Module Details

Module Code: COUN6009
Title: Intro to Developmental Theory
Long Title: Intro to Developmental Theory
NFQ Level: Fundamental
Valid From: Semester 2 - 2023/24 ( January 2024 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 7620 - Counselling
Module Delivered in: 2 programme(s)
Module Description: In this module, students will gain an introductory understanding of the psychoanalytic theories of development. They will gain an understanding of attachment theory and Erikson's 8-stage theory of development. They will apply these insights to their own early life experience.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Describe and analyse how developmental experiences impact on adult functioning.
LO2 Describe attachment theory and a variety of attachment styles.
LO3 Apply attachment style concept to his/her own experience of attachment.
LO4 Describe Erikson's 8-stage theory of development.
LO5 Use Erikson's 8-stage theory of development to review the early stages of his/her own life experience.
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.
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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.
No requirements listed
 
Indicative Content
Theories of Development
1. An introduction to Attachment Theory: attachment needs, attachment styles, internal working model, the strange experiment. 2. The developmental theory of Erik Erikson: the eight stages of life. 3. Application of attachment theory and Erikson's developmental theory to his/her own early life experience.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 80
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Assessment Description
Developmental Portfolio
Assessment Type Presentation % of Total Mark 20
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Assessment Description
Developmental Portfolio Presentation
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
Lecture Contact Experiential lecture. Every Week 1.00 1
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Relevant work experience, assignments. Every Week 3.00 3
Independent Learning Non Contact Reading, research. Every Week 3.00 3
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 1.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • John Bradshaw. (1991), Homecoming, Piatkus, London, [ISBN: 978-0749910549].
  • Jeremy Holmes. (2014), John Bowlby and Attachment Theory, 2nd. Routledge, London, [ISBN: 9780415629034].
  • Richard Stevens. (2008), Erik Erikson: Explorer of Identity and the Life Cycle, Palgrave MacMillan, London, [ISBN: 9781403999863].
  • Sue Gerhardt. (2014), Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain, 2nd. Brunner-Routledge, London, [ISBN: 9780415870535].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Harville Hendrix. (1995), Keeping the Love You Find, New. Pocket Books, New York, NY, [ISBN: 9780671734206].
  • Alison Gopnik. (2009), The Philosophical Baby, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [ISBN: 978-0374231965].
  • Anthony Storr. (2001), Freud: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, [ISBN: 978-0192854551].
  • Jane Milton, Caroline Polmear, and Julia Fabricius. (2011), A Short Introduction to Psychoanalysis, 2nd. SAGE, London, [ISBN: 9780857020598].
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_HCOUI_6 Certificate in Counselling Skills 2 Mandatory
CR_HCOUN_6 Higher Certificate in Arts in Counselling Skills 2 Mandatory