2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

PSYC1619 Psychology for Healthy Minds

10 creditsClass Size: 260

Module manager: Dr Siobhan Hugh-Jones
Email: S.Hugh-Jones@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

No other health condition matches mental ill-health in the combined extent of prevalence and impact across individual, social, economic and mortality measures. This module introduces students to contemporary approaches to therapeutic intervention with people experiencing mental health difficulties. We will explore: the ways in which each approach formulates the origin and maintenance of mental health difficulties; the psychological theory / framework which underpins the various approaches; and how this is deployed in practice. The module will illustrate the variety of ways of constructing and understanding human experience and how this translates into different therapeutic approaches.

Objectives

To help students to develop a basic understanding of: the diversity of ways in which mental health difficulties can be (psychologically) formulated; the range and nature of distinct therapeutic approaches, and their unique processes and goals; the evidence for the effectiveness of differing therapeutic approaches.

Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of:
i) the definition, aims and origins of counselling & psychotherapy.
ii) the theoretical underpinnings of key psychological, therapeutic approaches to mental health, such as psychodynamic, person-centered, cognitive-behavioural and mindfulness based approaches.
iii) the key concepts, frameworks and principles adopted by different approaches and how these shape therapy in practice.
iv) how to evaluate therapeutic approaches at a basic level.
v) the evidence for the effectiveness of each approach.

Skills outcomes
- applying how theory relates to practice
- self awareness

Syllabus

- Historical origins of counselling; definitions and key terms
- Theoretical principles underpinning key approaches such as psychodynamic counselling, person-centred counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness based approaches (other similarly contemporary approaches may be covered).
- Application of theory to the counselling process in each approach, i.e. skills and techniques used.
- Evidence for the effectiveness of each approach.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Private study hours			89.00
Total Contact hours			11.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

Locating / Accessing and completing reading per lecture: 75 hours (7.5 hours x 10 lectures, the 11th lecture is revision only)
Preparing for formative assessment: 2 hours
Exam preparation: 12 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

There will be an online formative test in Week 5.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Online Assessment	Online formative test	0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		0.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	1 hr	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 29/04/2024 16:19:52

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