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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Master of Arts: Clinical Psychology

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
9179	Master of Arts: Clinical Psychology
ORIGINATOR
University of the Free State
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
Master's Degree	Field 07 - Human and Social Studies		General Social Science
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	240	Level 8 and above	Level N/A:Pre-2009 was L8+	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 06120/18	2018-07-01	2018-12-31
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2019-12-31		2022-12-31

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification.

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

Apply educational knowledge, skills, principles and methods functioning independently as professional psychologists in a variety of contexts ranging from private practice to employment in the private and public sectors. Adhere to and comply with the professional guidelines laid down by the Professional Board of Psychology for professional practice. Qualifiers will demonstrate knowledge, skills and applied competence in the field of study that provide opportunities for continued personal growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to society.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Learners who register for this qualification can:

Learn from predominantly written material;

Communicate what they have learnt comprehensively in the medium of instruction;

Learn and take responsibility for their own progress.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The qualification recognises formal and non-formal prior learning (incorporating experiential learning) at a Higher Education and Training Certificate Level 7.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

The planned combination of learning outcomes are integrated with critical cross-field outcomes for this Qualification:

Practical Competency

The demonstrated ability/skill to achieve the major Skills/Applied Competency of the qualification.

Foundational Competency

The demonstrated understanding, by the Learner, of the embedded knowledge that underpins the end result/outcome.

Reflective Competency

The demonstrated ability/skill to integrate or connect our performances and to reflect on, evaluate and adopt the above competencies.

The learner will be capable of:

Assessing and diagnosing different needs and problems at the individual, group and community levels

Designing, planning, conducting and evaluating appropriate intervention strategies to address the above needs and problems

Conducting scientific research and documenting it in a responsible and ethical manner in order to facilitate the expansion of the knowledge basis of Psychology as a science

Consulting individuals, groups and organisations to facilitate growth and development in the quest for the actualisation of human potential

Self-employment in the form of managing a private practice

The learner will be able to:

Utilise various strategies such as psychometric testing, interviews and other assessment techniques with which to assess human needs and problems.

Choose the most appropriate strategy from a variety of therapeutic intervention strategies to address client needs.

Plan, implement and evaluate the success of the above interventions and to redress possible shortcomings.

Formulate relevant research questions and hypotheses, to design an appropriate scientific research methodology with which to research the above, to conduct the actual research and to document the results in an acceptable manner to the scientific community.

Manage a private practice within the ethical guidelines of the Professional Board of Psychology.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Learners will demonstrate their knowledge and skills by submitting a dissertation which will demonstrate that they have mastered the qualification outcomes and the applicable requirements for a scientific report.

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT:

Competence is achieved, through continuous assessment by demonstrating the ability to achieve the outcomes of the Qualification.

Formal end evaluations in the form of oral or written examinations

Assignments

Test

Practical casework

Supervision

Projects

Dissertations.

Assessment documents are moderated to ensure that:

They conform to the scope and context of the competency as stipulated in the qualification.

They are constructed in such a way that the Assessor assesses the critical outcomes applied, during the Learner`s activity performances, towards achieving an outcome.

To include confirmation of the Embedded Knowledge component to ensure that the Foundational Competency is achieved.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Vertical: Access to Ph D

Horizontal: None

MODERATION OPTIONS

A system of external peer review and evaluation of departments including evaluation of the standards and assessment practices per Department.

Qualifications: The minimum academic and workplace experience requirements at a level above the level of moderation.

Appropriate professional criteria will be drafted in the case of workplace assessment.

Mentorship: All junior and new members of staff are mentored by senior members as they work together in teams. All assessment done by external assessors is quality controlled by internal staff.

Any moderation criteria as determined by the ETQA.

External moderation (examination).

External examination (dissertation).

Internal examinations, test and casework.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

The academic staff of the University of the Free State complies with standards set by Senate and will exercise their assessment within the approved quality assurance system of the University. Assessors will also meet all criteria as stipulated by the relevant ETQA.

Assessors are:

Subject matter specialists

Registered with the awarding body

Accredited by the awarding body after achieving competency against Unit Standards of competence for Assessors.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.

NOTES

N/A

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

NONE

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

1.	University of the Free State