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Library facilities
Study skills/IT advisors
Tutorial support / Peer support
Access to computer and the internet
Utilising email facilities
Blackboard

This reflective essay will be a critically reflective piece of writing focusing on a therapeutic consultation(s) between a client and practitioner, within a Health and Social Care setting.

Achieving learning outcomes 1,2 and 3

Formative Assessment:
Formative assessment will involve group discussion, seminar involvement and the use of tutorials to clarify, explore and critically discuss the focus of the reflective issue used for the assignment.

The learning strategy employed within this module is centred upon the interactive assessment strategies employed by other post-graduate modules, which means that the student will be involved in the learning process, in the form of problem-based learning. Blackboard repository also developed to support student learning. The general mode of delivering this module is through:

Contact Hours: (24)
10 hours Interactive Lectures
10 hours Group/Individual activities/reflection
4 hours Feedback from activities

Independent Study Hours: (126)
20 hours Self Analysis
50 hours Reading and Reflection
50 hours Writing assignment.
6 hours Blackboard activites

This module intends to equip students with a range of critical appraisal skills by which they can explore a range of therapeutic interventions applicable to patients within a primary care setting, with emotional and mental health wellbeing problems/issues.

The indicative content will include:

Consultation Models/Approaches
Theory and practice of motivational interviewing.
Theories & principles underpinning psychological interventions.
Theories & principles underpinning therapeutic interventions.
Cognitive behavioural therapy.
Problem based and solution focused therapies.
Human givens.
The role of the Practitioner with a special interest in mental health.
Evaluating therapeutic outcomes.