University of Essex

SE752-7-FY-CO:
Understanding and Developing Self and Others

The details

Year: 2024/25

Department: Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (School of)

Campus: Colchester Campus

Term: Full Year

Level: Postgraduate: Level 7

Status: Current

Start date: Thursday 03 October 2024

End date: Friday 27 June 2025

Credits: 30

Last updated: 09 August 2024

Requisites for this module

Pre-requisites: (none)

Co-requisites: (none)

Pre and / or co-requisites: (none)

Prohibited modules: (none)

Key module (requisite for): (none)

Key module for

MSC B16024 Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)

Module description

This module explores the lived experience of the self and others through the contexts in which they live.

Students will examine and develop their understanding of being a physiotherapist in contemporary and evolving UK practice, considering their own development as a student healthcare professional. Students will apply, evaluate and analyse approaches to developing themselves as professionals and others such as service users and peers in a variety of contexts.

Module aims

The aims of this module are:

To explore the lived experience of the self and others through the contexts in which they live.

To examine and develop students’ understanding of being a physiotherapist in contemporary and evolving UK practice, considering their own development as a student healthcare

To enable students to apply, evaluate and analyse approaches to developing themselves as professionals.

To enable students to apply, evaluate and analyse approaches to developing others, such as service users and peers, in a variety of contexts.

Module learning outcomes

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

Critically discuss factors influencing your own frame of reference as a healthcare student

Demonstrate and critically discuss the expectations and requirements of you as a healthcare student

Investigate core theories, principles, and concepts for the role of CPD in your journey as a health care professional

Synthesise factors influencing the frames of reference of others who you will collaborate with as a healthcare student

Identify and critically evaluate opportunities to develop relationships whilst respecting others’ frames of reference

Module information

Indicative syllabus

Psychology
Sociology
Practice based decision making
Culture and politics
Unconscious bias and stereotyping
Professional and therapeutic relationships
Emotional intelligence
Being open to a diversity of views
Healthcare and societal systems and contexts Working inter-professionally in teams
Peer feedback in the development of self
Development of self for placement
Professional skills
HCPC, CSP requirements and expectations CPD and development of own needs
Impact of development on self and others
Ethics and consent Reflective practice

Learning and teaching methods

Overview: A mixture of lectures, seminars and independent learning will be used to deliver this module.

Lectures: Lectures will be used to introduce key concepts to students.

Independent and Online: There is an expectation that students undertake a significant amount of independent learning. Directed content will be available weekly via Moodle. This may include teaching materials, online discussion forums, quizzes etc. Journals and e-books are available through the university library.

Workshops: Workshop sessions will be used for the facilitation of small group discussions and activities, to explore key module themes in greater depth and to consolidate knowledge.

Tutorials: Group work may be utilised to facilitate learning. Students are advised to take tutorial advice from the module lead in relation to module content and assessment. For more general issues students are encouraged to discuss issues with their allocated personal tutor.

Bibliography

Atwal, A. and Jones, M. (2022) Preparing for professional practice in health and social care. Second Edition. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. Available at: https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/1909706.
Day, J. (2013) Interprofessional working: an essential guide for health and social care professionals. 2nd ed. Andover: Cengage Learning. Available at: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5132669.
Wachtel, P.L. (2011) Therapeutic communication: knowing what to say when. Second edition. New York: Guilford Press. Available at: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=684300.
Moss, B. (2020) Communication Skills in Health and Social Care. 5th edition. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Available at: https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/407334.
Jasper, M. (2013) Beginning reflective practice. 2nd ed. Andover: Cengage Learning. Available at: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=5132784.
Crinson, I. (2009) Health policy: a critical perspective. London: SAGE. Available at: https://sk.sagepub.com/books/health-policy.
CSP ePortfolio and learning hub | The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (no date). Available at: https://www.csp.org.uk/professional-clinical/cpd-education/csp-eportfolio-learning-hub.
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy | The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (no date). Available at: https://www.csp.org.uk/.
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) | (no date). Available at: https://www.hcpc-uk.org/.
NICE | The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (no date). NICE. Available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/.
Department of Health and Social Care - GOV.UK (no date). Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care.

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	3000 Word Essay	09/01/2025	60%
Coursework	15 minute Pre-recorded Presentation	17/04/2025	40%

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: Dr Adrian Mallows, email: amallows@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Bradley Neal, email: b.neal@essex.ac.uk.

Teaching staff:

Contact details: SRES Office, email: sres (Non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create the full email address)

Availability

Available to incoming Essex Abroad / Exchange students: No

Available to Outside Option: No

Available to Audit: No

External examiner

Name: Mrs Madeleine Nicholson

Institution: Wrexham Glyndwr University

Academic role: Senior Lecturer

Resources

Teaching materials: Available via Moodle

Lecture recording: Of 10 hours, 10 (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.

Further information

Department website: Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (School of)

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SE752-7-FY-CO:Understanding and Developing Self and Others