Content
The module will focus on the student’s continued personal and professional development which is cumulative throughout all stages and will enable the student to meet the requirements for registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy.

Indicative Content/Areas of Study
• Student’s own intra-psychic processes
• Student’s own interpersonal processes
• Student’s engagement in clinical practice with clients
• Student’s engagement in clinical supervision
• Self-assessment
• Peer-assessment
• Tutor-assessment
• Past, present & future reflection

Dallos, R., and Stedmon, J. (2009) Flying Over the Swampy Lowlands: Reflective and Reflexive Practice. England: Open University Press.
Hammond, T. (2008) Personal Therapy Response.TherapyToday.net Vol. 19:2 March 2008.
Rose, C. Personal Development Groups.[online]www.BACP.co.uk: Student Pages. Accessed 26th April 2015.
UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) (2009) Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct.
Wosket, V. (1999) The Therapeutic Use of Self: Counselling Practice, Research and Supervision. London: 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 comprehensive and systematic understanding of the ethical implications associated with recording clinical work and critical evaluation of your integrative practice though the review of recordings in clinical supervision.
(Enquiry)

2. Demonstrate your critical awareness and evaluation of the relationship between personal and professional development within Integrative Psychotherapy
(Analysis)

3. Identify key aspects of your own ‘developmental agenda’ and determine ways in which these may be addressed in order to critically review your developing professional identity
(Reflection)

Assessment 1

PCO Workshop Documents

Annual self-assessment form. This will include examples that demonstrate your ability to apply theory to practice.¿

End of year 4 Assessment/Tutorial Form with evidence of 100% workshop attendance

This will be awarded either PASS/FAIL.

Assessment 2

Personal Development Profile/Self Assessment: a reflective report evidencing learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3. This will be awarded either PASS/FAIL.

Assessment 3

Clinical Practice Reports

Therapist Report/s evidencing a minimum of 40 hours of personal therapy undertaken weekly throughout the year.

Supervisor Report/s evidencing a minimum of 30 hours of clinical supervision undertaken throughout the year and with a ratio of 1 hour supervision to 4 hours of clinical work until 150 hours have been recorded. At which point, the ratio changes to 1 hour supervision to 6 hours of clinical work.

Placement Provider Report/s evidencing 120 hours of clinical practice undertaken throughout the year together with a minimum of 30 hours of clinical supervision undertaken throughout the year and with a ratio of 1 hour supervision to 4 hours of clinical work until 150 hours have been recorded. At which point, the ratio changes to 1 hour supervision to 6 hours of clinical work.

Practice Log/s evidencing 120 hours of clinical practice undertaken throughout the year together with a minimum of 30 hours of clinical supervision undertaken throughout the year and with a ratio of 1 hour supervision to 4 hours of clinical work until 150 hours have been recorded. At which point, the ratio changes to 1 hour supervision to 6 hours of clinical work.

This will be awarded either PASS/FAIL.

A completed mental health familiarisation placement report

Students must PASS all three assessments in order to receive an overall pass for the module.

100% attendance of scheduled workshops is required in line with professional registration requirements

Students are required to collate all evidence to support submission of the clinical hours required for this module. To facilitate this, students will be supported with:

Group process¿

Experiential and theoretical learning¿

Supervised clinical practice in small and/or large groups¿

Self-reflective journal writing¿

Student-focused activities encouraging active participation, (including accessing electronic systems and support staff for data, literature, resources and contacts, tutorials)

All previously completed PCO modules and feedback (formative) from personal therapy and supervision