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Module manager: Stuart Gore
Email: s.gore@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
Bachelor's degree usually at 2.1 with hons and level 3 certificate in counselling skills or equivalent. Students for whom English is not their first language must meet the University's entry criteria for English language ibtTOEFL of 92 (21 for listening, 21 for reading, 22 for writing and 23 for speaking) It is desirable for students to have had experience of working in a helping role prior to application Students will undergo full DBS check and occupational health review prior to commencing the programme
HECS5185M
This module is not approved as an Elective
In this module, the focus will be on further developing your counselling skills so that you and we can be confident of your ability to work with clients, and building a reflective space to help you develop greater self and intersubjective awareness. For skills practice, you will be working in small groups taking the roles of therapist, client and observer. These practice sessions are audio-recorded so that you can reflect on the session in the light of feedback from your peers and tutors. You will be introduced to the interpersonal process recall supervision method where you will be given the opportunity to revisit past recordings with peers and tutors in an effort to identify areas of good practice and future development. You will continue to develop the application of person centred theory to practice building upon your skills from semester 1. Self and intersubjective awareness growth will be facilitated through personal development groups and ongoing personal therapy.
Building on Humanistic Counselling Skills Part 1, this module will develop and support the student's counselling practice and self and intersubjective awareness in counselling/psychotherapy relationships through the use of counselling skills practice, the interpersonal process recall supervision method, personal development and experiential group work.
1. Demonstrate and critically reflect on the effective use of skills in counselling/psychotherapy practice with clients.
2. Make effective use of supervision.
3. Critically reflect on aspects of counselling/psychotherapy practice, the BACP and UKCP ethical frameworks and other relevant codes of ethics
4. Reflexively consider common presenting issues arising in counselling/psychotherapy practice
5. Critically reflect on intersubjective processes in personal development
Students will be required to demonstrate a level of counselling skills and self and intersubjective awareness commensurate with continuing counselling practice with clients.
1. Training in how to give and receive feedback through the use of the interpersonal process recall (IPR) supervision method.
2. Counselling skills development in peer practice groups and self/peer evaluation using counselling skills adherence measures.
3. Observed counselling skills practice with peers plus feedback and critical reflection on effectiveness and appropriateness of counselling skills interactions using the IPR supervision method.
4. Development of self and intersubjective understanding through personal development groups and ongoing personal therapy
5. Individual external supervision of clinical practice
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical | 15 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| Seminar | 15 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| Private study hours | 105 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 45 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150 | ||
Pre and post-session reading, reviewing and critiquing recorded counselling skills practice sessions, keeping learning journal, assignment preparation, personal therapy
Counselling skills practice feedback 2-3x for each student throughout semester - verbal feedback from tutor
The formative assessment element of a portfolio prepares you for the summative assessment in HECS5337 ensuring you are keeping an accurate record of your practice and supervision hours. The submission of the portfolio allow the team to ensure you are on track to have the correct amount of hours at the end of the programme and offer additional support where this may be required.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Practical | 10 minute section of 20 minute audio recorded counselling skills practice session with peers. Assessed by counselling adherence scale This includes a verbatim transcript of the selected 10 minute section.(Pass/fail) | 0 |
| Essay | 1500 words | 100 |
| Written Work | FORMATIVE: Essay plan for summative assessment | 0 |
| Portfolio | FORMATIVE: Formative assessment of practice portfolio including record of client hours, supervision hours to date and reports from placement and supervisor | |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Both elements of the assessment must be attempted and passed, there is no compensation between parts.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 29/04/2024
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