University of the
West of England
MODULE SPECIFICATION
Code: USPJLM-20-M Title: Personal and Professional Development 1 Version: 1
Level: UWE credit rating: ECTS credit rating:
Owning Faculty: Health and Life Sciences Field:
Faculty Committee approval: Q&S Committee (School of Life Sciences) Date: May 2010
Approved for Delivery by: N/A
Valid from: September 2010 Discontinued from:
Pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Entry Requirements:
Excluded Combinations:
Learning Outcomes:
The student will be able to:
Demonstrate or otherwise provide evidence of:
1. An understanding of the potential impact of their own attitudes and behaviour on the counselling process;
2. Reflective awareness of their own personality features and adaptations;
3. A growing capacity for realistic self-reflection;
4. A developing understanding of emotional and other processes arising in counselling;
5. A growing competence in responding to internal processes;
6. Reflective awareness of their own implicit models of helping;
7. Reflective awareness of their own learning styles;
8. Reflective awareness of their own supervisory needs;
9. A thorough understanding and intentional use of basic counselling skills;
10. Developing confidence and competence in forming and managing a working alliance;
11. A developing understanding of the value of different forms of therapeutic relationship;
12. An understanding of the stages and processes of psychological therapies;
13. A growing competence in the monitoring and evaluation of the counselling process;
14. A working knowledge of humanistic, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioural
approaches;
15. A conceptual appreciation of the differences between mental health, mental health
problems, and mental illness;
16. Developing competence in basic interventions for anxiety and depression;
17. A growing competence in responding to client diversity;
18. An appreciation of the value of clinical supervision;
19. A growing competence in using supervision, including the integration of theory and
practice;
20. An awareness of ethical issues and an ability to work proactively with others to formulate solutions, and
21. An awareness of the demands of working contexts.
Syllabus Outline:
An exploration and appreciation of the role of self-awareness in the psychological therapies. An understanding of the impact of personal isssues on the counselling process. An introduction to the intentional use of self.
B. Client awareness
To consider client experience from the perspective of models of psychological therapy and mental health. To explore and practise responses to client diversity.
C. Therapeutic competence
Learning to form, maintain and monitor the working alliance. The intentional use of counselling skills with a range of client presentations. Understanding and evaluating the stages of psychological therapy.
D. Professional practice
An appreciation of the role and value of supervision. An introduction to ethical practice. Understanding and preparing for different work contexts.
Teaching and Learning Methods:
Personal therapy. Personal development group(s). Clinical supervision groups. Live and recorded demonstrations. Skills practice and role-play. Audio- and videotape recording. Self, peer and tutor feedback. Live supervision. Personal learning journal. Lectures and seminars.
Reading Strategy:
All students will be encouraged to make full use of the print and electronic resources available to them through membership of the University. These include a range of electronic journals and a wide variety of resources available through web sites and information gateways. The University Library’s web pages provide access to subject relevant resources and services, and to the library catalogue. Many resources can be accessed remotely. Students will be presented with opportunities within the curriculum to develop their information retrieval and evaluation skills in order to identify such resources effectively.
Any essential reading will be indicated clearly, along with the method for accessing it, e.g. students may be expected to purchase a set text, be given or sold a print study pack or be referred to texts that are available electronically, etc. This guidance will be available either in the module handbook, via the module information on Blackboard or through any other vehicle deemed appropriate by the module/programme leaders.
If further reading is expected, this will be indicated clearly. If specific texts are listed, a clear indication will be given regarding how to access them and, if appropriate, students will be given guidance on how to identify relevant sources for themselves, e.g. through use of bibliographical databases.
Indicative Reading List:
Bor, R., & Watts, M. (Eds.) (2003). The trainee handbook: A guide for counselling and psychotherapy trainees. Londoon: Sage.
Clarkson, P. On Psychotherapy (1993) Whurr
Clarkson, P. and Pokorny, M. (eds) (1994) The Handbook of Psychotherapy. Routledge
Frank, J.D. and Frank, J.B. (1991) Persuasion and Healing. John Hopkins University Press
Hawkins, P., & Shohet, R. (2002). Supervision in the helping professions: An individual, group and organizational approach. (2nd Ed.)Buckingham: Open University Press.
Howe, D. On being a client (1993) Sage
Johns, H. (1996) Personal Development in Counsellor Training. London: Cassell
Kolb, D. (1984) Experiential Learning Prentice Hall
Mearns, D. & Thorne, D. (2000) Person Centred Therapy Today (2000)
Palmer, S. and Laungani, P. (eds) (1999) Counselling in a Multi-cultural Society. Sage
Woolfe et al (eds) (2010) Handbook of Counselling Psychology London: Sage
Assessment:
Weighting between components A and B (standard modules only) A: % B: 100%
FIRST ATTEMPT
First Assessment Opportunity
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Second Assessment Opportunity (Resit) further attendance at taught classes
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EXCEPTIONAL SECOND ATTEMPT Attendance at taught classes .
Specification confirmed by …………………………………………………Date ……………………………
(Associate Dean/Programme Director)