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HECS5187M Becoming a Reflective Practitioner 2a

15 creditsClass Size: 18

If you are applying for a stand-alone Masters level module please note you must meet either the general University entry criteria or the specific module pre-requisite for this level of study.

Module manager: Netalie Shloim
Email: N.Shloim@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisites

HECS5185MBecoming a Reflective Practitioner 1b

This module is mutually exclusive with

HECS3157Counselling Skills Development (2)
HECS3158Personal Awareness Development (2)

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module will build on trainee clinical experience accumulated to date on the use of self and the application of theoretical knowledge in the therapeutic relationship. Experiential activities and group and individual supervision will enhance and continue to develop reflexive awareness in professional counselling practice. Personal awareness development will be facilitated by group learning.

Objectives

To develop self awareness and critical insights into personal issues, the group intersubjective experience and psychotherapeutic counselling interactions.

Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate advanced intersubjective aspects of the therapeutic relationship
- Demonstrate advanced critical reflection on group events in the personal development group
- Demonstrate advanced critical reflection upon and analyse personal development (including personal therapy experience).

Skills outcomes
Students will be expected to demonstrate critical reflexivity in personal awareness development and gain insights into group supervision of psychotherapeutic counselling.


Syllabus

- Advanced counselling skills development & audit
- Peer review of learning journal
- Applications of intersubjective theory
- Metaphor and embodied emotions
- Presenting more complex problems: trauma, self harm, eating difficulties
- Group learning for personal awareness development
- Personal therapy
- Clinical practice
- Group and individual external clinical supervision
- Reflections on taped clinical material.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Supervision91.009.00
Clinical Sessions301.0030.00
Group learning121.0012.00
Practical51.005.00
Seminar162.0032.00
Tutorial20.501.00
Private study hours100.00
Total Contact hours89.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)189.00

Private study

Number of Theory hrs: 150

Theory
Reading
Keeping a reflective learning journal
Assignment preparation
Maintaining counselling and supervision logs
Reviewing tapes of counselling skills practice sessions and reflecting on clinical practice

Practice and personal therapy
Clinical practice (30 hours approx)
Individual external supervision (9 hrs approx)
Personal therapy (ongoing, 25 hours approx) : not included in private study hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Peer review of Learning Journal
- Formative verbal statement of Personal Awareness
- Students are expected to bring a minimum of 2 tapes of client sessions, with tutor and peer feedback within group supervision
- Contributions to seminars and group learning.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Essay3,000 words - Reflective essay on current development as a reflective practitioner (using 10min. tape extract example of practice & reflections as an appendix)100.00
PracticalExternal Supervisor's Interim Report (Pass/Fail) There is no compensation between these assignments, all elements must be passed.0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

There is no compensation between these assignments, all elements must be passed.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 10/08/2016

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