Please also refer to the McMaster University Policy, Procedures & Guidelines

Course Attendance, Additions or Withdrawals

Course attendance at each session is crucial. If a student finds that it is impossible to come to a class, the CBS Office must be notified prior to the scheduled class time in order to assure the student’s place is held. If a student misses a significant percentage of class time, e.g. more than 20%, or more than two classes, an incomplete may be recorded for the course.

At the discretion of the course instructor, the student may be given the opportunity to complete the course by attending those sessions that were missed the next time the course is offered.

Due to the nature of the learning contract and the small group format, each student has a responsibility to the other members of the group for the quality and success of the learning experience. Therefore, regular course attendance is a basic requirement in the CBS Program.

Requests for any course changes must be made, in writing, to the CBS Program Coordinator. If students wish to withdraw from a course after attending class(es) they are asked to contact the instructor first. The Program urges the student to do this so that the instructor is aware of the student's reasons and so that academic assistance may be arranged if applicable.

Fees will be charged if a student withdraws from a course after the starting date. The charge is 10% of tuition after the first class; 20% of tuition after the second class; and 100% of tuition after the third class. All students withdrawing from a course must complete a "Drop and Add Form" and forward this to the CBS Office. These forms are available through the CBS Office.

Medical/Legal Responsibilities

The CBS Program/Faculty of Health Sciences assumes no medical/legal responsibility for clients/patients seen under supervision who are not officially registered in one of the psychiatric facilities in Chedoke/McMaster or St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, and such clients should not be seen at McMaster University facilities.

For residents, whose supervision cases are officially registered in one of the McMaster network psychiatric facilities, the MD education supervisor provides medical/legal backup in most instances. The MD education supervisor may designate an alternate if necessary, but it is his/her responsibility to clarify with the supervisee in writing both the accountability procedures and the medical/legal responsibility for patients. Patients of residents must be registered in one of the hospitals, and the patients’ charts updated by the supervisee and reviewed and countersigned by the appropriate MD supervisor. In the case of a non-medical education supervisor, the MD responsible for medical/legal backup must be designated and the above procedures followed.

Confidentiality

Because actual case material is used for educational purposes, measures to assure confidentiality must be properly negotiated and these must be observed and respected by all those involved in the educational process.

Students expected to bring case material from their setting for a course must obtain approval to do so from their place of employment.

Students' Case Material

In courses where videotaped case material is required a recording consent form must be filled out and submitted to the CBS office. Audio-visual equipment must be booked 5 days in advance of class through the CBS Office.