PSY-40059 - 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

The Exploration in Counselling Module will support you as you begin the MSc Counselling & Psychotherapy programme by providing you with opportunities to establish a foundational understanding of person-centred practice, the theory and philosophy that underpin such practice, and an in-depth understanding of how the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions will apply to your training as a person-centred practitioner. Through this module, you will be invited to engage with lectures, small-group discussions, and critical evaluation exercises which are aimed at enabling you to consider your relationship with person-centred theory and how you might train as a therapist. You will be able to demonstrate your knowledge of the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and how this applies to professional contexts, thereby strengthening your foundation as you begin your training.

This module aims to provide students with a good grounding in person centred theory, philosophy and practice, and an in-depth awareness of the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and how this is applied in practice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically discuss the key aspects of person-centred counselling theory: Critically evaluate person-centred counselling theory in relation to practice: Critically analyse how person-centred theory can be used to understand yourself: Demonstrate an ability to devise, develop and sustain arguments: Demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and how this might be applied in practice: 2

Study hours

53 hours in-situ, 7 hours (one day) synchronous online contact time, through interactive whole group lectures in Semester 1 and time reflecting on theory and its relationship to practice in small groups; the amount of time in lectures/small groups will vary week to week in Semester 1.
2 hour class test.
88 hours private study, revising for MCQ and preparing/writing the 3,000 word essay.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment