PSYKPRA10 Applied Behavior Analysis - Placement Course description

This is a practical course where knowledge and skills acquired from previous courses are used in practical work. The practical training must therefore be taken at establishments where the purpose is to provide training or conduct change work based on concrete issues. Particularly relevant internships in PSYKPRA10 are places where there is a focus on learning or other behavioral change in individuals, such as schools, kindergartens or the like. If the student wishes to have the opportunity to apply for jobs as an environmental therapist after graduation, PSYKPRA10 must involve direct socially valid work with individuals or other projects with clear relevance for this and be combined with completion of PSYKPRA2 and PSYK3900 in semester 6 (see information about PSYKPRA2 and PSYK3900 below). Students who do not need or want the opportunity to apply for jobs as an environmental therapist after completing their studies are free to choose other types of practice in PSYKPRA10 and complete PSYK3910 in the 6th semester (see information about PSYK3910 below). The course is taken full-time over nine weeks, unless otherwise agreed. The average work week is 30 hours, a total of 270 hours for the whole period. Normally, a week in practice will contain 4 days of practice and one study day. Practical training may entail shift work, days, evenings and weekends.

Passed PSYK1420 and required coursework for PSYK2200 completed/approved.

When the students have completed and passed the compulsory courses, they can choose a relevant specialisation from among the different courses offered by the university. Alternatively, the students can suggest relevant areas of specialisation for PSYKPRA2 themselves. The learning outcomes for PSYKPRA2 are also related to the bachelor’s thesis (PSYK3900).

Passed the courses PSYK1100, PSYK1200, PSYK1320, PSYK1420, PSYK1600, PSYK1700, PSYK2100, PSYK2200, PSYK2310, PSYKPRA1, PSYK2400 and PSYK2600 to start the course.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student can

• describe the legal basis for the relevant establishment
• explain the establishment’s professional basis and how the purpose of the establishment is described
• describe how the establishment cooperates with other parties

Skills

The student can

• communicate with users, next of kin and other partners
• perform relevant work in a sound manner
• evaluate measures that have been implemented
• explain social validity in connection with behavior-changing measures

General competence

The student

• is capable of proposing and implementing measures that promote coping or quality of life
• knows the principles for quality assurance of his/her own work
• demonstrates academic, relational and professional skills adapted to the establishment in question

The practical training is taken at an approved establishment and students must comply with the university's general practical training requirements. PSYKPRA2 runs full time over nine weeks. The practical training requires active participation in work at the training establishment, to ensure the optimal total learning outcome in relation to the chosen specialisation.

The following must have been approved before the student’s practical training can be assessed:

• Submission of planning documents for practical training
• Participation in relevant work at the practical training establishment (minimum attendance of 90%)

All required coursework must be approved before the student’s practical training can be assessed.

Pass/fail

For part 1: The person responsible for the course following a recommendation from the practical training supervisor

For part 2: One internal and one external examiner

The practical training supervisor must submit a recommendation on whether the practical training has been passed before the individual assignment is assessed