Postgraduate Course: Interpersonal Psychotherapy Adolescent (CLPS11031)
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 | The course involves a 5-day clinical skills workshop, during which students are introduced to the theory and practice of IPT. This course is aligned to Level A IPT-UK training and is accredited by IPT-UK. |
| Course description |
Interpersonal Psychotherapy provides a pragmatic, time-limited and focused approach to the treatment of major depression. It is modest in its use of psychotherapy jargon and promotes attention to the relationship-based issues, which are central to the experience of many depressed patients. The treatment does not become entangled in questions of causation, acknowledging the capacity for depression to both precipitate and reflect interpersonal change and difficulty. Instead, it attends to difficulties arising in the daily experience of maintaining relationships and resolving difficulties while suffering an episode of major depression. The fundamental clinical task of IPT is to help patients to learn to link mood with interpersonal contacts, and to recognise that, by appropriately addressing interpersonal situations, they may simultaneously improve both their relationships and depressive state.
IPT strategies reflect a bias of attention towards the social world of the patient, while the techniques employed are common to many forms of psychotherapy. IPT assumes a common experience among depressed patients, manifest in their social withdrawal, and declining expectations and performance across work, social and family domains as they are increasingly burdened by the emotional, cognitive and physical changes associated with a major depressive episode.
This course aims to equip child and adolescent mental health professionals working in the NHS with an understanding of the psychological models and scientific principles underlying interpersonal psychotherapy with young people, and the application of these in practice with a variety of presenting problems and groups.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students must hold a practitioner qualification in mental health (eg nursing, psychiatry, social work).
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 20 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
16/01/2017 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One case conceptualisation of 4000 words (100%) |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback is given by tutors and peers on a classroom presentation.
Summative feedback is given on the case conceptualisation via Learn. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Develop an advanced understanding of the theory related to the practice of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)
- Demonstrate a full, critical and integrated understanding of the developmental and psychological theories that underlie effective IPT interventions as these are applied to some of the most common problems of adolescents
- Develop a critical understanding of the therapeutic parameters relevant to an interpersonal perspective
- Demonstrate proficiency in conceptualising and formulating an individual's clinical presentation in an interpersonal perspective
- Demonstrate expanded and reflective knowledge and skills of interpersonal psychotherapy in reference to common disorders in adolescence and early adulthood
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
* Research and enquiry skills, including evaluation and critical analysis
* Personal and intellectual autonomy skills, including accountability and working with others
* Technical and practical skills
* Communication, numeracy and IT skills
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
The course is taught over one week, Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 4.30pm. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Emily Taylor
Tel: (0131 6)50 3892
Email: Emily.Taylor@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lorna Sheal
Tel: (0131 6)51 3970
Email: L.Sheal@ed.ac.uk |
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