PSY-30079 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module aims to develop your knowledge of the theory of person-centred counselling and of how this might be applied in practice; to help you gain the skills inherent in forming and maintaining a facilitative counselling relationship and to help you develop personal and professional awareness.

The module aims:
-to develop students' knowledge of the theory of person centred counselling as a basis for future development of an integrated humanistic model of practice
-to develop the skills inherent in forming and maintaining a facilitative counselling relationship
-to develop personal and professional awareness

Intended Learning Outcomes

describe and discuss some key aspects of person-centred counselling theory, practice and skills: 1,2
demonstrate an increase in self-knowledge and self-awareness: 1,3
devise, develop and sustain arguments, and/or solve problems, using ideas and techniques, some of which are at the forefront of the counselling discipline: 1,2
manage their own learning, and make use of scholarly reviews and primary sources (for example, refereed research articles and/or original materials appropriate to the counselling discipline): 1,2
develop key professional and personal qualities and attributes, in line with the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions: 1,3
analyse and discuss person-centred counselling theory and apply this theory to counselling practice: 1,2

Study hours

78 hours contact time comprising lectures, participation in personal development group and skills practice & development.
222 hours self directed learning and assessment preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment