PA809-8-FY-CO:
Advanced Clinical Practice
2024/25
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 8
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 27 June 2025
15
18 March 2024
Requisites for this module
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DOCTC89P36 Psychodynamic Counselling,
MAD C89P12 Psychodynamic Counselling
This module is taken by Professional Doctorate in Psychodynamic Counselling students. This module supports students in their advanced development as psychodynamic practitioners. Regular clinical seminars and technique workshops will enable them to consolidate and improve their practice. Sharing good practice with peers and tutors will hone their capacity to respond effectively in their client work. Most students on this module will also be pursuing their development as researchers. This module will enable them to explore and understand the relevance of research to their clinical practice and understand the creative tension between their two roles. Students will be qualified counsellors working towards personal accreditation with the BACP. This module will support them in acquiring the necessary hours and in preparing for their accreditation application
The aims of this module are:
- Support students in developing further in their professional practice.
- Support students towards personal accreditation with the BACP.
- Help students understand the creative tension between research and clinical work.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Advanced ability to conduct effective psychodynamic counselling. (C6)
- Communication (D1)
- Working with others (D5)
- Improving own learning and performance (D6)
The module will take the form of clinical seminars in year 1. Readings of interest may be provided but there is no set syllabus.
In each seminar in year 1 students will take turns to bring accounts of their clinical work for discussion in the group. Towards the end of the year there will be a workshop on BACP accreditation
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Case Study assignment |
06/05/2025 |
|
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Deborah Wright, email: dlswri@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Deborah Wright
Graduate Administrator: ppspgr@essex.ac.uk
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No
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Dr Judith Trowell
None
Private psychiatrist and psychotherapist
Available via Moodle
Of 6 hours, 6 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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