PY7212 - Models of Counselling and Psychotherapy (2023/24)
| Module specification | Module approved to run in 2023/24 | ||||||||||
| Module title | Models of Counselling and Psychotherapy | ||||||||||
| Module level | Masters (07) | ||||||||||
| Credit rating for module | 20 | ||||||||||
| School | School of Social Sciences and Professions | ||||||||||
| Total study hours | 200 | ||||||||||
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| Running in 2023/24(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) |
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Module summary
This module is designed to allow you to develop your knowledge and understanding of the dominant modalities in counselling and psychotherapy including the person centred/humanistic, psychoanalytic, and cognitive/behavioural modalities which underpin many widely used counselling and therapeutic techniques. In particular, it will help you to develop your understanding of the philosophical, theoretical, and empirical underpinnings of the core modalities and your ability to evaluate their applied efficacy in relation to different client needs. It provides opportunities to apply the competencies and skills developed in this module and PY7211 Professional Practice and Reflective Skills in different counselling and therapeutic scenarios and provides a foundation for more advanced study and practice at later stages of the course.
Prior learning requirements
N/A
Syllabus
Topics will be drawn from: philosophical basis of counselling and psychotherapy; person centred/humanistic, psychoanalytic, and cognitive/behavioural models of counselling and psychotherapy; application of theoretical models in counselling and therapeutic practice; evaluative the effectiveness of counselling and therapeutic methods.
Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity
The learning objectives will be achieved through a combination of interactive workshops, seminars, small group dyadic work, supplementary guided web-based learning, and self-managed independent study. You will be encouraged to critically reflect on your learning throughout the module and take responsibility for identifying gaps in your own learning and development.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical understanding of the philosophical, theoretical, and empirical bases of counselling and psychotherapy and the dominant counselling modalities.
- Integrate and apply techniques informed by the core modalities to meet client needs.
- Provide a convincing evidence-based rationale for your choice of modalities and techniques.
- Critically reflect upon and evaluate your competence in applying varied counselling modalities and techniques
Assessment strategy
There is one assessment in this module.
The assessment requires you to participate in and video record a role-play counselling session with a peer (30 minutes). The session itself is not assessed but must be submitted with a written overview consisting of: (1) a 2000-word rationale for and discussion of the counselling modality used; and (2) a 2000-word reflective summary of the counselling session.