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PSCO40200

Academic Year 2025/2026

Supervision Clin Practice 3 (PSCO40200)

Subject:
Psychotherapy
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Medicine
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Mr Liam Barnard
Credit Split by Trimester:
Autumn 3
Spring 4
Summer 3
Trimester:
Year-long (12 months)
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
Module Type:
Clinical Module
How will I be graded?
Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

The supervision of ongoing clinical practice takes place in two forms: individual and small group.
One-to-one individual supervision occurs weekly over a minimum 35 weeks.
Small group supervision occurs fortnightly (maximum four trainees per group in line with professional body standards)
The objective of these two modes of supervision is to provide students with regular direction for their practice to follow specifically psychoanalytic principles. Students engage in speaking about their practice, questioning the basis of their formulations and interventions as well as encountering the limits of the knowledge of the practitioner. Students are , directed and supported to maintain at least two people in their psychoanalytic psychotherapy and reach the required amount of practice as per professional body requirements.
The evolving complexity of ethical and theoretical questions around the direction of the treatment as these relate to interpretation, transference etc are privileged, with key Freudian and Lacanian texts acting as the theoretical prism through which clinical situations are viewed.

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) Tolerate not knowing; desist from knowing

Indicative Module Content:

The supervision of ongoing clinical practice takes place in two forms: individual and small group. Individual supervision occurs weekly over a minimum 30 weeks. Small group supervision occurs fortnightly. The supervision of ongoing clinical practice takes place in two modes:
small group supervision (maximum four trainees per group in line with professional body standards)
one-to-one individual supervision
The objective of these two modes of supervision is to provide students with regular direction for their practice to follow specifically psychoanalytic principles. Students engage in speaking about their practice, questioning the basis of their formulations and interventions as well as encountering the limits of the knowledge of the practitioner. Students are , directed and supported to maintain at least two people in their psychoanalytic psychotherapy and reach the required amount of practice as per professional body requirements.
The evolving complexity of ethical and theoretical questions around the direction of the treatment as these relate to interpretation, transference etc are privileged, with key Freudian and Lacanian texts acting as the theoretical prism through which clinical situations are viewed.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

25
Small Group

45
Practical

140
Total

210

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Peer and group work; critical writing; reflective learning; in-class discussion of practice; student presentations of practice; clinical reading

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Student engages in their own personal psychoanalysis


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 is through the small group supervisor report, informed by individual supervisor report. Report is based on enagement with supervision and ability to represent practice as psychoanalytic Week 8 Summer 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, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Mr Liam Barnard Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Grainne Donohue Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Miles Link Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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