University of Essex

PA961-7-AU-CO:
Psychodynamic Theory and Practice 1

The details

Year: 2024/25

Department: Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

Campus: Colchester Campus

Term: Autumn

Level: Postgraduate: Level 7

Status: Current

Start date: Thursday 03 October 2024

End date: Friday 13 December 2024

Credits: 15

Last updated: 13 November 2024

Requisites for this module

Pre-requisites: (none)

Co-requisites: (none)

Pre and / or co-requisites: (none)

Prohibited modules: (none)

Key module (requisite for): PA969

Key module for

MA C89D24 Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy,
MA C89D36 Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy (3 year),
MA C89D48 Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy (4 year),
MA C89DFD Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy (3 year)

Module description

This module combines theory and practice, consisting of theoretical seminars, workshops and clinical discussion groups.

The theory seminars consolidate your understanding of the psychodynamic setting and key issues facing clients and will enrich your grasp of key psychodynamic concepts and symptomatic behaviour/presentations.

The workshops will focus on particular areas of practice or understanding to supplement the theory seminars and to provide experiential learning about the issues under consideration. The clinical seminars help you make further use of the theoretical readings in your placement work and in developing further your clinical role.

While the clinical seminars sit within a different module, students are expected to be linking theory and practice together and applying their learning to clinical work, and bringing their clinical learning into the theoretical work.

Module aims

The aims of this module are:

To facilitate the taking up of the professional role of counsellor through linking theory to practice

To extend the understanding of the clinical role in context

To provide practical and theoretical support in approaching the challenges of placement

To broaden understanding of client presentations

To broaden understanding of ways of working with clients

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:

Have a deeper understanding of the professional role of counsellor

Understand the basics of psychodynamic theory and its application to practice

Have greater confidence in taking up the role

Be familiar with a range of client presentations

Be familiar with and develop skill in a range of different techniques used in psychodynamic work

Module information

Key Skills:

Capacity to use psychodynamic theory in counselling

Capacity to engage clients and establish a working alliance

Professionalism in role

Employablity Skills:

Capacity to use psychodynamic theory in counselling

Capacity to engage clients and establish a working alliance

Professionalism in role

Learning and teaching methods

This module will be delivered via:

Theory seminars will consist of lectures and discussions, sometimes led by student presentations.

Workshops will be varied, with different methods such as discussion, role-play, audio-visual material to respond to and other experiential exercises.

On alternate weeks there will be shorter workshops followed by an experiential group.

Bibliography

Ellen Noonan (2000) 'The counselling relationship', in Counselling young people. London: Routledge. Available at: http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203408513/counselling-young-people-ms-ellen-noonan-ellen-noonan.
Lanyado, M. and Horne, A. (2009) 'Chapters 1, 2 and 3', in Monica Lanyado and Ann Horne (eds) The handbook of child and adolescent psychotherapy: psychoanalytic approaches. Second edition. Hove, East Sussex: Routledge, pp. 157–174. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203877616.
Howard, S. (2017) Skills in psychodynamic counselling & psychotherapy. Second edition. Los Angeles: SAGE. Available at: https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/284692.
Gray, A. (2014) An introduction to the therapeutic frame. Routledge mental health classic editions. Hove: Routledge. Available at: http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315882185.
Waldburg, C. (2012) 'Preparing the room', in L. French and R. Klein (eds) Therapeutic practice in schools: working with the child within?: a clinical workbook for counsellors, psychotherapists, and arts therapists. Hove: Routledge. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203806159.
Abrahams, D. and Rohleder, P. (2021a) Clinical Guide to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. London: Taylor & Francis Ltd. Available at: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6468481.
Lemma, A. (2016b) Introduction to the practice of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Second edition. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell. Available at: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1072262.
Barwick, N. (1995) 'Pandora's box: An investigation of essay anxiety in adolescents', Psychodynamic Counselling, 1(4), pp. 560–575.
Trevatt, D. (2012) '“ Recognising defences, resistance and anxieties”, Chapter 2', in L. French and R. Klein (eds) Therapeutic practice in schools: working with the child within?: a clinical workbook for counsellors, psychotherapists, and arts therapists. Hove: Routledge. Available at: https://www.taylorfrancis.com//books/9781136653315.
Sternberg, J. (2005) Infant observation at the heart of training. London: Karnac. Available at: http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429475870.
Kegerreis, S. (2010a) Psychodynamic counselling with children and young people: an introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Available at: https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/15765.
French, L. and Klein, R. (eds) (2012) Therapeutic practice in schools: working with the child within?: a clinical workbook for counsellors, psychotherapists, and arts therapists. Hove: Routledge. Available at: http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781136653315.
Joseph, B. (1988) '“Transference: the Total Situation”', in E.B. Spillius (ed.) Melanie Klein today: developments in theory and practice. London: Routledge. Available at: https://www-taylorfrancis-com.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203358894-8/transference-total-situation-betty-joseph.
Mak-Pearce, G. (2001) 'Engaging troubled adolescents in six-session psychodynamic therapy', in G. Baruch (ed.) Community-based psychotherapy with young people: evidence and innovation in practice. Hove: Brunner-Routledge. Available at: http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780203361030/chapters/10.4324/9780203361030-12.
Salinger, H.A. (2012) ''Transference and counter-transference', Chapter 3', in L. French and R. Klein (eds) Therapeutic practice in schools: working with the child within?: a clinical workbook for counsellors, psychotherapists, and arts therapists. Hove: Routledge. Available at: https://www.taylorfrancis.com//books/9781136653315.
Joseph, Betty (1988) '“Projective Identification - some clinical aspects”', in E.B. Spillius (ed.) Melanie Klein today: developments in theory and practice. London: Routledge. Available at: https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.4324/9780203358832.
Alvarez, A. (1983) 'Problems in the use of the counter-transference: Getting it across', Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 9(1), pp. 7–23. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/00754178308256773.
Isaac, S. (1948) 'The Nature and Function of Phantasy', International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 29, pp. 73–97. Available at: https://pep-web-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/search/document/ijp.029.0073a.
The Origin and Nature of the 'Object' in the Theories of Klein and Fairbairn12 (no date). Available at: https://pep-web-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/search/document/CPS.017.0374A?page=P0374&q=adv%3A%3Aart_issn%3A0010-7530%20AND%20art_pgrg%3A374-*&searchTerms=%5B%7B%22type%22%3A%22volume%22%2C%22term%22%3A%2217%22%7D%5D.
Beaumont, M. (1991) 'Reading between the lines: The child's fear of meaning', Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 5(3), pp. 261–269. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02668739100700131.
O'Shaughnessy, E. (1988) '“W. R. Bion's theory of thinking and new techniques in child analysis”', in E.B. Spillius (ed.) Melanie Klein today: developments in theory and practice. London: Routledge. Available at: https://www-taylorfrancis-com.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203358894-19/bion-theory-thinking-new-techniques-child-analysis-edna-shaughnessy.
Wilfred Bion (no date) The Psychoanalytic Study of Thinking. Available at: https://pep-web-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/browse/document/IJP.043.0306A?page=P0306.
Lago, C. (2006) Race, culture and counselling: the ongoing challenge. 2nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press. Available at: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=233994&site=ehost-live.
Horne, A. and Lanyado, M. (eds) (2009) 'Race, culture and the therapeutic process', in The handbook of child and adolescent psychotherapy: psychoanalytic approaches. 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis. Available at: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203877616-15/race-culture-therapeutic-process-iris-gibbs?context=ubx.
Music, G. (2017a) Nurturing natures: attachment and children's emotional, sociocultural and brain development. Second Edition. Abingdon: Routledge. Available at: http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315656939.
Ogden, T.H. (1992) Projective identification and psychotherapeutic technique. London: Maresfield Library. Available at: http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429478574.
Music, G. (2017b) Nurturing natures: attachment and children's emotional, sociocultural and brain development. Second Edition. Abingdon: Routledge. Available at: http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315656939.
Schore, A.N. (2001) 'Minds in the Making: Attachment, The Self-Organizing Brain, and Developmentally-Oriented Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy', British Journal of Psychotherapy, 17(3), pp. 299–328. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0118.2001.tb00593.x.
Gerhardt, S. (2015) Why love matters: how affection shapes a baby's brain. Second edition. Hove: Routledge. Available at: http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315758312.
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. Professional Conference (2003) Revolutionary connections: psychotherapy and neuroscience. Edited by J. Corrigall and H. Wilkinson. London: Karnac. Available at: http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429479687.

The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam	Description	Deadline	Coursework weighting
Coursework	Formative essay	08/11/2024	0%
Coursework	Essay	14/01/2025	100%

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

Coursework	Exam
100%	0%

Reassessment

Coursework	Exam
100%	0%

Module supervisor and teaching staff

Supervisor: Prof Susan Kegerreis, email: skeger@essex.ac.uk.

Teaching staff: Professor Susan Kegerreis

Contact details: Student Administrator 5A.202; Tel: 01206 873745; Email: ppspgt@essex.ac.uk

Availability

Available to incoming Essex Abroad / Exchange students: No

Available to Outside Option: No

Available to Audit: Yes

External examiner

Name: Mr Mike Keating

Institution: Wessex Counselling and Psychotherapy

Academic role: Head of Training

Name: Dr Nini Kerr

Institution:

Academic role:

Resources

Teaching materials: Available via Moodle

Lecture recording: Of 101 hours, 82 (81.2%) hours available to students:
3 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
16 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.

Further information

Department website: Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

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PA961-7-AU-CO:Psychodynamic Theory and Practice 1