Module manager: Dr Siobhan Hugh-Jones
Email: S.Hugh-Jones@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is approved as a discovery module
No other health condition matches mental ill-health in the combined extent of prevalence and impact across individual, social, economic and mortality measures. This module introduces students to contemporary approaches to therapeutic intervention with people experiencing mental health difficulties. We will explore: the ways in which each approach formulates the origin and maintenance of mental health difficulties; the psychological theory / framework which underpins the various approaches; and how this is deployed in practice. The module will illustrate the variety of ways of constructing and understanding human experience and how this translates into different therapeutic approaches.
To help students to develop a basic understanding of: the diversity of ways in which mental health difficulties can be (psychologically) formulated; the range and nature of distinct therapeutic approaches, and their unique processes and goals; the evidence for the effectiveness of differing therapeutic approaches.
By the end of the module, students should be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of:
i) the definition, aims and origins of counselling & psychotherapy.
ii) the theoretical underpinnings of key psychological, therapeutic approaches to mental health, such as psychodynamic, person-centered, cognitive-behavioural and mindfulness based approaches.
iii) the key concepts, frameworks and principles adopted by different approaches and how these shape therapy in practice.
iv) how to evaluate therapeutic approaches at a basic level.
v) the evidence for the effectiveness of each approach.
- applying how theory relates to practice
- self awareness
- Historical origins of counselling; definitions and key terms
- Theoretical principles underpinning key approaches such as psychodynamic counselling, person-centred counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness based approaches (other similarly contemporary approaches may be covered).
- Application of theory to the counselling process in each approach, i.e. skills and techniques used.
- Evidence for the effectiveness of each approach.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Private study hours | 89 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 11 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
Locating / Accessing and completing reading per lecture: 75 hours (7.5 hours x 10 lectures, the 11th lecture is revision only)
Preparing for formative assessment: 2 hours
Exam preparation: 12 hours
There will be an online formative test in Week 5.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Online Assessment | Online formative test | 0 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 0 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 1.0 Hrs Mins | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 4/29/2024
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