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PS52055: Professional skills development

[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Psychology
Credits: 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 100
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CWPF 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Portfolio (CWPF 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit, you will be able to:
  • Describe the professional contexts/settings within which psychological practitioners and researchers work
  • Learn Identify and describe about the career pathways open to psychology graduates with foundation knowledge in Clinical Psychology, and communicate the relevant skills required
  • Reflect on your own skills, experience, and goals, and understand how this reflective practice contributes to professional development
  • Develop plans and strategies regarding continuing professional development post-graduation



Synopsis: Learn about and understand the professional context of working in the field of clinical psychology and begin to develop relevant professional skills. Discover career pathways open to graduates with a foundation knowledge in clinical psychology and be supported to develop a personal development plan in line with your aspirations.

Content: You will have the opportunity to engage with your own personal development, synthesising knowledge from a variety of sources to set out goals and plans for personal development aligned with career aspirations. Teaching activities will include presentations and discussions with external speakers, and include introduction to professional skills such as reflective practice, ethics, boundaries, self-care and stress management, and working collaboratively and with service users. You will engage in structured reflection on your learning, performance and skills development. There will also be a focus on practical, relevant, work-based skills. The assessment will mirror continuing professional development activities in the modern healthcare workplace.

Course availability:

PS52055 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department of Psychology

Notes:

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