Postgraduate Course: Practice-based case study research in counselling (CNST11063)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Counselling Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course builds upon the core research training course Between Counselling and Research 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates. While the latter provides a comprehensive introduction to epistemological and philosophical issues surrounding research in counselling and psychotherapy, this course focuses on practice-based approaches to research for counselling practitioners. The course examines the debates around evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence, analysing arguments for and against the value of case studies, reflexivity and practice-based research in counselling. The course introduces students to a variety of approaches to, and methodologies employed in, practice-focused research. Students are required to refine their research proposals developed in year 1, presenting their proposed research to peers and tutors. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should have
&· a critical understanding of the place, purpose and context of practice-based and case study research within counselling and psychotherapy research
&· the capacity to evaluate the arguments for and against the value of case studies, reflexivity and practice-based research in counselling
&· the capacity to refine and develop their own practice-based research project within this tradition
&· a critical awareness of issues of power, diversity and difference in relation to the generation of knowledge, practice wisdom and research findings within counselling and psychotherapy research
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Assessment Information
| A 4,000 to 5,000 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Siobhan Canavan
Tel: (0131 6)51 6231
Email: Siobhan.Canavan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk |
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