PA210-6-AU-CO:
Counselling Skills for Therapeutic Work
2023/24
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 15 December 2023
30
14 October 2021
Requisites for this module
(none)
(none)
(none)
PA228
PA215, PA216, PA217, PA218, PA221
BA LX5C Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations,
BA C847CO Psychodynamic Practice,
BA C847DT Psychodynamic Practice,
BA C848CO Psychodynamic Practice (Including Foundation Year),
BA C849CO Psychodynamic Practice (Including Year Abroad),
BA L333 Criminology with Counselling Skills,
BA L334 Criminology with Counselling Skills (Including Year Abroad),
BA L335 Criminology with Counselling Skills (Including Placement Year),
BA L330 Sociology with Counselling Skills (Including Placement Year),
BA L331 Sociology with Counselling Skills (Including Year Abroad),
BA L332 Sociology with Counselling Skills
This module aims at helping students put more effectively into practice their psychodynamic understanding of their work with children, adolescents or adults. While this module cannot provide a counselling qualification, students will be learning to use counselling skills in their normal working roles.
You will study the nature of the counselling relationship; consider how to develop a therapeutic alliance, and the overall process of counselling. You will explore issues of assessment and formulation, understanding the underlying verbal and non-verbal communication, including the application of skills and techniques utilised, for example, in art and play, and how all this works within the psychodynamic framework that the module supports.
The module balances academic study and discussion of the issues along with active participation in weekly workshops and the chance to undertake an on-going observation, or piece of direct work, with a child, adolescent or adult. The observation or direct work is written up and presented within seminars providing an opportunity to enhance observation skills and the capacity to develop a psychodynamic formulation.
A DBS check is required for this module.
The aims of the module are:
* To observe or work with a single person over 10 weeks
* To apply psychodynamic thinking to the therapeutic relationship in placement or work
* To deepen your understanding of therapeutic communication and counselling skills
* To practice therapeutic communication and counselling skills
By the end of the module students should be able to:
* Recognise what factors support the development of a therapeutic alliance
* Understand how to utilise a range of counselling and communication skills effectively in a therapeutic or supportive role
* Demonstrate a deeper understanding of the dynamics of relationships and interactions between people in professional settings, especially between those providing the service and those receiving it
* Appreciate the depth and richness of the inner world of a single person and the factors which contribute to their state of mind and behaviour
* Demonstrate the acquisition of the skills and knowledge required to make a psychodynamic assessment of a single person
Preparatory reading for students taking this module as an outside option
'Key theoretical ideas in Psychodynamic Thinking' in Kegerreis, S. (2010) Psychodynamic Counselling with Children and Young People. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan (pp12-18)
'Defining the theory – Psychodynamics' in Preston-Shoot, M. and Agass, D. (1990) Making Sense of Social Work: Psychodynamics, Systems and practice. London: Palgrave
'Psychodynamics: A Changing Theory' in Leiper, R. and Maltby, M. (2004) The Psychodynamic Approach to Therapeutic Change. London: Sage. (pp 12-33)
Rycroft, C. (1995) A Critical Dictionary of Psychoanalysis, London: Penguin
Seminar 1 - Students will discuss readings on theoretical and practical aspects of counselling relationships with children, adolescents and adults. There will be a reflective group at the beginning and end of this module
Workshop 1 – Students will participate in experiential workshops to practice new skills and to deepen their understanding
Seminar 2 – Students will bring descriptions of their work with children, adolescents or adults which will be discussed applying psychodynamic insights to the interaction.
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Kegerreis, S. (2010a)
Psychodynamic counselling with children and young people?: an introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=4762791.
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Hopper, L. (2007a) Counselling and psychotherapy with children and adolescents. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Leiper, R. and Maltby, M. (2004a)
The psychodynamic approach to therapeutic change. London: Sage Publications. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=354897&pq-origsite=primo.
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Noonan, E. (2000)
Counselling young people. London: Routledge. Available at:
http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203408513.
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Kegerreis, S. (2010f)
Psychodynamic counselling with children and young people: an introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=4762791.
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Kegerreis, S. (2010f)
Psychodynamic counselling with children and young people: an introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=4762791.
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Marshall-Tierney, J. (2010) ‘Melting muddy mixtures?: an exploration of the art psychotherapy process with an adolescent boy in a therapeutic community’, in
Children and adolescents in trauma: creative therapeutic approaches. London: Jessica Kingsley. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=581448.
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Clare Winnicott and Joel S. Kanter (2004)
Face to face with children: the life and work of Clare Winnicott. London: Karnac. Available at:
http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429474507.
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D. W. Winnicott (1971) Therapeutic consultations in child psychiatry. London: Hogarth Press [for] the Institute of Psycho-Analysis.
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George Mak-Pearce (2001) ‘Engaging troubled adolescents in six-session psychodynamic therapy’, in
Community-based psychotherapy with young people: evidence and innovation in practice. Hove: Brunner-Routledge, pp. 15–24. Available at:
http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780203361030/chapters/10.4324/9780203361030-12.
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Malan, D.H. (1995b)
Individual psychotherapy and the science of psychodynamics. 2nd ed. Oxford: Butterworth. Available at:
http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429254673.
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Hamish Canham (2004) ‘Spitting, kicking and stripping: technical difficulties encountered in the treatment of deprived children’,
Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 30(2), pp. 143–154. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1080/00754170410001727013.
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Carpy, D. (1989) ‘Tolerating the countertransference: a mutative process.’,
The international journal of psychoanalysis, 70, pp. 287–294. Available at:
https://search.proquest.com/docview/1298182719/7EBA24B6EEB24932PQ/16?accountid=10766.
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R. D. Hinshelwood (1994) Clinical Klein. London: Free Association Books.
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Kegerreis, S. (2010f)
Psychodynamic counselling with children and young people: an introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=4762791.
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Kegerreis, S. (2010f)
Psychodynamic counselling with children and young people: an introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=4762791.
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McGoldrick, M., Gerson, R. and Petry, S.S. (2008) Genograms: assessment and intervention. 3rd ed. New York: W.W. Norton.
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Darielle (no date) ‘Toward an African American Genogram.’
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Menzies, I.E.P. (1960) ‘A Case-Study in the Functioning of Social Systems as a Defence against Anxiety’,
Human Relations, 13(2), pp. 95–121. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1177/001872676001300201.
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Kegerreis, S. (1984) ‘Letting go: a Psychotherapist’s View of Endings’, Maladjustment and therapeutic education?: the journal of the Association of Workers for Maladjusted Children., 2(1).
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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 |
Assessed Observation |
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20% |
| Coursework |
Case Study |
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80% |
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 Ann Addison, email: abaddi@essex.ac.uk.
From Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Student Administrator, 5A.202, telephone 01206 874969, email ppsug@essex.ac.uk
No
Yes
No
Dr Anthony John Faramelli
Goldsmiths
Lecturer in Visual Cultures
Available via Moodle
Of 40 hours, 40 (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).
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