MDCS30030 Psychotherapies I: Transference based Therapies and Integrative/interpersonal Therapies

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module will present, from a theoretical perspective, the principles and techniques of cognitive behaviour therapy, including its application in the treatment of children and adolescents. The principles of therapies derived from CBT such as dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) will be presented by practitioners. Child Art Psychotherapy and drama therapy are also covered by teacher-practitioners. The application of these different modalities of psychotherapy within the mental health and primary care arenas will be identified as will potential areas for research. Also represnted are applications of psychoanalysis in fields such as psychiatry, mental health, criminality, addiction and eating disorders. The psychoanalytic theory of subjectivity in psychosis is also introduced.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:1. Demonstrate an awareness of the practice of cognitive behaviour therapy and therapies devived from CBT; 2. Demonstrate awareness of Child Art Psychotherapy and drama therapy; 3. Recognise and describe what is distinctive to psychoanalytic responses to psychiatric illness, criminality, addiction and eating disorders; 4. Identify the possible applications of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in the mental health services; 5. Recognise the ethical implications for the therapist clinician raised by the different forms of psychotherapy;

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

30
Specified Learning Activities

10
Autonomous Student Learning

60
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
peer and group work; lectures; critical writing; 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 Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Presentation: Two mandatory non-graded in-class group presentations (cumulative) with follow-up written 1,200 word reports (summative) which are graded Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
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 Grainne Donohue Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Orla Crowley Tutor
Dr Nicola Elmer Tutor
Miss Laura McEvoy Tutor
Dr Emer Rutledge Tutor
Ms Kim Spendlove Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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