Current Debates in Therapeutic Studies 1 (P02386)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HEA-P-CPPC1

The aim of this course is to introduce students to current debates in therapeutic studies. The precise focus will vary from year to year but we expect to include such themes as: the influence of J D Sutherland on counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland; Scottish psychoanalytic thinking in the inter-war period; and feminism and psychoanalysis.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : As for the MSc Counselling Studies. The course is available as Continuing Professional Development as well as running as an option with the MSc Counselling Studies and the MSc Counselling Studies (Advanced Practice).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Counselling Studies, (School of Health in Social Science, Schedule D)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- critically assess and synthesise research and scholarship on specific themes in therapeutic studies
- identify and conceptualise debates in therapeutic studies
- understand the relevance of themes in therapeutic studies for the practice, provision and training of counselling and psychotherapy
- formulate questions for theory and practice on specific topics of debate in counselling and psychotherapy