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PSCO40560

Academic Year 2024/2025

The Theory of Group Analysis (PSCO40560)

Subject:
Psychotherapy
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Medicine
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Ms Karen O'Shea
Credit Split by Trimester:
Autumn 3
Spring 3
Summer 4
Trimester:
Year-long (12 months)
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.

This year long module focuses on introducing students to the basic principles of Foulkesian group analysis. Further to this, students will have the opportunity to study and explore introductory psychoanalytic texts, contemporary group analytic theory, including the social unconscious. This exploration will be enhanced by an experience in a large group setting.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students will:
• Know about the history of psychoanalysis as it applies to the development of the theory of group analysis
• Describe key principles of Foulkesian Group Analysis, including group membership, boundaries, and leadership
• Develop an understanding of the unconscious processes, including projection and transference and the application of these concepts in personal and professional life
• Actively engage and reflect on large group dynamics including the influence of the social unconscious, levels of communication from the manifest to latent level
• Apply critical thinking to theoretical formulations and communicate same in group context.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

250
Total

250

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Teaching and Learning'
This module will include independent reading, seminar groups for the discussion of theoretical papers and participation in a large group setting.

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
Group Work Assignment: Engagement in group discussions and participation in a group presentation on a key theoretical concept Week 11 Spring Graded Yes
100
 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat Within Two Trimesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

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