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PSCO40670

Academic Year 2025/2026

Retrospective Supervision Y4 (PSCO40670)

Subject:
Psychotherapy
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Medicine
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
15
Module Coordinator:
Mr Niall Reynolds
Credit Split by Trimester:
Autumn 7.5
Spring 7.5
Trimester:
2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

*** Not available in the academic year indicated above ***

This Supervision is an integral part of the Modules on Retrospective Supervision in Year 3 and 4 of the Masters in Systemic Psychotherapy. The programme requires students to work directly with clients outside of the team training context and to bring this work for consultation and supervision on a retrospective basis to their Individual Clinical Supervisor and to the group supervision process. Video and audio recordings of students’ clinical work is an important aspect of student learning in this module. (We understand that this may not be possible because of data protection but we encourage you to try). In order to ensure that the learning outcomes are met, 80% of student hours (160 hours) should be couple of family sessions and 20% (40 hours) with individuals. Please note with respect to consultations/meetings - if this is a significant systemic consultation in which you provide input as systemic therapist it can be nominated as a session. If a therapist works with an individual and other people are invited in as resource,this can be considered as part of the 80% proportion

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students will have the ability to:
● Work effectively with systems relevant to clients, including, for example, statutory and voluntary services, self-help and advocacy groups, user-led systems, and other elements of the wider community.
● Elaborate and critically evaluate a range of theoretical frameworks in relation to practice.
● Recognize the limits of personal expertise, skills, theory, and approaches, and refer clients appropriately.
● Present in writing their clinical practice in ways that allow their professional


activities to be understood and assessed by others.
● Present in group format their clinical practice in ways that allow their professional activities to be understood and assessed by others.
● Be familiar with a wide range of presenting issues in the clinical situation and the current thinking, practice, and literature available in relation to these areas.
● Describe and evaluate critically their clinical decision-making process.
● Produce written and other records of clinical work in accordance with organizational and professional policies and procedures.
● Respond to and remain participative in a supervisor-learner and team relationship.

Indicative Module Content:

CREATING AND KEEPING LOGBOOK AND JOURNAL RECORDS OF SUPERVISION
It is the responsibility of the supervisee to keep a logbook of the clinical work and a journal of supervision sessions.
The Logbook and journal are shown to the Supervisor both throughout supervision and at the end of the year, (this records client sessions - no identifying information used). These are formally examined at the end of the Spring Trimester as part of the Supervisor Assessment. More details are provided below on what information is required in the log book

GROUP RETRO SUPERVISION SESSIONS
The format of group supervision will vary based on individual and team needs; supervisor styles and stage of professional training. The focus in the class is to give each student over the course of the year an opportunity to present their work and to consider key relational and systemic issues connected to an aspect of a case. It also provides an opportunity for students to further develop supervisory and reflective skills

LEARNING EDGE INQUIRY
This is an opportunity for each group member to identify and through a brief multiple case synthesis present a ‘learning edge’ that they believe has developed since they began independent practice. A learning edge is an area identified by the student as something that they wanted to develop/ work on/ address. This may have been identified in your live teams context and/or with your retro-supervisor

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

0

Total

0


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
active/task-based learning; peer learning
Students will present footage of their work for critical commentary and reflection within a group learning environment

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
Portfolio: Clinical Evaluation by Individual Supervisors 20%
Clinical Evaluation by Group Supervisors 20%
Clinical Individual Portfolio 15%
Clinical Group Portfolio 15%
Clinical examination 30%
Week 1 Spring, Week 3 Spring, Week 4 Spring Graded Yes
100
Yes

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

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

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.