Postgraduate Course: Contemporary Themes in Therapeutic Practices 1 (CNST11031)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Counselling Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of this course is to introduce students to new ideas and concepts of relevance to counselling practice. The precise focus will vary from year to year but we expect to include such themes as the relevance of the French school of psychoanalysis; working with pre-verbal experience; and touch and embodiment in counselling and psychotherapy. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- critically assess and synthesise research and scholarship on specific themes in therapeutic practices
- identify and conceptualise current debates about therapeutic practices
- understand the relevance of new concepts in psychodynamic and/or person-centred thinking for therapeutic practice
- formulate questions for theory and practice on specific topics of debate in counselling and psychotherapy
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Assessment Information
| One 2,500 word essay on a topic agreed with the course organiser |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Liz Bondi
Tel: (0131 6)50 2529
Email: Liz.Bondi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk |
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