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Hello! In my opinion there is not much you need to prepare for leading up to your placement. Your placement will most likely ease you in with a very small case load, and some placements will even allow you to observe other clinicians. I think in the lead up of placement the preparation might be on managing your own anxiety and mental health. Starting anywhere is quite nerve wrecking! I really liked reminding myself that I can't expect myself to know how to do a role before I've been taught how to do it, so it's okay to be new and I'll learn as I go :) Which part of the psychology journey are you up to?

@@psychologywithbrooke good to know that! I'm finishing honours year in 2 weeks time and currently applying for master.

Yes! I am coming to the end of my provisional journey 😊

Thank you, definitely will continue to upload! That's so exciting!! How are you feeling?

@@psychologywithbrooke Quite excited, although m I have no adult settings unfortunately (Ed and Dev), but overall still optimistic about it all. Im interested in what modality you liked working with during your placements?

Oh cool!! So will the placements be more cognitive assessment focused? My placements have all been with adult client groups. I'm yet to work with children! For adults, it is hard for me to pick a preferred client group (if that is what you mean by modality) as I feel each age-range is lovely to work with

Congrats!! Very exciting. Wishing you the best 🙌🏼

@@psychologywithbrooke thank you heaps :-) I am super nervous.

How did it go?

@psychologywithbrooke hey Brooke, thank you for asking. I think ok. It was just a group discussion on one ethical issue and 2 or 3 statements made by the interviewer followed by a quick one on one private chat with the interviewer. I don't find out until mid Nov to early Dec. I'm still waiting for other unis to interview me. Super nervous about it all. So much pressure.

Oh wow that's such an interesting format. Each one is definitely building your interview skills up! All the best for the rest of them 🤞🏼

CONGRATS!! Thank you so much for leaving this comment, reading it was so lovely and inspiring. I'd imagine a lot of energy went into resisting that urge and enduring the stress, so you should be beyond immensly proud of yourself! With those qualities you are going to do so well in Masters. That's an interesting thing to reflect on! My cohort had 100 students and a lot of it was conducted online, so it wasn't very intimate. I also had distanced myself from online cohort chat groups because they were quite competitive, and I didn't want to be apart of that. I did make a few friends with students from my thesis group. That didn't feel overly competitive and if someone got in or was applying somewhere we just shared it. Also out of curioisty (and only if you're comfortable sharing)- which book did you read?

@@psychologywithbrooke on becoming. Person my Carl rogers. A few days before I also read man’s search for meaning by viktor frankl

Such good picks!!

Congratulations for getting in! And thank you for your tip, I have an interview this week for clinical and have spent the past number of days preparing as best I can. I might arrive a bit early and just listen to some music somewhere to chill and lessen my anxiety (I hope).

You are welcome! Telephone crisis experience also sounds terrific! I have my fingers crossed for you. Making the decision though to get more experience and apply again is absolutely the right mindset to have. Hang in there! Raise should also be absolutely fine with a psychology qualification and your current experience :)

@@psychologywithbrooke thank you 😊

Congrats for getting up to this step! It's a huge milestone! Nerves are beyond understandable as they show you care. I think preparing and also trusting yourself is a great balance to have. Also thank you so much for the donation, that is beyond appreciated. I'm really glad my videos offered you valuable insight, and it's encouraging to keep going.

@@psychologywithbrooke thank you again 🙂

You're welcome! All the best!

Thank you for sharing that! That's really awesome. And holding out for a higher quality placement definitely sounds worth it in the long run. Accepting that I won't be finishing up until next year has removed so much stress. Beforehand I was really trying to constantly work out how I could get it all done this year. Giving up control and accepting my fate has made quite the difference. And my placement schedule although it is slower, has provided me with a much more comfortable routine. This means I can comfortably complete my assignments, engage in uni, and do client work. Everything always works out as it should if we let it! All the best

Goodluck! Congrats to reaching this part of the long psych journey!

Awesome idea, thank you! I've put it on the list. I hope honours is treating you well! You are ALMOST at the finish line :D

Hey! My WAM was 80% for the Bachelors and 86% for Honours. Just remember that the Masters applications are about a lot more than just grades, so don't be disheartened if you feel your grades aren't what you'd like them to be :)

Thank you! To my knowledge there are less international spots in the MCP programs than domestic ones. I believe this is due to how competitive they are. There is an international student in my cohort and she seems to be enjoying it :)

Hey! I speak about my volunteering in this video: th-cam.com/video/rN2gh_FtlBw/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching!

@@psychologywithbrooke thanks I’ll check it out!

My thesis isn't published. In my experience you can be provided with past thesis examples in honours and masters by your teachers in honours :)

Hello! Yes, that was the case for me :) I remember wondering the same thing and thinking that if I accepted a course the other universities would somehow know or it would cancel out any future offers haha. All the best!

Hey! So glad you've found the videos helpful! Going by people in my cohort it is manageable to work in year 1! People in year one worked 1-2 days a week. Everyone is different though with their personal stamina so you might have to just see how you go. Universities I'm assuming might differ a bit too with schedules and work load. There's no shame in you attempting to work and if it gets too much revisiting your hours. Massive congratulations on getting in and all the best to you too!!

@@psychologywithbrooke thank you for the advice!! I guess it's really about balancing which can get a bit tricky. I hope this year goes smoothly for you and all the best! 🤗

I only ask because I was wondering if I have the same supervisor as you!

Hello! To answer the easy question first: you get your provisional registration with AHPRA when you start your masters course. If you do not get into a Masters course then you cannot apply for registration. (They used to have a 4+2 internship pathway, but I believe they got rid of that last year). Regarding experience: it is difficult. You should be able to get worker as a carer, which anything to do with NDIS is looked favourably upon and plus it is paid. Can you find intake work in a health/mental health setting? That's really good because you get to discuss sensitive topics with people who are affected, and practice your counselling skills. That's also paid! There seems to be a trend in the circle of people I know of working as a receptionist as a psychology clinic. That could be another option.

@@psychologywithbrooke Awesome, hadn't considered carer/intake work yet so I'll have to look in to those. And yes I've seen some listings for receptionists but they seem to get filled super quick haha. Good to know about the registration though, 1 less thing to worry about right now at least. Thanks for the help, much appreciated :) Good luck with your final year, just one last push to go.

Hello! Congrats on finishing honours and doing an Ed and Dev masters!!! I hope you have recovered already from the end of honours rush! The clinical programs all sound quite similar with everybody doing external placements, working on their thesis, and having classes. I should point out that classes wise the assignments are way lighter (at least where I am). The assignments also build on the clinic work you are doing. (Small presentation of a client, formulation, treatment plan etc). So they're nothing hectic. I mean I'm going okay so far with having my weekends to myself. And when classes start I will always keep a day a a week completely free for my hobbies, family time, and to get weekly chores done. Placement work also absolutely never comes home, and on those days I don't touch school work. If anything you just get quicker at getting school work done and save time by dropping the whole perfectionistic thing. We are really encouraged to just get the work done and not worry about grades, which is refreshing. I really like that metaphor!!! I'm also ridiculously excited for that video haha. So glad you've enjoyed the content!

Hello! yes :) so in Australia you need to complete a 1 either a year Honours Degree of 1 year Graduate Diploma, before you can progress into the 2 year Masters Degree. Cohorts for these degrees can go upwards of 100! So there's definitely more spots. The professional masters degree has more spots (for example in 2022 there was a cohort of 100 at La Trobe University), and hopefully by the time you're up to it there's even more. They are really trying to make it that those who want to become psychologists have a proper opportunity to through the professional degrees, without it being ridiculously competitive. I'm not sure how many spots they allocate to international students, and this definitely will change per university and every year. I'd start reaching out to Australian universities and enquiring directly. Completely understandable how uncertain it feels for you, given it's competitive alone for local students. In terms of standing out- I'd try and get as much volunteer work early on as possible. Anything that allows you to demonstrate in your Masters application that you are capable of exercising psychologist-related skills and working with people. It could be worth joining university Facebook pages and asking if any other international students can reach out and provide insight :) All the best!!! I wish you the best of luck

@@psychologywithbrooke Thank you, Brooke, for your informative reply! I've been doing internships here in India and pursuing a diploma from IAOth. Additionally, I've been actively involved with an NGO. Despite these efforts, I'm concerned about the possibility of APS not accrediting my degree. What are my options in such a scenario? I'm eager to hear your advice on how to proceed. Thanks again for your assistance!

Hi! For this round of applications I got rejected for the clinical psych programs after doing interviews. I got offered a professional psych spot post interview. I reapplied though and am currently in my second year of clinical psych :)

Thank you!! Such a lovely and motivating message to receive. Congratulations on your honours spot!! I am starting year 2 of clinical psych masters but am planning on making more videos. Is there anything in particular you would like to hear me speak on?

@@psychologywithbrooke Thanks Brooke. Absolutely! The referee process for Masters is a topic that baffles me - best practices, how to ask your supervisor/boss, how to know if it's been done, how different uni's differ in regards to platforms used and requirements. Good luck on your final year. I'm going to your old stomping grounds - RMIT - for hons (originally from Swin), so I hope it's worth it. I've subscribed to your vids, as I really enjoy them, and got lots out of them all. Look forward to the next one! Drew :)

Hello! Sorry for the late reply. I got my honours offers from La Trobe and RMIT late January! Unfortunately cannot remember when I got the Swinburne and ACU ones. RMIT was super behind on sending offers out that year. How did you go with it all? I hope it worked out supervisor wise! Definitely not a silly question. The whole process is so confusing and even if offers are behind we still understandably feel like we need to be ahead of the game. A month ago I would have said to definitely reach out to that supervisor and discuss potential projects if you were to get in. There's also no shame in being honest that you're still waiting for a spot. You would hope they understand what a long and competitive process it all is. Even if you didn't do this, I'm sure something else worked itself out another way :) 79 is also terrific!!!! Well done.

Hey Brooke, thank you for the considered and encouraging response. I managed to scrape my way into La Trobe mid-February! Submitted my research proposal last week. Really enjoying it so far, thought I’d get the dregs of project choices (eg. forced to learn about dog behaviour, love dogs but please no) but I couldn’t be happier with my highly clinical topic and supervisor. Advance assessment and intervention with Kate is great too, I assume you had her for that too? Hope your masters is going well, I’m sure you’re crushing it!

Hey! I found the coursework subjects easier to complete (the assignments felt lighter) and the thesis was easy to fit in. The only issue is that every university is going to be a little bit different and people work at different paces. The workload is doable though and I didn't feel it was anywhere near as bad as people had drummed up it would be.

Hey! Glad you found it useful. A transcript and video speed controls are available to assist those who made need it slowed down. All the best :)

Amazing!!! So glad to hear this, thank you!! If you have any questions about anything to do with the process please let me know :)

Thank you!! I do plan on making more videos, life just gotten hectic! If you ever have questions or want to know more about the psych pathway please leave a suggestion :)

Hello! I'm glad you found it too!! I'm catching up on comments after a rather chaotic time. How did you go and what did you end up choosing?

Hi, thank you! I'm not sure what the cut off was but I knew some students who got in with high 60s. The cut off changes every year so it is hard to judge. Just do your absolute best and apply everywhere! All the best :)

Hii I want to know I am going for 2024 intake ,ba of psychology (honours) can u please tell me hi to apply online I tried applying online ,but when there is a option - find and program and write a keyword and i am writing psychology but it’s not finding any programs so can u please tell me how to apply online

@@grewal_9121 Hey. Applications only came on board about 5 days ago. Psychology Hons will be in the dropdown list now. Good luck, I might see you there! :)

There are a few but to my knowledge the number of international students varies every year :) All the best with applications!

One year later- hello! Thank you so much for the lovely feedback. It's been quite hectic and I'm coming to the end of second year. I really hope your third year went well. What did you end up doing psych-wise afterwards?

@@psychologywithbrooke You are most welcome! I can only imagine how hectic it has been... i've been to a few masters sessions this year and can see how full on psych masters courses, particularly clinical, can be. Thank you, my third year went well! I ended up commencing honours part-time, so i'm currently on the last 6 week stretch of the coursework and will tackle my thesis next year. Best of luck with finishing off your second year and associated placement!

Thank you!! Good luck with fourth year and your journey beyond!

Hey! Correct, placements are unpaid unfortunately. I am not currently working but so far in semester 1 you could probably get away with working one day a week. I do have classmates who are working but I'm unsure how many hours they're doing. If they are doing more than 1-2 days a week though then I have no idea how they're juggling it all. This can also depend on the type of person you are. Some people definitely have more energy than others and can tackle assignments super quickly. Others may look at working as their 'break' from uni, and count it as self-care time. I actually quit my job halfway through January, but realistically I could have kept working probably up until March, just because things didn't actually get hectic with university until April. I don't think there's any harm in trying to work when you start and then just making adjustments depending how it goes (if you're lucky enough to have a flexible job). Thanks for the feedback, so glad it was helpful!

@@psychologywithbrooke Thanks Brooke! Hope to figure it out when I get there....

@@aashichhatiawala6968 Hey Aashi, working part time and doing full time masters is quite tough. I know the people who work in my course are either working less or dropping to part time at uni. Seems like the most they can work is 1 day during the week (excluding weekends)

@@roronoazoe Oh wow! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you! Things must be getting hectic at the moment in honours. Hang in there it will all be over soon!!! All the best!