Case Study 3 (P02088)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 12 ? Acronym : HEA-P-CS3

Students are required to submit a case report describing an assessment or intervention, typically carried out during their third clinical placement of the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology, although this may be deferred to a later placement depending on their Individual Training and Development Plan (ITDP). The focus of the reported intervention can be an individual, a group, or an institution. Where the focus is an individual, case reports might describe a course of therapy, a rehabilitation programme, or an individual teaching programme. Group-focused interventions include family therapy, social skills training groups, anxiety management groups, and so on. Students are required to describe the clinical work carried out, make links to and critically evaluate relevant research and literature, and to reflect on the strengths and limitations of the clinical work carried out.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Students must already have completed case studies P02081 and P02084 before they can be registered for this course.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Clinical Psychology, (School of Health in Social Science, Schedule D)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:00	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, the student will demonstrate:

- A critical overview of key contemporary psychological theories, principles and concepts relating to the application of psychological skills and knowledge to the clinical problem/s described.

- An understanding of the social context within which psychological problems may develop, and how environments may be modified to ameliorate problems.

- An understanding of the policy, legislative and planning contexts of the services in which clinical practice is undertaken.

- Their ability to describe how very complex clinical information was obtained, summarised and synthesised from a range of sources, and how informed judgements were made, at times in the absence of complete or consistent information.

- Their ability to demonstrate competence in conducting analyses of problems, while considering a range of possible solutions.

- Their ability to evaluate the efficacy of treatments and work within a framework of evidence based practice, drawing from the professional knowledge base.

- Their ability to apply a constant and integrated approach to the critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, information and issues which arose both as part of the case work, and during the period of reflection following the completion of clinical work.

- Competence in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness, social validity and wider impact of psychological interventions.