PS50163: Intermediate course in systemic theory and practice
[Page last updated: 04 August 2021]
| Academic Year: | 2021/2 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Psychology |
| Credits: | 18 [equivalent to 36 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 360 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 90%, PR 10% |
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| Aims: | * To build on Foundation level learning in the field of systemic theory, practice and research, especially in relation to practice * To provide a basis from which the student may proceed onto qualifying level training (as defined by AFT) in Systemic Theory and Practice. |
| Learning Outcomes: | * Be familiar with a broad range of literature relating to family therapy and systemic practice, which should include recent publications * Critically evaluate systemic ideas, relevant research and their application to different systems * Describe differences and similarities between approaches in systemic therapy including the theory of change * Develop and demonstrate a commitment to actively promote ethical, anti-discriminatory practice and to highlight and critique culturally-based assumptions * Be familiar with and apply relevant codes of ethics and their implications for practice * Develop a capacity to use the consultation process in relation to systemic practice * Further develop in awareness of personal development needs, and begin to use this awareness in self-reflexive ways in practice (F) * Develop an ability to discuss the impact on systemic practice of key legislative frameworks and provision covering children, mental health and community care * Acquire knowledge and skills required in convening and engaging a range of client groups and working with them systemically, as well as develop an ability to appropriately adapt skills and techniques to their own personal area of practice * Demonstrate an ability to discuss systemic practice in both oral and written forms. |
| Skills: | * Demonstrate a range of practice skills (T, F) * Develop techniques for working with couples (T, F) * Further develop an ability to use relational, circular thinking in relation to problems for individuals, couples and families in a range of clinical settings, including areas such as physical illness, adult and child mental health or learning disabilities (T, F, A) * Use self-reflexivity, specifically in relation to practice (T, F, A) * Identify and reflect on how different schools within systemic therapy view the process of therapeutic change (T) * Develop enhanced competence to convene a systemic therapy session in a range of clinical settings (T, F, A) * Develop Narrative Therapy techniques to Intermediate level (T) * Develop an understanding of how to use and provide supervision/consultation using systemic models (T) * Develop the ability to concisely and precisely present examples of their practice in written and oral forms (F, A) |
| Content: | The following is a brief outline of the topics that will be covered:
* Refresher of key topics covered on Foundation course, incl. relevant codes of practice and ethics * Theories of Change * Working systemically with child complex cases * Systemic Couple Therapy * Systemic ways to work through others in Learning Disabilities services * Working with families to address eating disorders in children * Working with families when children have chronic physical health problems * Family Approaches in Brain Injury * Systemic Applications in Health * Supervision * Narrative Approaches. |
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PS50163 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Psychology
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