Postgraduate Course: Counselling Children and Young People (CNST11034)

Course Outline
School	School of Health in Social Science	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course provides a comprehensive exploration of the practice of counselling children and young people, as conceptualised within the person-centred approach and psychodynamic perspectives. Grounded in theoretical understandings of child and adolescent emotional and psychological development, the course examines the therapeutic relationship and process, and the adaptation of approach required, when working with young people. Topics include differentiating developmental and therapeutic needs, the impact of childhood abuse and neglect, understanding and working with family systems, the social and political contexts of therapeutic practice with children and young people, and interdisciplinary practice. A distinctive feature of the course is its focus on non-verbal therapeutic approaches, introducing students to methods and techniques from play, art and drama therapy. Students are required to draw on their own therapeutic work within class sessions. The ethical and confidentiality issues raised by this are discussed in the first session.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Course Start Date	15/09/2014
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 166 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	One 4,000 to 5,000 word essay analysing a key theme in the practice of counselling children and young people. Students will critically reflect on the practice theme, integrating relevant research and literature, and drawing on their own therapeutic practice, as relevant.
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Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Course Start Date	12/01/2015
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 166 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	One 4,000 to 5,000 word essay analysing a key theme in the practice of counselling children and young people. Students will critically reflect on the practice theme, integrating relevant research and literature, and drawing on their own therapeutic practice, as relevant.
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should have - an advanced understanding of theoretical concepts of child and adolescent emotional and psychological development - the capacity to critically appraise how these theoretical ideas inform the practice of counselling in this field - the capacity to identify, analyse and evaluate the distinctive features of counselling practice with children and young people, including the contexts in which this practice takes place - the ability to evaluate and implement non-verbal approaches to therapeutic work with children and young people based on an advanced understanding of their theoretical underpinnings - the capacity to conceptualise and analyse key themes in the practice of counselling children and young people with reference to the student - own practice

Reading List
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Additional Information
Course URL	http://www.health.ed.ac.uk/counsellingstudies/cpd/translating.htm
Graduate Attributes and Skills	Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information	This course is being delivered in Semester 1 and Semester 2 on Tuesdays for 8 weeks 9.30 to 1.00pm
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Contacts
Course organiser	Mr Seamus Prior Tel: (0131 6)51 6599 Email: Seamus.Prior@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Miss Alexandra Dickson Tel: (0131 6)50 3890 Email: Alex.Dickson@ed.ac.uk