Group Work & Structured Treatment Approaches (P01916)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HEA-P-GW&STA

This course is focused on training students in promoting resilience and coping skills by using behavioural and congitive approaches to promote mental health and well being as well as clinical intervention in a problem cycle. For example; self-control and coping strategies, problem solving approaches to stress and anxiety management, social skills developemnt. Studies will further be taught in the theoretical basis for the formation and continuation of clinical groups, and the knowledge of group dynamics and the management of groups.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Clinical Psychology, (School of Health in Social Science, Schedule D)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Additional Class Information : Taught within set blocks amounting to 10 days of teaching
with approximately 6.5 hours per day.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will be competent to :
1) Administer and evaluate available packages of short term treatment interventions
2) Apply theory and methods of positive parenting
3) Assess the suitability for a group intervention
4) Manage and organise a group
5) Relate to children and young people individually in the group and to promote group coherence