Module Descriptors
CLINICAL INTERVENTION RESEARCH
PSYC80391
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 8
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Helena Priest
Email: H.M.Priest@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 50
Independent Study Hours: 100
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Summative Assessment (5,000 words) LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Design, conduct and report on a single case clinical intervention, selecting and justifying an appropriate methodology.
Design, conduct and report on a single case clinical intervention, selecting and justifying an appropriate methodology.
Module Indicative Content
Assessing outcomes of intervention
Critical appraisal of n = 1 designs
Selection of design
Single case designs
A-B, A-B-A, A-B-A-B and multiple baseline designs
Repertory grid technique
Q sort technique
Process case studies
Conducting intervention/outcome research
Qualitative and quantitative approaches to measurement of intervention effectiveness.
Critical appraisal of n = 1 designs
Selection of design
Single case designs
A-B, A-B-A, A-B-A-B and multiple baseline designs
Repertory grid technique
Q sort technique
Process case studies
Conducting intervention/outcome research
Qualitative and quantitative approaches to measurement of intervention effectiveness.
Module Learning Strategies
50 hours workshops, teaching and supervision
100 hours independent reading, reviewing literature, designing single case project, carrying out data collection and analysis, writing up and disseminating outcomes of project.
100 hours independent reading, reviewing literature, designing single case project, carrying out data collection and analysis, writing up and disseminating outcomes of project.
Module Resources
Access to a clinical population from which to select an appropriate participant for intervention and evaluation case study work (n =1).
Access to measurement tools and manuals as appropriate.
Access to measurement tools and manuals as appropriate.
Module Texts
Barlow, D., Nock, M., & Hersen, M. (3rd ed.). (2008). Single Case Experimental Designs: Strategies for Studying Behavior Change. Allyn & Bacon
Block, J. (2008). The Q-sort in Character Appraisal: Encoding Subjective Impressions of Persons Quantitatively. American Psychological Association.
Fransella, F., Bannister, D., & Bell, R. (2003). (2nd ed). A Manual for Repertory Grid Technique. Wiley Blackwell.
Morley, S., Turpin, G., & Adams, M. (2003). Single Case Studies: A Practitioner's Guide to Design, Analysis & Interpretation (Clinical Psychology in Practice Series). Sage.
Block, J. (2008). The Q-sort in Character Appraisal: Encoding Subjective Impressions of Persons Quantitatively. American Psychological Association.
Fransella, F., Bannister, D., & Bell, R. (2003). (2nd ed). A Manual for Repertory Grid Technique. Wiley Blackwell.
Morley, S., Turpin, G., & Adams, M. (2003). Single Case Studies: A Practitioner's Guide to Design, Analysis & Interpretation (Clinical Psychology in Practice Series). Sage.