PSCO40270 Skills & Techniques of Systemic Practice: Foundation

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module is designed to equip students with foundational skills in systemic psychotherapy. It will occur in the Autumn Trimester with students participating in skills development laboratories which will be provided both face to face and online. The module will assist students to integrate systemic theories and practices with the personal and cultural knowledge that inform systemic practice, with particular attention to skills development for the provision of online psychotherapy. Students will learn a number of foundation skills and techniques essential in the practice of Systemic Psychotherapy (both online and offline).

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students will be able to demonstrate a range of practice skills relevant to Systemic Practice provision online and offline, which include:
• Showing an appropriate use of communication and listening skill
• Mastering interviewing and engagement skills
• Using appropriate hypothesizing and circular questioning techniques
• Providing accurate and coherent descriptions of problems Understanding the social, community and cultural contexts in which
problems occur
• Developing a self-reflexive practice
• Making theory to practice connections

Indicative Module Content:

The module teaching sessions will focus on the development of foundational skills for Systemic Practice. Therefore, we will practice with listening and communication exercises; role play and simulations on self-reflexive stance in response to clinical referrals; models for the development of systemic formulations, etc. For details see the Programme handbook.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Small Group

22
Specified Learning Activities

39
Autonomous Student Learning

44
Total

105
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Our approach to teaching and learning is based on students' active participation in group discussions, role play and simulations face-to-face and online. Peer-based/collaborative learning is key to our teaching practice. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
(PSYC40370)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: At the completion of the module each student will receive an evaluation grade based on class participation, engagement in discussions and simulations/role play. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

30
Journal: Skills Lab Journal with final Self-Evaluation Summary Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

70

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
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

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Ms Diane Hanly Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Niall Reynolds Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mattia Messena 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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