Module Details

Module Code: COUN9011
Title: Personal &Clinical Integration
Long Title: Personal & Clinical Integration
NFQ Level: Expert
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( September 2019 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 10
Field of Study: 7620 - Counselling
Module Delivered in: 1 programme(s)
Module Description: In this module students will be facilited to formulate and analyse their integration of the clinical and personal dimensions in their practice of Psychotherapy.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Describe and apply an integrative framework that reflects an integration between the clinical and personal dimensions of Psychotherapy
LO2 Demonstrate an advanced capability for self-reflective practice, self-understanding, showing a fluent awareness of the connections between his/her personal process as it arises in the group process, in his/her work with clients as well as in his/her wider life.
LO3 Analyse and critically evaluate the impact of attitudes and values concerning race, culture, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, class and gender in the personal and clinical process
LO4 Analyse and critically evaluate the impact of personal process in the co-created therapeutic relationship and identify and analyse the countertransference responses that arise.
LO5 Demonstrate a fluent awareness of and willingness to engage with difficult and challenging phenomena in the therapeutic encounter.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
No incompatible modules listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
Weekly personal psychotherapy is a requirement for the durtation of this module.
 
Indicative Content
Integrating the different dimensions of psychotherapy
Developing an integration of theory, practice and personal process and thus form the basis of integrative Practitioning.
Personal process and the co-created therapeutic relationship
Developing reflective awareness of the impact of personal process in the co-created therapeutic relationship and identifying and analysing the countertransference responses that arise.
Countertransference responses
Exploring general countertransference responses in Psychotherapy, as well as countertransference responses to challenging phenomena in the therapeutic encounter and relate them to personal process.
Developing awareness of personal process patterns
Developing self-reflective practice, self-understanding, awareness of the connections between personal process as it arises in the group process, in work with clients as well as in wider life.
Engaging with difficult and challenging phenomena
Identifying and engaging with difficult and challenging phenomena such as enactment and a variety of countertransference responses in the therapeutic encounter.
Issue of race, culture, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation,
Awareness of attitudes and values concerning issues of race, culture, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, class and gender
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Essay % of Total Mark 50
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Assessment Description
Review of personal and clinical integration
Assessment Type Performance Evaluation % of Total Mark 50
Timing Every Week Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Assessment Description
Assessment of experiential engagement in group
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

This module has no Full Time workload.
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Tutorial Contact Experiential group session Every Week 3.00 3
Independent Learning Non Contact Individual Therapy; Drafting personal process statement; Therapy log; Guided Reading Every Week 4.00 4
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Adama, Marie. (2014), The Myth of the Untroubled Therapist, Paperback. Routledge, London, [ISBN: 9780415532600].
  • Boger-Charleson, Sofie. (2010), Why Therapists Choose to Become Therapists, Paperback. Karnac, London, [ISBN: 9781855758261].
  • O'Brien, Maja and Gaie Houston,. (2007), Integrative Therapy, Sage, London, [ISBN: 978-1412912112]].
  • Lapworth, Phil and Charlotte Sills,. (2010), Integration in Counselling & Psychotherapy, Sage, London, [ISBN: 9781848604445].
  • Lago, Colin. (2005), Race, culture, and counselling, Open University Press Berkshire, UK, [ISBN: 978-0335216949].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Bollas, C.. (1987), The Shadow of the Object: Psychoanalysis of the Unknown Thought., Columbia University Press, New York..
  • Mann, D. I. Edited. (1999), Erotic transference and Countertransferance: Clinical practice in psychotherapy., Routledge, London.
  • Davies Dominic, and Charles Neal (editors). (1996), Pink therapy, Open University Press Buckingham, [ISBN: 978-0335191451].
  • Marziller, John. (2010), Gossamer Thread: My Life as a Psychotherapist, Karnac, London, [ISBN: 9781855758056].
  • Stricker,George. (2010), Psychotherapy Integration, American Psychological Association, [ISBN: 978-1433807190].
  • Norcross, John C.and Marvin R. Goldfried (editors). (2005), Handbook of psychotherapy integration, Oxford University Press, New York, [ISBN: 9780195165791].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
  • Journal, United Kingdom Association for Psychotherapy Integration. British Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, London.
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_HINTP_9 Master of Arts in Integrative Psychotherapy 2 Mandatory