Explore UCD

UCD Home >

MDCS40820

Academic Year 2024/2025

Supervision of Clinical Practice Part II (MDCS40820)

Subject:
Medicine Clinical Science
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Medicine
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
8
Module Coordinator:
Dr Barry O'Donnell
Credit Split by Trimester:
Autumn 3.75
Spring 3.75
Trimester:
2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
Module Type:
Clinical Module
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The supervision of ongoing clinical practice takes place in small groups in order to offer students a highly focused training in the technique and practice of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Students present their case material weekly in rotation for peer and tutor supervision. Within this intimate group context, students are encouraged, directed and supported in sustaining therapeutic work - ideally carried over from first year - with the same patient or group of patients. The evolving complexity of ethical and theoretical questions around the direction of the treatment as these relate to interpretation, transference etc are privileged. Selected papers on metapsychology provide the theoretical prism through which clinical situations are viewed.

This is a must-pass module for the programme. In other words, a student cannot complete the MSc without passing this module regardless of grades across all other modules.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

The student will be able to:1) Demonstrate a sound understanding of the tenets of psychoanalytic technique 2) Develop proficiency in oral presentation 3) Attend to and engage in an informed and supportive critique of the clinical work of peers 4) Demonstrate a capacity to work therapeutically with patients following psychoanalytic principles 5) Submit a clinical paper reflective of psychoanalytic practice.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Tutorial

42
Specified Learning Activities

80
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Total

162

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
clinical supervision - in small group and individual one-to-one; peer and group work; reflective learning; in-class discussion case-based learning; student presentations

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Practical Skills Assessment: Assessment has 3 components: small group supervisor report; clinical essay; individual supervisor report. Student must pass each of these 3 components to pass the module overall. Check timetable info Week 5 Spring Graded Yes

100

 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat (CFP) Within Three Semesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students are invited to contact the Programme Leader following receipt of grades to learn from their work

Name Role
Dr Barry O'Donnell Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Liam Barnard Tutor
Ms Mary Cullen Tutor
Mr Dermot Hickey Tutor
Mr Anthony Hughes Tutor
Print this page
Fill in the following details:
Enter the body of your query here.

From time to time UCD would like to send you further information that we feel, based on your enquiry, would be of interest to you.