1. Develop and apply therapeutic skills including: communication and interviewing skills including establishing rapport and trust, questioning, reflection and non-verbal communication.
Application
Problem Solving
Communication

2. Understand assessment, formulation and intervention delivery in 1-2-1 settings.
Knowledge and Understanding
Problem Solving

3. Demonstrate a critical awareness of the cognitive, emotional and behavioural processes underpinning psychological health and wellbeing
Analysis
Enquiry

4. Reflect on own developing skills as a practitioner psychologist.
Analysis
Reflection

Students will be introduced to:
• The role of the therapeutic alliance
• Issues relevant to the design and evaluation of interventions including knowledge of: process of formulation based on assessment which informs choice of intervention, psychological approaches to change.
• Appropriate use of communication and interviewing skills such as development of rapport and trust, questioning, reinforcement, reflection of content and feeling and non-verbal communication.
• Knowledge and skills relevant to working with other professionals/Role of collaborative working in interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary teams
• Introduction to basic approaches to intervention

Summative Assessment 1: ‘ASSIMILATED’ PRACTICAL OF THERAPEUTIC SKILLS with a service user (Learning Outcomes 1 and 2) (Weighting 30%)

Summative Assessment 2: REFLECTION comparing and contrasting two approaches to therapeutic engagement (e.g. MI/CBT/ACT) and considering personal qualities/skill development and action plan for future practice. (Learning Outcomes 3 and 4) (3000 words), (Weighting 70%)

This module will include a combination of face-to-face taught sessions, Independent learning activities to explore theory behind therapeutic approaches and will use the observation suite to run practical workshops applying clinical and therapeutic skills.

Westbrook, D; Kennerley, H. and Kirk, J. (2011). An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications. Sage.
Evans, D.R., Hearn, M.T., Uhlemann, M.R., Ivey, A.E. (2008). Interviewing: A programmed approach to effective communication (9th Edition). Cengage Learning.
Gradales, A. (2017). Communication skills (2 in 1 bundle): Building confidence, emotional intelligence. Youniversal Publishing.
Didonna, F (Ed). (2009). Clinical handbook of mindfulness. Springer -Verlag: New York.

Observation Suite (Science Centre)

Students will need to be registered on the MSc Foundations of Clinical Psychology