PA129-4-SP-SO:
Therapeutic Work in Groups
2015/16
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Southend Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
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Requisites for this module
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Aims: This course is an introduction to group work and working with groups from a psychodynamic perspective and aims to provide students with the basic understanding, techniques and skills needed to engage professionally in therapeutic orientated groups in the workplace. In the first six seminars students will build upon their knowledge of groups, explore the historical background and development of group work and go on to consider specific issues such as dealing with troubling behaviour, gangs and groups, issues of interpretation, insight and corrective emotional experience, as well as consider staff support groups. In the final four weeks students will gain experience of group participation and engage in a series of workshops designed around group activities and exercises. They will learn experientially about the dilemmas of participation in groups while also developing a set of resources for the future.
Learning outcomes. By the end of the module students will have
1. Gained knowledge about the origins and development of group work
2. Gained knowledge about the aims and benefits of working in groups
3. Gained a basic theoretical understanding of psychodynamic processes in groups
4. Become aware of unconscious processes in groups
5. Gained further experience of participating in a group and learned about specific activities and exercises equipping them to lead or support group work in the future
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Teaching is divided into two components. The first six weeks are theoretical taught seminars while the final four weeks are experiential.
Theory: Students will discuss readings on the topic of groups work
Experiential Applications: Students will become a part of a group, participating in weekly activities and exercises. They will consider the importance of beginnings and endings in groups, the holding function of continuity and routine, a range of exercises with different functions and the balance needed between activity and reflection. They will, in additional, have the opportunity to lead a group activity or exercise.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Reflective essay on groups activity |
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35% |
| Coursework |
Essay |
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60% |
| Practical |
Participation |
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5% |
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
cpsugrad@essex.ac.uk 01206 874969
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