Postgraduate Course: Systemic and Family Approaches (CLPS11043)
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 | 20 |
| Home subject area | Clinical Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will be an option course on the MSc in Children and Young People's Mental Health and Psychological Practice. The course will introduce students to core theory and practice in family and systemic approaches. Historical and contemporary theoretical, political and cultural influences on the development of family and systemic approaches will provide an introduction to the field. Philosophical and ethical positions in systemic practice will then be considered in the context of key systemic themes: control and power, conflict, values and ethics. These themes will be explored through their application to clinical and other settings at different level: individual, family, clinical team, community and society, including policy and research development.
Aims
- To develop a contextual awareness of current systemic and family approaches based on key theoretical development and cultural and political influences
- To critically appraise models of family and systemic approaches using a thematic approach in terms of ethical and philosophical position and utility in an applied setting
- To critically appraise the role of systemic and family approaches within the current practice culture, and consider if and how this position can and should be promoted.
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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? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. To have a broad understanding of the development and current status of family and systemic approaches within applied settings
2. To be able to critically evaluate an example of systemic or family approaches based on key systemic themes, core philosophy and ethic, and applicability |
Assessment Information
| Approx. 5000 words across a range of written assignments. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Thomas Hacker
Tel: (0131 6)51 3982
Email: t.hacker@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lorna Sheal
Tel: (0131 6)51 3970
Email: L.Sheal@ed.ac.uk |
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