PSYC40120 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 essential in the practice of systemic psychotherapy (both online and offline), such as, listening and communication skills; development of a systemic and self-reflexive stance in response to clinical referrals; an ability to contextualise problems and to understand the process of change from different theoretical perspectives. Students will develop these skills through a range of clinical exercises, role-plays, group discussions and the completion of written exercises.

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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

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Laboratories

32
Specified Learning Activities

47
Autonomous Student Learning

32
Total

111
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
11 Skills Laboratories at 3 hours per session, 33 hours
Skills Laboratory Journal Keeping at 2 hours per session, 22 hours
Reading Preparation at 2 hours per session, 22 hours
Self-Evaluation Report at 5 hours
Total hours: 82 
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
Continuous Assessment: Continuous assessment of clinical skills by supervisor Unspecified n/a Graded No

50
Portfolio: Skills Lab Journal 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?

At the completion of the module each student will receive an evaluation grade from the Module. Teacher/Supervisor based on the UCD Modular Grade guidelines. Additional information will be provided in class.

Name Role
Ms Sinead Gillen Tutor
Ms Diane Hanly Tutor
Ms Deirdre Hayes Tutor
Mr Brendan Mc Kiernan Tutor
Mattia Messena Tutor
Mr Niall Reynolds 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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