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Overview

This program is designed specifically for practicing Clinical Psychologists to upgrade their skills in neuropsychology and to provide them with a pathway to gain endorsement as a Clinical Neuropsychologist from the PsyBA. This program is designed to be offered as a stand- alone 6th year of study that meets the … For more content click the Read More button below. This program involves supervised practice in a range of clinical settings, working with children, adults and older adults with developmental, neuropsychiatric, neurological and degenerative disorders. The focus is on both assessment and intervention with some options to conduct placements remotely. The program takes a problem-based learning approach whereby fundamentals in ethics, brain function and its disorders, assessment approaches, interventions and professional issues are taught based on client presentations. Weekly asynchronous lectures are combined with case-based tutorials and practical demonstrations.

Learning Outcomes

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Apply advanced knowledge of the discipline of clinical neuropsychology.
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Operate ethically, at a high level of autonomy and professionalism as a clinical neuropsychologist across settings.
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Select, administer and interpret appropriate assessment tools in order to diagnose neuropsychological conditions and inform treatment recommendations.
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Select and implement appropriate, evidence-based interventions for people with neuropsychological disorders.
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Develop strategies to work sensitively and effectively with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
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Apply advanced knowledge of development and ageing to work effectively with people with neuropsychological disorders across the life span.
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Critically evaluate evidence with respect to neuropsychological knowledge, assessment practices and interventions.
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Communicate effectively via oral and written mediums with a wide range of audiences, from people with cognitive impairment through to other professionals.
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Graduate Capabilities

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Program Structure

Students must complete 48 UOC when taken as a standalone program.

The program consists of two components, all of which are compulsory, totalling 48 UOC:

1. Coursework 
2. Professional Practice 

Coursework Core Courses18 Units of Credit:
Professional Practice Core Courses30 Units of Credit:

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

Special Admission Requirements

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Program Requirements

Compulsory Training Component

For specific assessment requirements and deadlines for each of the practical NPEP courses (i.e. Neuropsychological Professional and Ethical Practice 1, 2 and 3), please refer to the relevant course outlines. In general, each Neuropsychological Professional Practice course requires the successful completion of the placement including the required number of direct contact hours, supervisor feedback, end of placement review and completion of a logbook of placement activities.

Students will complete 750 hours of placement throughout the program.

Progression Requirements

Each Neuropsychological Professional and Ethical Practice (NPEP) course (i.e. PSYC7237, PSYC7238and PSYC7239) is linked with both

  1. 1) pre-requisite clinical training workshops and
  2. 2) satisfactory progress on or successful completion of a professional placement.

Until the pre-requisite clinical training workshops or any professional placement component of a PEP course have been successfully completed (or satisfactory progress has been made), a PE grade will be applied to the course. Failure to meet placement requirements and/or successfully complete the placement (as determined by both the Placement Coordinator and Program Director) will lead to failure of the NPEP course. If the pre-requisite clinical training workshops or any professional placement is not completed to a satisfactory standard, or placement requirements have not been met, a UF grade will be applied to the NPEP course. Hours from a professional placement that is not completed to a satisfactory standard will NOT count towards the minimum hours of supervised practical placement experience required for completion of the program.

Should a student not achieve a satisfactory grade in a course*, approval to re-enrol in the failed course will be at the discretion of the Program Director (and Placement Coordinator, in the case of NPEP courses)^. If approval is not granted, the Program Director may recommend discontinuation from the program.

* Any of the 6 courses required for the program, including academic and NPEP courses.

^ In Australia, the psychology profession is regulated by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act as overseen by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). The School of Psychology is responsible for adhering to federally legislated professional and accreditation standards for training provisionally registered psychologists in full compliance with the APS Code of Ethics and Ethical Guidelines. Master of Clinical Neuropsychology students, as registered psychologists, are expected to display the competencies, professionalism and reputable behaviours the discipline demands. In making their recommendation, the Program Director will consider these factors not simply from an academic standpoint, but as the discipline's chief authority on such professional and ethical matters within the program.

Should a student disagree with a recommendation made by the Program Director, their avenue of appeal will be to the Head of School and/or School Board.

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Recognition of Achievement

Award with Excellence
Current Students Award with Excellence
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The Award with Excellence is awarded in coursework masters programs, including Masters (Extension) but with the exception of Masters (Extended) such as JD and MD, when a Weighted Average Mean (WAM) of at least 80% has been achieved and at least 50% of the requirements of the award are completed at UNSW. All eligible programs will award 'with Excellence' except in special circumstances where approval of Academic Board has been given for a program to opt out.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

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