PSYC40020 Observing Systemic Practice

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module will be delivered in the Spring Trimester and will occur on a weekly basis in a two-hour session provided both face to face and online. Students in this module will be given the opportunity to observe systemic psychotherapists working with families by watching videos of pre-recorded sessions and/or by doing role plays and simulations of family therapy sessions provided online and face to face. Also, students will be encouraged to present clinical cases from the student’s own practice for discussion and consultation with the group. The module will also develop students’ reflective competence through articulation of challenges experienced in clinical situations. Lastly, the module will develop students’ ability to create links between theory and practice and to identify different therapeutic techniques.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students will be able to:
● Describe the therapeutic skills observed in therapy sessions provided online and face to face
● Name the theories underpinning the observed clinical practices
● Demonstrate a capacity to think critically about social, cultural, and therapeutic processes that either foster or undermine
practices of discrimination at work in clients’ lives and experiences
● Present a clinical case in a coherent manner with due attention to the context of the referral, a description of the presenting
problem, a summary of the client engagement to date and the student’s questions on the case for group discussion.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Practical

16

Laboratories

16

Specified Learning Activities

70

Total

102

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
8 Observational Meetings x 2 hours per session = 16 hours,
8 Student Practice Consultations x 2 hours per session = 16 hours,
16 Journal Record of Consultation/ Observational Learning x 2 hours per Consultation/Meeting = 32 hours,
Preparation for Consultations = 8 hours,
Written Case Study Assignment = 30 hours
Total hours: 102 
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
Assignment: Written case study assignment Unspecified n/a Graded No

50

Journal: Journal record of consultation / observational learning Unspecified n/a Graded No

50


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
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?

Written feedback form based on a matrix grid

Name Role
Ms Mara De Lacy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Diane Hanly Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Deirdre Hayes Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mattia Messena Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Niall Reynolds Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Sinead Gillen Tutor
Mr Brendan Mc Kiernan 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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