Postgraduate Course: Sexualities and Genders in Counselling and Psychotherapy (CNST11051)
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 | Counselling Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.health.ed.ac.uk/counsellingstudies/cpd/SexualitiesandGenders.htm |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course provides a comprehensive exploration of the practice of psychosexual counselling. It offers an introduction to the main theoretical strands that underpin psychosexual counselling, an examination of the processes involved in the practice and delivery of psychosexual counselling and an analysis of the difference that sexuality makes within the counselling context. Topics include: the context of psychosexual ounselling; the language of sexuality; the examination of value systems and notions of a healthy sexuality; cultural and sociological understandings of sexuality, sexual identity and sexual behaviour, including issues of difference, diversity and power; the range of sexual problems; working with sexuality in the couple relationship. Students are required to draw on their own therapeutic work within class sessions. A feature of the course will be a series of practice sessions in which students use role play to develop their therapeutic skills in working with psychosexual themes in counselling. The ethical and confidentiality issues raised by this are discussed in the first session. |
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
By the end of the course students should be able to
- analyse key cultural and sociological understandings of sexuality, sexual identity and sexual behaviour, including issues of difference, diversity and power
- critically appraise the place of psychosexual counselling in current therapeutic thinking and practices
- analyse the main theoretical concepts of psychosexual counselling
- critically appraise how these theoretical ideas inform the practice of counselling in this field
- identify, analyse and evaluate the distinctive features of psychosexual counselling, including the contexts in which this practice takes place
- conceptualise and analyse key themes in the practice of psychosexual counselling with reference to the student's own counsellng practice, within their organisational, professional and personal contexts. |
Assessment Information
| One 4,000 to 5,000 word essay analysing a key theme in the practice of psychosexual counselling. Students will critically reflect on the practice theme, integrating relevant research and literature, and drawing on thier own therapeutic practice, as relevant. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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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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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Craig Hutchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 3885
Email: Craig.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk |
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