2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

HECS5335M Relational Counselling Skills Part 3

15 creditsClass Size: 24

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 2024/25

Pre-requisite qualifications

Bachelor's degree usually at 2.1 with hons and level 3 certificate in counselling skills or equivalent.
Students for whom English is not their first language must meet the University's entry criteria for English language ibtTOEFL of 92 (21 for listening, 21 for reading, 22 for writing and 23 for speaking)
It is desirable for students to have had experience of working in a helping role prior to application
Students will undergo full DBS check and occupational health review prior to commencing the programme

Module replaces

HECS5187M

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

In this module, the focus will be on advancing your therapy skills so that you and we can be confident of your ability to work with clients and building a reflective space to help you develop greater self and intersubjective awareness. You will begin to apply a transtheoretical relational approach to practice building upon your therapy skills from year 1. Self and intersubjective awareness growth will be facilitated through personal development groups. There will also be sessions including how to use and interpret the counselling skills audit measure, an introduction to transtheoretical relational approaches to practice, applying common factors research to practice, values-based practice and feedback in therapy.

Objectives

This module is for students to be able to demonstrate their capacity to offer collaborative counselling relationship to advance their counselling skills. The module will develop and support the student's counselling practice and self and intersubjective awareness in counselling relationships.

Learning outcomes
1. Demonstrate a collaborative relationship with clients
2. Demonstrate self and intersubjective awareness in counselling/psychotherapy relationships and supervision
3. Demonstrate an ability to link self and intersubjective awareness with psychotherapeutic theory
4. Demonstrate critical reflection on self and in relation to others in personal development group, supervision and in personal therapy
5. Critically reflect on the use of personal development groups

Skills outcomes
Students will be required to demonstrate a level of counselling skills and self and intersubjective awareness commensurate with independent counselling practice with clients

Syllabus

1. Specific guidance provided in how to administer the adherence measures through the interpretation and provision of both qualitative and quantitative metrics when self-evaluating practice and offering feedback to peers
2. Counselling skills development in peer practice groups and self/peer evaluation using a counselling skills adherence measure
3. Linking relational psychotherapeutic counselling theory to practice
4. Group and individual external supervision of clinical practice
5. Development of self and intersubjective understanding through personal development groups and ongoing personal therapy

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Practical	15	15.00	22.50
Seminar	15	1.50	22.50
Private study hours			105.00
Total Contact hours			45.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Students are required to complete independent reading, session preparation, review skills and client recordings and prepare assignments

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Peer and tutor feedback on group supervision sessions. (LO1, 2)
Participation in personal development group. (LO3, 4 and 5)
Students will also be assessed formatively through their practice portfolio assessing LO3, LO4, LO5. The formative assessment element of a portfolio prepares you for the summative assessment in HECS5337 ensuring you are keeping an accurate record of your practice and supervision hours. The submission of the portfolio allow the team to ensure you are on track to have the correct amount of hours at the end of the programme and offer additional support where this may be required.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Practical	10 minute section of 20 minute audio recorded counselling skills practice session with peers. Assessed by counselling adherence scale (Pass/Fail)	0.00
Essay	2500 words	100.00
Written Work	FORMATIVE: Essay plan of summative assignment	0.00
Portfolio	FORMATIVE: Formative assessment of practice portfolio including record of client hours, supervision hours to date and reports from placement and supervisor	0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Both elements of the assessment must be attempted and passed, there is no compensation between parts. Resits will take the same format as first attempts.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 29/04/2024 16:14:54

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