Psychological Anxiety Management 3 (P01427)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MED-P-P01340

This module is designed to provide the participants with a more advanced level of assessment and interventions in Cognitive Behavioural Interventions for Dental Anxiety/phobia. The participants will increase their knowledge and understanding of therapeutic relationship issues that influence the psychological treatment. The participants will gain knowledge of co-morbid psychological disorders and be able to screen for these disorders.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Certificate in Psychological Management of Dental Anxiety

? Co-requisites : General Dental Council registration Employment as a general Dental Practitioner Medical Indemnity cover

? Prohibited combinations : The student may not study any of the other Psychological Anxiety Management modules at the same time as Psychological Anxiety Management module 3.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Dentistry, (Medicine, Schedule R)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 14 hour(s) per week for 6 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

-Knowledge of Cognitive Behavioural techniques to reduce dental anxiety/phobia in the more severe dentally anxious/phobic patients.
-To increase the participants' understanding of factors impinging on the successful outcome of Cognitive Behavioural interventions in dental anxiety management and understand factors contributing to Cognitive Behavioural treatment failure.
-To increase the participants' awareness of their own stress management
-Knowledge of Cognitive models of anxiety: Panic Disorder, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder co-morbid psychological disorders
-Identification of therapeutic issues in the dentist-patient relationship that may impinge on progress.
-Elaboration of Cognitive Behavioural skills to a higher level than Psychological Anxiety Management 2.
-Undertake critical analyses of own clinical work in the form of presentations, case studies, supervision and video recording.
Understanding of the interpersonal processes that are necessary for the establishment of a collaborative working alliance between dentist and patient.

Assessment Information

· Videotaped session of 4 patients to be evaluated with supervisor using the standardised clinical skills evaluation sheet. Satisfactory evaluation of supervision completed by supervisor.
· Review of Logbook of relevant clinical activity and critical analyses and review of learning.
· Successful completion of practical assignments & presentations in seminars.
· Submission of one case report of 2000 words