Postgraduate Course: Practice-based case study research in counselling (L12) (CNST12008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Counselling Studies | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This course builds upon the core research training course Between Counselling and Research 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates. While the latter provides a comprehensive introduction to epistemological and philosophical issues surrounding research in counselling and psychotherapy, this course uses a range of participatory methods to explore practice-based approaches to research for counselling practitioners.  The course introduces students to a variety of approaches to, and methodologies employed in, practice-focused research.  Students are required to develop research proposals for Masters dissertations or Doctoral theses as appropriate, and to present their proposed research to peers and tutors. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
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Learning Outcomes 
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:  
1. By the end of the course students should have 
&· a critical understanding of the place, purpose and context of practice-based and case study research within counselling and psychotherapy research  
  
2. &· the capacity to evaluate the arguments for and against the value of case studies, reflexivity and practice-based research in counselling  
  
3. &· the capacity to refine and develop their own practice-based research project within this tradition 
  
4. &· a critical awareness of issues of power, diversity and difference in relation to the generation of knowledge, practice wisdom and research findings within counselling and psychotherapy research  
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Assessment Information 
| A 4,500 to 5,000 word essay which will include a critique of a piece of practice-based research, self- and peer-assessment of an oral presentation, a reflective account of learning from a conference and a 1,000-1,500 research proposal. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Ms Siobhan Canavan 
Tel: (0131 6)51 6231 
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Course secretary | Miss Sue Larsen 
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671 
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