MDCS42500 Child&Adolst Psychopathology 1

Academic Year 2024/2025

This module is delivered in Year 3 of training.
Students will continue to develop their understanding of Child Art Psychotherapy through lectures on varying and
diverse perspectives of child and adolescent psychopathology. The clinical relevance of Child Art Psychotherapy is
evaluated and discussed. In this module, a student’s knowledge of psychotherapeutic perspectives is built upon to
further inform and develop their clinical practice. Trainees continue to explore the application of Child Art
Psychotherapy in a range of clinical settings. Lectures in this module are delivered by experienced practitioners
from diverse psychotherapeutic modalities, centred around working therapeutically with children and adolescents.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to: 1) Demonstrate how knowledge and understanding of child and adolescent psychopathology informs their clinical practice; 2) Evaluate
Child Art Psychotherapy as a treatment method for various mental health concerns; 3) Articulate the role of CAP in varying clinical contexts; 4) Distinguish the role of
CAP from other similar interventions

Indicative Module Content:

peer and group work; reflective learning; in-class discussion; in-person lectures/seminars; case presentations.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

30
Autonomous Student Learning

95
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
peer and group work; reflective learning; in-class discussion; in-person lectures/seminars; case 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
Participation in Learning Activities: Students must submit a learning journal in line with their lecture schedule . ie one journal entry each weekend of lectures and the complete journal should be uploaded to Brightspace at year end. Week 15 Spring Graded Yes

100

 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

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