Postgraduate Course: DPsychotherapy Professional Portfolio 1 (CNST12011)

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 consists of an intensive practice-focused preparation to enable students to begin their psychotherapy and counselling placements, and the first block of professional practice: 50 hours of therapeutic practice with clients and 10 hours of clinical supervision. While in placement, students also attend individual clinical tutorials and a practice-focused group at which they present their professional practice with clients. The first professional portfolio, through which this course and the DPsychotherapy Placement 1 are assessed, is completed when these placement hours have been attained.
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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 15, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Placement Study Abroad Hours 75, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 106 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Professional Portfolio 1 - 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 thorough and critical understanding and knowledge of personal and professional issues in beginning their psychotherapy and counselling practice with clients - the capacity to make a critical evaluation of their strengths, skills, learning and support needs in relation to beginning psychotherapy and counselling practice and forming therapeutic relationships - an ability to accept and integrate feedback, assessment and guidance regarding their therapeutic practice from tutors, peers and clinical supervisor - the capacity to analyse their motivation to choose a particular psychotherapy and counselling placement - a heightened awareness of the processes involved in new beginnings: for themselves, for their clients and for the teams / agencies they are joining, with reference to issues of power, diversity and difference