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2023/24 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

FAMT5470M Systemic Supervision and Case Presentation I

30 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Marie McGovern
Email: M.McGovern@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Sep to 30 Jun View Timetable

Year running 2023/24

Pre-requisite qualifications

As set out in the Programme level Entry Requirements.

Co-requisites

FAMT5211M	Theories Change & Practice I
FAMT5240M	Intro to Research Methods
FAMT5450M	Family Therapy Skills I

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

This module is designed to facilitate the application of systemic theory and skills to clinical practice.

Students are expected to learn basic techniques of systemic psychotherapy and management of clinical casework with families. They are also expected to learn to work as a member of a systemic team.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, the student should be able to:
- demonstrate a good quality of general clinical skills, which include the capacity to engage clients and create therapeutic alliance;
- behave in a way that promotes an atmosphere of respect and optimism;
- recognise and appraise adherence to UKCP/AFT code of Ethics;
- recognise issues of race, culture, class and gender and potential power differentials, which is reflected in behaviour and in written forms;
- demonstrate some depth and breadth of knowledge about systemic theory, including familiarity with historical development, the major contributors and the various schools of systemic therapy and technical terms. This knowledge will be evident in theoretical discussions held in the supervision group;
- demonstrate knowledge of the systemic field in their discussion of clinical material, there should be an obvious connection between theory and the way in which cases are understood, described and interacted with;
- show the ability to critically evaluate systemic theory and consider implications for practice based on ethical position and research findings;
- conduct a systemic interview - as observed during a session, the trainee will conduct a systemic interview demonstrating the most salient features;
- construct systemic hypotheses/formulations from initial referral, to make links between what the family bring in relation to the initial and subsequent sessions and equally, to disregard ideas that are not helpful or relevant or do not fit the needs of the family;
- engage members of the client system, attending to differentials in age, relationship to the therapy, cognitive / linguistic abilities, differences in race/culture/gender to the therapist;
- adopt a variety of therapeutic positions / stances in relation to systemic ideas or models (e.g. neutrality, intervention, social control, hierarchical, modern, post modern, etc.);
- demonstrate an ability to be self-reflexive;
- recognise aspects of self in terms of therapeutic style and group interactions; apply systemic thinking and techniques to own professional practice and workplace.

Skills outcomes
On completion of this module, the student should be able to:
- demonstrate a good quality of general clinical skills, which include the capacity to engage clients and create therapeutic alliance; behave in a way that promotes an atmosphere of respect and optimism;
- have a working knowledge of and adherence to UKCP/AFT code of Ethics;
- behave in a way that attends to issues of race, culture, class and gender and potential power differentials;
- show the ability to communicate in a professional way both in writing and orally to relevant professionals;
- maintain good clinical records and information about the referral system, accurate and useful note taking, appropriate correspondence, complete genogram in the file, case closure, etc.;
- prepare case material for discussion with colleagues;
- show some depth and breadth of knowledge about systemic theory, including familiarity with historical development, the major contributors and the various schools of systemic therapy and technical terms. This knowledge will be evident in discussions held in the supervision group;
- demonstrate an obvious connection between theory and the way in which cases are understood, described and interacted with;
- show the ability to critically evaluate systemic theory and consider implications for practice based on ethical position and research findings;
- conduct a systemic interview demonstrating the most salient features;
- construct systemic hypotheses/formulations from intial referral, to make links between what the family brings in relation to the initial and subsequent sessions and equally, to disregard ideas that are not helpful or relevant or do not fit the needs of the family;
- engage members of the client system, attending to differentials in age, relationship to the therapy, cognitive/linguistic abilities, differences in race/culture/gender to the therapist;
- adopt a variety of therapeutic positions/stances in relation to systemic ideas or models (i.e. neutrality, intervention, social control, hierarchical, modern, post modern, etc.);
- contribute to the thinking and learning of other team members during and around sessions, including behaving in a way that is respectful and conducive to learning and creativity and by providing feedback to colleagues;
- identify aspects of self in terms of therapeutic style and group interactions; apply systemic thinking and techniques to own professional practice and workplace;
- Make use of supervision. The student will work with and make use of feedback from the supervisor and other team members. Particular strengths and areas for development will be identified and progress commented upon through the supervision profile.

Syllabus

Forty sessions of clinical therapeutic practice in a team of students with live supervision providing a context for the application and development of systemic clinical practice and personal professional development in relation to developing professional practice.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision	40	4.00	160.00
Tutorial	1	4.00	4.00
Private study hours			136.00
Total Contact hours			164.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

Reviewing video recordings, planning sessions, including reading relevant articles
- Attending clinics
- Clinical portfolio
- Preparing presentation of clinical work

Students are also required to complete 100 hours of systemic practice in their own agency (as part of their own professional work) during this module and to submit verification of this.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students have termly individual tutorials to review progress and assessment feedback, with early identification and support for students who are not achieving at a satisfactory level.
- 40 sessions of live supervised clinical work with individual feedback on all aspects of clinical practice
- Supervision profile created by student and supervisor in which detailed feedback on progress is given to students
- Clinical portfolio maintained by student and feedback given by supervisor
- Video reviews with feedback from supervisor and peers
- Formative video
- Summative video review

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Practical	100 hours of systemic practice as part of student's professional role -passed via verification of hours worked. PASS/FAIL	0.00
Portfolio	Supervision profile	85.00
Presentation	Verbal presentation of recorded clinical work	15.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

The format of this assessment is subject to change due to restrictions imposed by Covid-19; the assessment will continue to meet the learning outcomes and the PSRB requirements. Students who fail the supervision profile may be required to repeat the placement module. Both components must be passed. Resit attempt capped at 50 and module grade capped at 50.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

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