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This module will provide
students with a focused approach to existential thinking and
practice, covering the ideas of existential thinkers. The
application of philosophical ideas to the practice of coaching
will also be addressed, with particular focus on leadership
issues.
The aim of this module is to enable the student to complete part
of the requirements of their final dissertation by submitting a
document that will be a near final draft of their literature
review and intended methods and an analysis of one transcript or
an example of practice.
The aim of this module is to enable students to design, plan,
carry out, and complete independent and original research that
can be written up as a completed research dissertation. By
the end of the module students will be able to construct a
successful research ethics application
This module aims to enable students to acquire and apply a
substantial body of knowledge for assessment, formulation and
practice in counselling psychology with a range of clients. It
will enable students to communicate to their clients, carers,
parents, and colleagues with clarity the evidence basis for the
decisions being taken in the programme of this practice.
The ultimate aim of this module is for students to demonstrate
the ability to integrate professional theories with practice in
multiple settings.
The aim of the module will be to challenge heteronormative
beliefs and categorizations in order to widen perspectives
and encourage students to think and develop their understanding
of more complex categories, which will enable students to
better relate to the growing number of people who reject one or
more of them, and to quip students to be able to effectively
train others in overcoming discriminatory practices towards
people whose sexual or gender preference is either different from
theirs or does not sit comfortably within their norm.
The aim of this module is to enable students to plan their
learning and research in relation to their future contribution to
their field of practice, through preparing a detailed research
proposal to be examined by viva voce.
The aim of the module to enable students to critically appraise developmental theories, demonstrating how physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development interact and how theories of development, and developmental stages, can be applied to counselling psychology. Development stage theories will be evaluated in the context of the existential reflections on the purpose of development as an unfolding project.
This module will develop and expand students’ familiarity with
the existential approach through continuous
questioning of the relevance of philosophy to the practice of
psychotherapy and counselling psychology. Students will be
exposed to the various philosophers and practitioners on whose
work existential therapy is based and consider their pertinence
to current day clinical practice, with an emphasis on identifying
particular human dilemmas and life issues and learning to work
with these creatively.
The aim of this module is to enable students to supervise other
staff, to lead times and to evaluate service designs and
implement service innovations upon graduation. Students will
develop their leadership skills and consider how existential
concepts can be used in democratic and inspirational
leadership.
The module aims is to enable students to critically appraise a
range of group psychotherapy approaches and demonstrate links to
existential psychotherapy. To apply the work of existential
philosophers to develop an existential practice of group
psychotherapy and be able to run groups along these lines in a
competent and responsible maner.
The aim of the theory element of the module is to enable students to gain a fundamental grounding of theories of existential philosophy and phenomenology that underpin existential psychotherapy and existential counselling psychology.
The aim of the practice element is for students to achieve an initial aptitude in applying the principles of phenomenological practice and familiarise them with their roots and links in existential philosophy.
The aim of the theory element of the module is to enable students to gain a fundamental grounding of theories of existential philosophy and phenomenology that underpin existential psychotherapy and existential counselling psychology.
The aim of the practice element is for students to achieve an initial aptitude in applying the principles of phenomenological practice and familiarise them with their roots and links in existential philosophy.
The theory element of this module aims to enable students to achieve a grounding in the fundamentals of CBT, from its philosophical and scientific origins, to the current 3rd wave approaches.
The practice element provides an opportunity for students to achieve a basic aptitude for applying CBT interventions in a range of conditions.
This module will enable students to achieve an overall grasp of
the profession, and to begin to build an identity as a
counselling psychologist or psychotherapist in order to establish
a solid foundation on which to build for the rest of the
training.
This course introduces the existential and humanistic models of
psychotherapy, counselling & coaching. It has a theoretical
and practical component to it, allowing the students to
experience the learned theory and practice their skills.
This course covers the major philosophical theories and the
different schools of thought in psychotherapy and coaching,
including psychoanalysis, psychodynamic, and cognitive
behavioural models. A historical perspective will be
sketched out and some of the fundamental concepts will be
introduced. These different theories will be examined by looking
at the work of Freud, Adler, Klein, Bowlby, Jung and Ellis. By
the end of the course students should have a broad understanding
of the major philosophical theories and the different schools of
thought in psychotherapy and coaching.
The module is run over 3 terms, lasting for one full academic year. This will include empathic listening, responding, identifying issues, values and beliefs, working with silence, reflecting back, paraphrasing, summarising, clarifying, and challenging. Some theoretical learning is included to ground your practitioner skills, examining different existential and humanist theoretical frameworks and key philosophers.
Students will have the opportunity to give and receive feedback from both their fellow students and the tutors. These skills will be reviewed each term, with different emphasis, affording trainees the means to develop their proficiency.
Students will be asked to work with their own material in the course of these exercises, and the depth and nature of these disclosures will be the responsibility of each individual. Issues of confidentiality will be clarified at the initial class meeting.
This module will provide an
understanding of the contribution of research to the growth of
knowledge and the effectiveness of practice. It will give the
student a grounding in research approaches, with particular
attention to the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative and
quantitative approaches.
This module will introduce
the students to philosophical worldviews, religious practices,
and belief systems that are relevant to their work. Students will
be introduced to the way in which philosophical issues can be
looked at from many different perspectives.
Students will learn about the presentations of Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and of the impact of this disorder
on the affected person and on the people close to them. It also
aims to provide a comprehensive account of contemporary knowledge
about the causes and effective treatments of ADHD, and to enable
the student to be able to combine these personal and scientific
perspectives.
This module develops awareness of diagnosis and presentation of
autism. It also provides a comprehensive account of contemporary
knowledge about the causes and effective therapies, approaches
and interventions in ASD, and to enable the student to be able to
combine these personal and scientific perspectives.
A module to help you settle on a research topic and start with your research supervision
This module will provide students with an overview of the
existential approach and the philosophical and psychological
underpinnings of human values, meaning and creative responses to
anxiety.
This module will provide students with a typology of conflict and
conflict resolution. Students will consider methods of conflict
resolution or termination through mediation, reconciliation,
therapy, arbitration, legal force, and murder or genocide.
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