2021/22 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

FAMT5480M Systemic Supervision and Case Presentation II

30 creditsClass Size: 50

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

Taught: 1 Jan to 30 Apr (16mth) View Timetable

Year running 2021/22

Pre-requisite qualifications

As set out in the Programme level Entry Requirements.

Pre-requisites

FAMT5211M	Theories Change & Practice I
FAMT5240M	Intro to Research Methods
FAMT5450M	Family Therapy Skills I
FAMT5470M	Syst Supervision & Case Pres I

Co-requisites

FAMT5311M	Theories: Change & Practice II
FAMT5360M	Advanced Research Methods
FAMT5460M	Family Therapy Skills II

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

This module is designed to support the further development and consolidation of the application of systemic theory and skills to live clinical practice to prepare students for independant clinical practice.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
- demonstrate a very good quality of general clinical skills, which include the capacity to engage clients and create therapeutic alliance, to behave in a way that promotes an atmosphere of respect and optimism, in complex clinical situations;
- have a working knowledge of and adherence to UKCP/AFT code of Ethics and be able to apply these to complex situations as they arise;
- behave in a way that attends to and sees as important, issues of race, culture, class and gender and potential power differentials, which is reflected in behaviour and in written forms;
- show the ability to communicate in a professional way both in writing and orally to relevant professionals and to consider these communications as potential components for change;
- maintain good clinical records and information about the referral system, accurate and useful note taking, appropriate correspondence, complete genogram in the file, case closure, and to audit the records of others;
- prepare case material for discussion with colleagues. The trainee demonstrates an ability to think and plan ahead for the interview and to incorporate previous discussion into the following session;
- show some depth and breath of knowledge about systemic theory in application. This knowledge will be evident in theoretical discussions held in the supervision group;
- demonstrate sophisticated knowledge of the systemic field in their preparation and 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 an increased ability to evaluate systemic theory and consider implications for practice based on ethical position and research findings;
- have demonstrable ability to compare systemic practice and other psychotherapies, for example psychodynamic, cognitive and behavioural;
- conduct a systemic interview - as observed during a session, the trainee will conduct a systemic interview demonstrating a full range of important aspects of clinical therapeutic practice;
- show and identify the use of theory in relation to practice, with attention to coherence in approach, method and technique with clear competency in at least one approach and method which best fits for them as clinicians;
- show an increased ability to create sophisticated systemic formulations in initial referral, to make links between what the family bring including the wider system of referral and in relation to the session(s) and equally, to disregard ideas that are not helpful. This will be reflected in the session write-ups and reports;
- engage members of the client system, attending to differentials in age, relationship to the therapy, cognitive/linguistic abilities, differences in race/culture/gender with the therapist. The increased repertoire will be demonstrated in live sessions with increased number of cases;
- demonstrate competence in use of a variety of therapeutic positions/stances in relation to systemic ideas or models (ie neutrality, intervention, social control, hierarchical, co-evolutional, modern post modern, etc);
- actively show an ability to contribute to the thinking, learning and supervision 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. As the students progress, they will take additional responsibility for the live supervision of each other;
- show self reflexivity, to be responsive to ideas and conversations within therapy, to consider and include the effects of one's own thinking, position, life circumstances and perceived identity in relation to the therapeutic conversation demonstrate a commitment to further development in ability to be self reflexive by virtue of participation in personal/ professional development discussions;
- to actively engage in consideration one's own learning process through discussion in the group and supervision profile; to be familiar with systemic theories of self and apply examples to own practice or personal circumstances;
- students will be invited to consider aspects of their family of origin and contemporary personal groups (family, friendship, work) that feature in their use of self in the practice of therapy. They will be asked to participate in creating a narrative account of their learning in the supervision profile. In addition, they will have an opportunity to reflect on how these professional selves and organisational identities interact with systemic practice;
- make use of supervision. The trainee will work with and make use of feedback from the supervisor and other team members. Particular strengths and areas for development commensurate with preparation for independant clinical practice will be identified and progress commented upon through the supervision profile.

Skills outcomes
On completion of this module, students will be able to:

- demonstrate a very good quality of general clinical skills, which include the capacity to engage clients and create therapeutic alliance, to behave in a way that promotes an atmosphere of respect and optimism;

- attend to issues of race, culture, class and gender and potential power differentials, which is reflected in behaviour and in written forms;

- communicate in a professional way both in writing and orally to relevant professionals and to consider these communications as potential components for change;

- maintain good clinical records and information about the referral system, accurate and useful note taking, appropriate correspondence, complete genogram in the file, case closure, and to audit the records of others;

- prepare case material for discussion with colleagues;

- 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 an increased ability to evaluate systemic theory and consider implications for practice based on ethical position and research findings;

- have some ability to compare systemic practice and other psychotherapies, for example psychodynamic, cognitive and behavioural;

- conduct a systemic interview - as observed during a session, the trainee will conduct a systemic interview demonstrating a full range of important aspects;

- show an increased ability to create systemic formulations in initial referral, to make links between what the family bring including the wider system of referral and in relation to the session(s) and equally, to disregard ideas that are not helpful. This will be reflected in the session write-ups;

- engage members of the client system, attending to differentials in age, relationship to the therapy, cognitive/linguistic abilities, differences in race/culture/gender with the therapist. The increased repertoire will be demonstrated in live sessions with increased number of cases;

- adopt a variety of therapeutic positions/stances in relation to systemic ideas or models (i.e. neutrality, intervention, social control, hierarchical, co-evolutional, modern post modern, etc);

- show self reflexivity, the ability to be responsive to ideas and conversations within therapy, to consider and include the effects of one's own thinking, position, life circumstances and perceived identity in relation to the therapeutic conversation;

- Make use of supervision. The trainee 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

This module comprises 40 sessions of clinical therapeutic practice in a team of trainees with live supervision providing a context for the advanced application and development of systemic clinical practice and personal professional development in relation to independant clinical 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 tapes, planning sessions, including reading relevant articles
- Attending clinics
- writing clinical portfolio and learning log
- 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

- 40 sessions of live supervised clinical work with individual feedback on all aspects of clinical practice.
- Supervision profile created by trainee and supervisor in which detailed feedback on progress is given to students.
- Clinical portfolio maintained by trainee and feedback given by supervisor.
- Video reviews and tutorials with further opportunities for feedback and discussion on progress.
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.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Portfolio	Supervision profile	85.00
Practical	100 hours of systemic practice as part of student's professional role - passed via verification of hours worked. PASS/FAIL	0.00
Presentation	Clinical presentation to panel - 1 hour	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. As this is a clinical module leading to a professional qualification it is required that students pass both assessed elements. Students who fail the panel presentation will have an opportunity to resit. 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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