Posted 23 Aug 2010 - 16:21 by root
This Department of Health and Ageing funded project is running to June 2011 and its aim is to develop workforce capability to deal with comorbid substance use and mental illness by addressing the shortage of psychologists in the non-government alcohol and other drug (AOD) workforce. This project provides funding for the payment of consultant psychologists to provide clinical supervision for postgraduate psychology students on placement in non-government AOD services as well as incentive payments for AOD services to host placements. Consultant supervisors are funded to attend one hour of supervision per two days of placement, up to a maximum of 20 hours of supervision for a 40 day placement.
In order to host placement, the AOD service needs to be a non-government organisation primarily concerned with the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with a drug/or alcohol disorder, with a substantial proportion having mental health issues. In addition, the service needs to have the capacity to host a postgraduate psychology student for at least 2 days per week including one hour of supervision with the consultant psychologist and an available staff member who can act as an on-site coordinator who manages the day to day running of the placement. In addition, the service needs to have the capacity to provide at least 4 to 6 counseling clients for the student per week.
All AOD services that facilitate placements will receive $2,000 (plus GST) per student placement for expenses incurred during the placements. In some placements, the consultant psychologist supervisor, in consultation with the APS and the hosting service, may provide professional development activities for staff of the service (to a maximum of 10 hours including preparation time). For more information contact the project assistant, Athena Politis (a.politis@psychology.org.au) or visit the APS website:
http://www.psychology.org.au/academic/scholarships/clinical/
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