Postgraduate Course: DPsychotherapy Professional Portfolio 1 (CNST12011)
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 12 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Counselling Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course consists of an intensive practice-focused preparation to enable students to begin their psychotherapy and counselling placements, and the first block of professional practice: 50 hours of therapeutic practice with clients and 10 hours of clinical supervision. While in placement, students also attend individual clinical tutorials and a practice-focused group at which they present their professional practice with clients. The first professional portfolio, through which this course and the DPsychotherapy Placement 1 are assessed, is completed when these placement hours have been attained. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
05/08/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 15,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 75,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
106 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. By the end of the course students should have:-
- a thorough and critical understanding and knowledge of personal and professional issues in beginning their psychotherapy and counselling practice with clients
2. - the capacity to make a critical evaluation of their strengths, skills, learning and support needs in relation to beginning psychotherapy and counselling practice and forming therapeutic relationships
3. - an ability to accept and integrate feedback, assessment and guidance regarding their therapeutic practice from tutors, peers and clinical supervisor
4. - the capacity to analyse their motivation to choose a particular psychotherapy and counselling placement
5. - a heightened awareness of the processes involved in new beginnings: for themselves, for their clients and for the teams / agencies they are joining, with reference to issues of power, diversity and difference |
Assessment Information
| Professional Portfolio 1 - logs and reports equivalent to 4,000 words. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Seamus Prior
Tel: (0131 6)51 6599
Email: Seamus.Prior@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk |
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