (traditionally younger sibling or cousin). This is a reciprocal relationship which fosters safe learning and teaching environments. Read more here: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/science/study-with-us/maori-and-pacific-at-the-faculty/tuakana-programme.html

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website.

We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - please see the Support Services page for information on support services in the University and the wider community.

If your ability to complete assessed work is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due. If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page. This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Because Clinical Psychologist and trainees work with issues that are sensitive and sometimes traumatic we recommend that students seek psychological therapy to prepare to work in the field and in order to manage the effects of the work. We provide a list of therapists who are willing to provide services at a fees reduced rate for Clinical Psychology students. 

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter.

Students with concerns about teaching including how a course is delivered, the resources provided, or supervision arrangements, have the right to express their concerns and seek resolution. The university encourages informal resolution where possible, as this is quicker and less stressful. For information on the informal and formal complaints processes, please refer to the Student Academic Complaints Statute in the Student Policies and Guidelines section of the Policy Hub.