Postgraduate Course: DPsychotherapy Professional Portfolio 3 (CNST12002)

Course Outline
School	School of Health in Social Science	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course requires the completion of a further 150 hours of psychotherapy practice and 30 hours of supervision. Along with the DPsychotherapy Professional Accreditation and Personal Development course, this course completes the professional practice components of the Doctorate in Psychotherapy and Counselling. Students continue to present and analyse their therapeutic practice in small groups, in individual clinical tutorials and clinical supervision. At this stage, students are required to demonstrate sophisticated clinical skills and decision-making, specialist expertise in one or more areas of practice, originality and creativity in the application of knowledge and skills to their therapeutic practice, and the ability to critically analyse their practice with reference to relevant theoretical concepts and research findings
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 30, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Placement Study Abroad Hours 150, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 16 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Professional portfolio 3: logs and reports equivalent to 4,000 words.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: By the end of the course students should have - a set of complex and sophisticated practice skills to facilitate therapeutic growth for a broad range of clients, including clients who have experienced moderate to severe psychological difficulties - a high level of autonomy and initiative in their professional practice with clients - the ability to critically analyse their strengths, skills, learning and ongoing support needs in relation to their ability to maintain, develop and conclude effective therapeutic relationships with a range of clients, including clients who have experienced moderate to severe psychological difficulties - the capacity to undertake critical decision-making and creative responses to ethical and other challenges encountered in practice - the capacity to present a critical evaluation of their readiness to practise as a reflective, self-aware, safe, accountable, ethical and scholarly psychotherapist, integrating feedback, assessment and guidance regarding their practice from tutors, supervisors and peers - the capacity to integrate relevant theoretical concepts and the application of research findings to one or more specialist areas of practice - the capacity to conceptualise and critically analyse the development and effectiveness of therapeutic relationships with reference to their practice with individual clients and relevant research findings