Master of Professional Psychology Practice
Master of Professional Psychology Practice
The Master of Professional Psychology Practice fully incorporates the 5+1 pathway to general registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Agency (AHPRA). In the first year of the course, students undertake and successfully complete the Master of Professional Psychology. The second year comprises the Psychology Board of Australia…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Master of Professional Psychology Practice fully incorporates the 5+1 pathway to general registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Agency (AHPRA). In the first year of the course, students undertake and successfully complete the Master of Professional Psychology. The second year comprises the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) Internship (+1) during which students develop therapeutic skills, professional knowledge, and experience in psychological practice.
On successful completion of the degree, graduates will have completed supervised field placements, undertaken individual and group supervision, and acquired the professional skills to meet the requirements for the ‘5+1 internship model’ for generalist registration as
a psychologist.
Although this course is a pathway to full registration as a general psychologists for fourth year graduates, APAC cannot accredit the PsyBA Internship Program. For this reason, this is not an APAC accredited postgraduate course of study.
Course Duration and Structure
This one year (5th year) full time program consists of 100 credit points. Students undertake a total of eight units of study consisting of five coursework (62.5 credit points or 62.5%), two placement units (25 credit points or 25%) and one research unit (12.5 credit points or 12.5%).
Graduate Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the capabilities required for registration as a psychologist
- Analyse, articulate and synthesise psychology as a systematic body of knowledge
- Analyse, synthesise and critically reflect on psychological constructs, models and theories
- Administer and interpret a comprehensive range of psychological tests and assessments
- Demonstrate effective oral and written communication and critical thinking skills for different audiences
- Apply a range of evidence based psychotherapies
- Liaise and collaborate with other mental health and allied health professionals in a range of organisational contexts and applied settings
Career Opportunities
Graduates may find employment in a variety of settings including the community health centres, schools, rehabilitation providers, human resources, forensic and private practice.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must have successfully completed an (APAC) accredited fourth year course in psychology with credit average, and be eligible to hold provisional registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.
International students, who do not otherwise meet the AHPRA English standards, are required to have a minimum score of 7.0 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking) of the IELTS test, and a minimum overall band score of 7.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Cairnmillar Institute is one of Australia’s oldest schools of psychotherapy based out of two locations in Victoria- Camberwell and Melbourne. Some of the study options on offer include the Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology); the Master of Professional Psychology; the Graduate Diploma of Psychology; the Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy; and the Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology). In recent years, the Institute has welcomed international students from Turkey, Romania, England, Bhutan, Israel, India, Sri Lanka, Columbia, and Kenya.
