Course content

During the main practoice the students will be given placements at various workplaces for psychologists and will be engaged in psychologist tasks under the supervision of an experienced psychologist. External internship lasts for 26 weeks including participation in a two week seminar; ”Public administration and management” and ”Psychological discipline ethics and legal regulations of psychological practice”. The seminars requires 80 % obligatory attendance. Main practicewill give students the opportunity to integrate psychological theory with psychological practice, and experience how psychological theory and method can be used and adapted to the tasks of the psychologist working area. Possible internship placements are workplaces where psychological skills are applied. This may involve different types of practice such as child and adult clinical psychology, neuropsychology, family counseling, substance abuse treatment, community placements, and organizational psychology placements. Methods and theoretical challenges will therefore be very different depending on the placement. The internship will be an opportunity for learning and for developing various types of knowledge depending on the type of problem area. Although the students during the internship will practice psychological tasks under supervision, it is expected that they primarily will function on their own depending on their professional and personal prerequisites. Students will be evaluated and their performance approved according to specific guidelines. There will be direct contact among the university, student and supervisor during the internship.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

• The student can apply relevant theories within psychology depending on relevant problems in different jobs.
• The student can implement psychological work under guidance.
• The student can apply knowledge of the health and welfare system, laws, regulations, and guidelines, and integrate this into their service execution

Skills:

• The student can integrate theoretical and practical skills when it comes to later independent work.
• The student can apply their psychological knowledge and skills for their own self-care

General competence:

• The student has competence when it comes to applying and developing the methodological competence within different areas of psychology.

Learning methods and activities

Two hours of tutorial guidance per week during the period. Two compulsory seminars are also included: 1. Psychological discipline ethics and legal regulations of the psychological practice (24 hours). 2. Public administration and management (36 hours). This course is evaluated according to the Guidelines for the implementation and evaluation of clinical practice.

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

PSYK4605

Required previous knowledge

PSYK4110, PSYK4111, PSYK4121, PSYK4122, PSYK4123, PSYK4125, PSYK4127, PSYK4128, PSYK4301, PSYK4302, PSYK4303, PSYK4304, PSYK4318, PSYK4319, PSYK4419, PSYK4420, PSYK4427, PSYK4428, PSYK4429, PSYK4520, PSYK4521, PSYK4522, PSYK4600, PSYK4601, PSYK4602, PSYK4603, PSYK4604, PSYK4606, PSYK4701 and MH2002

Credit reductions