Module Details

Module Code: COUN6017
Title: Group Process Development 1
Long Title: Group Process Development 1
NFQ Level: Fundamental
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 continue to be provided with a facilitated group experience through which they will have the opportunity to develop and consolidate personal, interpersonal and group process competencies which are necessary for their development as Counselling trainees.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Manage him/herself personally and interpersonally in the group
LO2 Present and process his/her own self experiences through active engagement in the facilitated group process.
LO3 Demonstrate insight into and awareness of his/her personal process in the group and outside
LO4 Demonstrate understanding and awareness of the different dynamics operating in the group and his/her own part in it
LO5 Use his/her learning journal to reflect on and analyse his/her experience in the group
LO6 Describe group process concepts and apply them to his/her experience in the group
LO7 Use ongoing individual therapy to promote his/her own Personal Development
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.
Experential group process 2.1 and 2.2 should be taken in the same year in order to facilitate the student to complete the process development cycle
 
Indicative Content
Facilitated experiential group
The content of the Experiential Group Process arises from within the process itself. The purpose of the Experiential Group Process module is to provide the students with a facilitated group experience through which they will have the opportunity to develop Personal process competencies which are necessary for their development as Counselling trainees. To this end, the group members would be facilitated to: 1. Manage him/her self personally and interpersonally in the group 2. Bring into awareness his own self experiences in the group and use the group to share them and work on them 3. Show insight into and awareness of his/her personal process in the group and outside 4. Show an initial awareness of the different dynamics operating in the group and his/her own part in it 5. Use his/her learning journal to reflect on and analyse his/her experience in the group
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Performance Evaluation % of Total Mark 70
Timing Every Second Week Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,7
Assessment Description
Assessment of personal process competencies in group
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 20
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,6,7
Assessment Description
Self and Group Appraisal Statement
Assessment Type Reflective Journal % of Total Mark 10
Timing Every Second Week Learning Outcomes 5
Assessment Description
Learning Journal
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
Lab Contact Experiential group session Every Week 4.00 4
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Journalling, Personal Development, written therapy log, Guided reading Every Week 9.00 9
Lab Contact Individual Therapy Every Week 1.00 1
Total Hours 14.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 14.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 5.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Alexander Lowen. (2012), Betrayal of the Body, Alexander Lowen Foundation, [ISBN: 9781938485009].
  • Burgo, Joseph,. (2012), Why do I do that? Psychological Defence Mechanisms and the Hidden Ways they Shape our Lives, New Rise Press, Chapel Hill NC, [ISBN: 9780988443129].
  • Welwood John. (2000), Toward a Psychology of Awakening, Shambhala Publications Inc. Boston & London, [ISBN: 9781570625404].
  • Irvin D. Yalom. (2005), The theory and practice of group psychotherapy, Basic Books, New York, [ISBN: 978-0465092840].
  • Winnicott D.W.. (1990), The Maturational Process and the facilitating Environment., Karnac Books, [ISBN: 9780946439843].
  • A. H. ALMAAS,. (1996), The Point of Existence : Transformations of Narcissism in Self-Realization, Shambhala Publications, [ISBN: 978-0936713090].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_HCOUN_6 Higher Certificate in Arts in Counselling Skills 3 Mandatory