The Psychological Interventions module explores some of the main approaches to interventions in psychology. Students will develop an in-depth knowledge of various psychological interventions, including health interventions, clinical interventions, and counselling interventions. Students will learn about recent psychological evidence and will gain an understanding of how psychological interventions can contribute to improving peoples’ health and wellbeing.

As well as requiring students to engage with the most up to date research in the area of interventions, this module will also require them to consider the extent to which practical recommendations can be made based on this research and the practical and ethical challenges of carrying out interventions with people in a variety of areas and settings.

This module will build on a critical approach to research evidence which is at the forefront of knowledge in this field. Specific topics may change annually to reflect the advances and changes in interventions, but illustrations of general topics include interventions for health, clinical psychology and counselling.

2000 word written assignment (LO1-4). Students will be asked to design an intervention based on one of the topic areas/intervention types, covered in the module. They will need to provide an introduction to the area and give some justification of why an intervention needs to be designed, before going on to give an outline of the intervention (for example what group it is aimed at, how the intervention will work, how they will measure success). They will need to use literature to justify their decisions and choices throughout.

Formative assessment
Students will have the opportunity to get feedback on an essay plan from the module leader in an assessment preparation session, as well as an assignment drop-in session, where they can ask questions, and get feedback on their ideas.

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities (32 hours):
These sessions will be a mixture of taught lectures, discussions and workshop type interactive class activities. There will also be assignment preparation session and assignment drop-in sessions. Where appropriate sessions will be delivered by guest speakers/those with lived experience

Guided Independent Study:
168 hours are planned for independent learning and assignment preparation. Additional reading is a necessary requirement to help develop and broaden knowledge. Students are required to undertake their own literature searches as well as being directed to a guided reading list.

Demonstrate an understanding of the applications and limitations of the main approaches to psychological interventions.

Demonstrate an engagement with the academic literature and research relevant to the main theoretical approaches covered in the module.

Communicate an understanding of a range of factors that influence psychological interventions within the diversity of settings in which they are practised (e.g. groups, individuals).

Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge and understanding of the skills, techniques and research methodology used within psychological interventions.

Blackboard VLE

Library access to relevant textbooks, journals, ebooks

Internet access to relevant websites and online databases

No individual text covers the whole module, lectures will be based around literature from a variety of sources.¿Individual lecturers will provide a reference list and/or recommended reading for each topic.

You may find it useful to have a look at some of these recommended texts to give you an idea of some of the general areas we will cover in the module.

Dykes, F., Postings, T., & Kopp, B., (2017). Counselling Skills and Studies. 2nd ed. Sage

Faulconbridge, J. Hunt, K. & Laffa, A. (2019). Improving the psychological wellbeing of children and young people: effective prevention and early intervention across health, education and social care. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Ogden, J. (2019). Health Psychology (6th Edition). McGraw Hil

This is your opportunity to find out more about lots of different areas of psychology, and how psychology can be used to help people in different aspects of their lives. This module will help you to develop an in-depth knowledge of various psychological interventions, including health interventions, clinical interventions, and counselling interventions. You will consider recent psychological evidence and will discover how psychological interventions can contribute to improving peoples' health and wellbeing.