Postgraduate Course: Psychological Approaches to Psychosis (CLPS11062)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course provides an intensive introduction to working psychologically with individuals distressed by psychotic experience. Psychological Approaches to Psychosis is suited only to DClinPsychol trainees, suitably qualified students on the part-time MSc in Psychological Therapies or suitably qualified visiting students who wish to develop further expertise with this population. The course provides a mix of seminar-based teaching and 'masterclass' clinical workshops requiring a high degree of participation. In addition to reviewing and critically appraising relevant psychological literature pertaining to this client group, there will be a particular focus on acquiring clinical skills in assessment, formulation and interventions as applied to this population. |
| Course description |
The course provides an intensive introduction to working psychologically with individuals distressed by psychotic experience. Psychological Approaches to Psychosis is suited to only to DClinPsychol trainees, suitably qualified students on the part-time MSc in Psychological Therapies or suitably qualified visiting students who wish to develop expertise with this population. The course provides a mix of seminar-based teaching and 'masterclass' clinical workshops requiring a high degree of participation. In addition to reviewing and critically appraising relevant psychological literature pertaining to this client group, there will be a particular focus on acquiring clinical skills in assessment, formulation and interventions as applied to this population.
Teaching content includes:
Introduction to Psychological Approaches to Psychosis
Assessment workshop
Goal setting, problem lists and formulation workshop
CBTp workshop (normalizing, hallucinations, delusions)
Affect regulation/recovery/attachment
Negative symptoms and social recovery
Family Interventions workshop
Lived experience and carer's perspective seminars
Cognitive Interpersonal Therapy for Bipolar Disorder Workshop
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | The course is only open to students on the part-time MSc in Psychological Therapies programme who are suitably qualified health professionals (e.g. psychologist, nursing, OT, psychiatrist) who have existing experience (minimum 6 months) of working psychological with individuals with psychosis and knowledge/experience of CBT as well as students registered on the DClinPsychol programme. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students must be suitably qualified health professionals (e.g. psychologist, nursing, OT, psychiatrist) who have existing experience (minimum 6 months) of working psychological with individuals with psychosis and knowledge/experience of CBT. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2025 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 18,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 7,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
151 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
A written assignment based on clinical case material. |
| Feedback |
Participation in role play is required during the face-to-face teaching component. Formative feedback will be provided by tutors and peers during role play sessions. Participants will also be required to engage in analysis of the content of video role plays. Discussions will be facilitated by tutors who will provide feedback to the cohort. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of a developmentally informed psychopathological approach to psychosis and enduring mental health problems.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the wider socio-cultural and systemic context in which these difficulties present, including the differing perspectives of service-users and carers, and the different theoretical frameworks that are evident in the multidisciplinary/multiagency setting.
- Demonstrate an ability to identify gaps in psychological knowledge in this field and develop ways of advancing psychological knowledge within NHS settings.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how established psychotherapeutic approaches for psychosis (e.g. cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis, cognitive interpersonal therapy and family interventions) are applied to assessment, formulation and treatment, including how these approaches may differ from their application to more common disorders such as anxiety and depression.
- Demonstrate competencies in specified models of psychological therapies for psychosis, for example, cognitive-behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) and cognitive interpersonal therapy.
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Reading List
Core texts are marked with an asterisk
*Morrison, A. P. (1998). A cognitive analysis of the maintenance of auditory hallucinations: Are voices to schizophrenia what bodily sensations are to panic? Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 26, 289-302.
*Morrison, A. P. (2001). The interpretation of intrusions in psychosis: An integrative cognitive approach to hallucinations and delusions. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 29, 257-276.
*Harder, S. (2014). attachment in Schizophrenia implications for research, prevention, and Treatment. Schizophrenia bulletin, 40(6), 1189-1193
*Freeman, D., & Garety, P. (2014). Advances in understanding and treating persecutory delusions: a review. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 49(8), 1179-1189.
*Heriot-Maitland, C., & Peters, E. R. (2015). Dimensional approaches to delusional beliefs. In O. Mason, & G. Claridge (Eds.), Schizotypy: new dimensions. (pp. 165-179). Hove: Routledge (available via Emmanuelle Peters' research page at King's College London)
*Birchwood, M., Gilbert, P., Gilbert, J., Trower, P., Meaden, A., Hay, J., ... & Miles, J. N. (2004). Interpersonal and role-related schema influence the relationship with the dominant voice in schizophrenia: a comparison of three models. Psychological medicine, 34(08), 1571-1580.
Recommended reading/resources
CBT for psychosis
1. NICE (2014) guidelines for psychosis and schizophrenia in adults: treatment and management
http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg178
(As a minimum, read the introductory section(s) and quick reference guide(s) with particular reference to the service level recommendations (e.g. on access and engagement/early intervention), at risk mental states and psychological interventions sections.)
2. Dunn, G., Fowler, D., Rollinson, R., Freeman, D., Kuipers, E., Smith, B., ... & Bebbington, P. (2012). Effective elements of cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis: results of a novel type of subgroup analysis based on principal stratification. Psychological medicine, 42(05), 1057-1068.
3. SIGN (2013) Management of Schizophrenia (http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign131.pdf) and NICE (2013) guidelines for children and young people are also useful (http://publications.nice.org.uk/psychosis-and-schizophrenia-in-children-and-young-people-cg155)
4. You should also familiarise yourself with the competency framework for psychological interventions for psychosis (Pilling and Roth) which is available via the UCL website:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/clinical-psychology/CORE/competence_mentalillness.html
6. Morrison, A.P. and Barratt, S (2010) "What are the components of CBT for psychosis? A Delphi Study." Schizophrenia bulletin 36.1: 136-142
Early intervention for psychosis
7. Birchwood, M., Todd, P., & Jackson, C (1998) Early Intervention in Psychosis: the critical-period hypothesis. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 13 (suppl. 1) S31-S40
8. Morrison AP, French P, Stewart SL, Birchwood M, Fowler D, Gumley AI, Jones PB, Bentall RP, Lewis SW, Murray GK, Patterson P, Brunet K, Conroy J, Parker S, Reilly T, Byrne R, Davies LM, Dunn G, BMJ [BMJ], ISSN: 1756-1833, 2012 Apr 05; Vol. 344, pp. e2233; PMID: 22491790
9. French, P & Morrison, AP (2004) Early Detection and Cognitive Therapy for People at High Risk of Developing Psychosis: A Treatment Approach. Wiley-Blackwell.
van der Gaag, M. et al (2013) CBT for Those at Risk of a First Episode Psychosis: Evidence-based psychotherapy for people with an 'At Risk Mental State'. Routledge
10. Gumley, Andrew, and Matthias Schwannauer (2006) "Staying well after psychosis: A cognitive interpersonal approach to recovery and relapse prevention." Wiley-Blackwell
Assessment workshop
Bell, V., Raballo, A., & Lara¸i, F. (2010). Assessment of Hallucinations. In F. Lara¸i & A. Aleman (Eds.), Hallucinations: A Practical Guide to Treatment and Management. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Freeman, D., Bentall, R. P., & Garety, P. A. (Eds.). (2008). Persecutory delusions: Assessment, theory and treatment. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Greenwood, K. E., Sweeney, A., Williams, S., Garety, P., Kuipers, E., Scott, J., et al. (2010). Choice of Outcome in CBT for psychosis (CHOICE): the development of a new service user-led outcome measure of CBT for psychosis. Schizophr Bull, 36(1), 126-135.
Hutton, P., & Morrison, A. P. (2013). Collaborative empiricism in cognitive therapy for psychosis: A practice guide. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 20(4), 429-444.
Morrison, A. P., Renton, J. C., Dunn, H., Williams, S., & Bentall, R. P. (2004). Cognitive Therapy for psychosis. East Essex: Brunner-Routledge.
*Neil, S. T., Kilbride, M., Pitt, L., Welford, M., Nothard, S., Sellwood, W., et al. (2009). The Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery (QPR): A research instrument developed in collaboration with service users. Psychosis, 1, 145-155.
Peters, E. (2011). Assessment for symptoms of psychosis. In R. Hagen, D. Turkington, T. Berge & R. W. Grawe (Eds.), CBT for Psychosis: A Symptom-based Approach (pp. 40-56). Hove: Routledge.
Pitt, L., Kilbride, M., Nothard, S., Welford, M., & Morrison, A. P. (2007). Researching recovery from psychosis: A user-led project. Psychiatric Bulletin, 31, 55-60.
Affect Regulation, Attachment and Recover
Gumley, Andrew, et al. "Emotional recovery and staying well after psychosis: An attachment-based conceptualization." Attachment: New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis 2.2 (2008): 127-148.
Gumley, Andrew, et al., eds. Psychosis and emotion: The role of emotions in understanding psychosis, therapy and recovery. Routledge, 2013.
Additional CBTp resources
Morrison, Anthony P., and Julia C. Renton. "Cognitive therapy for auditory hallucinations: A theory-based approach." Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 8.2 (2001): 147-160
Garrett, M, Stone, D, & Turkington, D. Normalising psychotic symptoms. 2006. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 79, 595-610.
Morrison, A.P (2007). Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis: a formulation based approach.
Nelson, H (1997) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Schizophrenia: A practice manual.
Fowler, D, Garety, P and Kuipers, L (1995). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis: Theory and Practice
Morrison, A.P, Renton, J, French, P and Bentall, R (2008). Think you are Crazy? Think again. A resource book for cognitive therapy for psychosis.
Steel, C., Ed. (2013) CBT for Schizophrenia: Evidence-Based Interventions and Future Directions. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Oxford. doi: 10.1002/9781118330029.ch1Â
Negative Symptoms
Griffiths, H and McLeod, H (in submission, book chapter) Negative Symptoms from an Attachment Perspective
Kirkpatrick et al (2006) The NIMH-MATRICS Consensus Statement of Negative Symptoms. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 32, 214-219
Rector, N.A., Beck A.T., Stolar, N. (2005) The negative symptoms of schizophrenia: A cognitive perspective. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 5, 247-257
Family Interventions
Magliano, L., Fiorillo, A., Fadden, G., Gair, F., Economou, M., Kallert, T., Schellong, J., Xavier, M., Pereira, M.G., Gonzales, F.T., Palma-Crespo, A., and Maj, M. (2005)
Effectiveness of a psychoeducational intervention for families of patients with schizophrenia: preliminary results of a study funded by the European Commission. World Psychiatry 4:1 45-49
Fadden, G. (1998) Research update: psychoeductional family interventions. Journal of Family Therapy 20 293-309 [available via ejournals]
Furlong, M., and Leggatt, M. (1996) Reconciling the patient's right to confidentiality and the family's need to know. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 30 614-622
http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/media/52063/Too%20Close%20to%20See%20Mr%20F%20Summary.pdf
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (2009) Too close to see: Summary of our investigation into deficiencies in the care and treatment of Mr F
Patterson, P., Birchwood, M., and Cochrane, R. (2005) Expressed emotion as an adaptation to loss: Prospective study in first-episode psychosis. British Journal of Psychiatry 187 (Suppl.48) 59-64
Kuipers, E., Onwumere, J., and Bebbington, P. (2010) Cognitive model of caregiving in psychosis. The British Journal of Psychiatry 196 259-265 |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Psychosis,Psychological Therapies,Cognitive Interpersonal Therapy,Developmental Psychopathology,CBT |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Helen Griffiths
Tel: (0131 6)50 3482
Email: Helen.Griffiths@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Timothy Abbot
Tel: (0131 6)50 8498
Email: Tim.Abbot@ed.ac.uk |
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