PY7215 - Equality, diversity, and inclusion in professional practice (2024/25)
Module specification | Module approved to run in 2024/25 | ||||||||||||
Module title | Equality, diversity, and inclusion in professional practice | ||||||||||||
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 2024/25(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) |
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Module summary
This module aims to develop your understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) legislation and its application in counselling and therapeutic practice. It will introduce you to a range of issues often experienced by clients from underrepresented and marginalised groups when accessing and using healthcare services. It will also develop your understanding of circumstances – both external to and within the therapeutic relationship – that can impact clients’ engagement and motivation to change. This includes your understanding of how your own assumptions and unconscious biases can impact the therapeutic relationships you form with clients and how they can be identified and addressed. The module provides a context for you to consider different ways of creating a safe therapeutic environment that supports the expectations and needs of clients from diverse populations, thus preparing you to address situations you will encounter as you progress through the course and beyond.
Prior learning requirements
N/A
Syllabus
Topics will be drawn from: EDI legislation; non-discriminatory and inclusive professional practice; prejudice, discrimination, and marginalisation; unconscious bias; ethical and non-discriminatory counselling practice; empathic and inclusive communication.
Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity
The learning objectives will be achieved through a combination of interactive
workshops and seminars, supplementary guided web-based learning, and self-managed
independent study. You will be encouraged to reflect upon and take responsibility for your learning and personal and professional development.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module, you will:
- Have a comprehensive and thorough understanding of current EDI legislation as it relates to counselling and psychotherapy.
- Understand how your own assumptions and unconscious biases can influence your therapeutic relationships with clients and how they can be identified and addressed.
- Appreciate circumstances (both external and within the therapeutic relationship) that can impact the clients’ engagement and motivation to change.
- Be able to communicate and interact empathetically with clients from diverse backgrounds with differing expectations and needs.