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PSY-40059 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 02 May 2024

PSY-40059 - Exploration in Counselling (15 credits)
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module aims to provide you with a good grounding in person centred theory,philosophy and practice, as well as an introduction to counselling research and an in depth awareness of the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and how this is applied in practice.

Aims
This module aims to provide students with a good grounding in person centred theory, philosophy and practice, as well as an introduction to counselling research and an in depth awareness of the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and how this is applied in practice.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/psy-40059/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically discuss the key aspects of person-centred counselling theory: Critically evaluate person-centred counselling theory in relation to practice: Critically analyse how person-centred theory can be used to understand yourself: Demonstrate an ability to devise, develop and sustain arguments: Critically evaluate current research about person-centred counselling: Demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and how this might be applied in practice: 2

Study hours

53 hours in-situ, 7 hours (one day) synchronous online contact time, through interactive whole group lectures in Semester 1 and time reflecting on theory and its relationship to practice in small groups; the amount of time in lectures/small groups will vary week to week in Semester 1.
2 hour class test.
88 hours private study, revising for MCQ and preparing/writing the 3,000 word essay.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 02 May 2024