Postgraduate Course: From Two Person to Three Person to the Group: A Psychodynamic Perspective (CNST11043)

Course Outline
School	School of Health in Social Science	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The aims of this module are: 1) to explore the development of the self in two person, three person, group and family relationships; 2) to consider applications of this learning in social functioning in a variety of situations; 3) to critically assess research on infancy and early childhood and 4) to examine the impact of the "other" in development. This is a core course for students undertaking the Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and the Master of Counselling (Interpersonal Dialogue)
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 25, Formative Assessment Hours 75, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 96 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	One typed essay of 4,000 words in length
Feedback	Formative feedback is given throughout the course particularly during Practice and Process Groups. Summative feedback will be given on the course paper via Learn.
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: conceptualise the counselling relationship and the counselling process in relation to psychodynamic perspectives on interpersonal relationships reflect honestly, openly and insightfully on your experience of counselling relationships and your therapeutic use of self integrate theory and research with practice