The module provides students with an opportunity to develop and advance their understanding of the practice of Integrative Psychotherapy in the context of its history and continuing development. The emphasis on values and principles is maintained, stressing the personal and professional dimensions and the quality of the Integrative relationship in theory and ethical practice.
Indicative Content may include the following topics:
• Self-reflection on clinical practice and developing an ‘internal supervisor.’
• Use of clinical supervision
• Relationship between theory and clinical practice
• Use of self as an Integrative practitioner
• Empathy as an embodied phenomenon, vicarious traumatisation, compassion fatigue and
self-care, and the significance of neuroscientific research.
• The emergence and impact of shame in the therapeutic relationship
• Approaches to Integration: personal, client and theoretical
• Approaches to Integration: assessment and formulation

Process Report - Recorded Segment, Transcript and Commentary (100 %)
(Assessing learning outcomes 1-3)
The recording must be of 15 minutes duration and the prologue, commentary and epilogue word count is 3,500 words (+ or – 10%).

Additional Assessment Details (include formative feedback / assessment):
• Formative feedback is given by peers and tutors in relation to small/large group supervised clinical practice throughout the module

Total hours: 40
• Group process – 12 hours
• Experiential and theoretical learning – 14 hours
• Supervised clinical practice in small groups – 9 hours
• Self-reflective journal writing – 2 hours
• student-focused activities encouraging active participation,(including tutorials, accessing electronic systems and support staff for data, literature, resources and contacts) – 3 hours

Total hours 160
Guided Independent Study is considered to include:
• Reading, research and assignment preparation (100 hours)
• Placement attendance (33 hours)
• Personal Therapy and Supervision attendance with a trained professional (27 hours)

Bradshaw, J. (2005) Healing The Shame That Binds You. HCI

Casement, P. (1985) On Learning from the Patient. London: Tavistock

Nolan, P. (2012) Therapist and Client: A Relational Approach to Psychotherapy. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell
Publishers

De Young, P (2003) Relational Psychotherapy – a primer. New York and Hove: Brunner Routledge.

• Access to an approved placement which provides suitable learning opportunities
• Access to a suitably qualified supervisor to provide the required ratio of supervision hours to clinical practice
• Access to a suitably qualified therapist to provide the required sessions of personal therapy
• Access to recording equipment

1. Demonstrate a systematic understanding and critical evaluation of the central concepts of Integrative Psychotherapy and their relationship to clinical practice.
(Knowledge & understanding, Analysis)

2. Demonstrate an ability to creatively evaluate complex processes, making sound ethical and clinical judgements and appropriate decisions in complex and unpredictable situations within your therapeutic practice.
(Problem Solving)

3. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of a range of therapeutic responses and critically evaluate and reflect upon the appropriateness of these with reference to therapeutic intent, the impact on the client and the process and progression of the therapeutic relationship.
(Analysis, Application)