Counselling Psychology (DPsych) - City University

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The Counselling Psychology programme aims to equip trainees with both practical ... and sound theoretical principles in the practice of Counselling Psychology.
PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION – POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES KEY FACTS Programme name Award School Department or equivalent Programme code Type of study Total UK credits Total ECTS

Counselling Psychology DPsych (including MSc in Counselling Psychology) School of Arts and Social Sciences Department of Psychology DSDCPS Full Time 560 280

PROGRAMME SUMMARY The Counselling Psychology programme aims to equip trainees with both practical skills and sound theoretical principles in the practice of Counselling Psychology. The criteria for training are laid down in standards of proficiency for practitioner psychologists approved and published by the Health Professions Council (HPC). The programme is also accredited according to the criteria laid down by the British Psychological Society (BPS). The academic requirements for postgraduate programmes at City University have been set to ensure that trainees are taught professional and research skills, as well as psychological theory and practice. HPC Standards of Proficiency http://www.hpc-uk.org/assets/documents/10002963SOP_Practitioner_psychologists.pdf BPS Accreditation Criteria http://www.bps.org.uk/careers/accredited-courses/accreditation-throughpartnership/accreditation-through-partnership_home.cfm This DPsych Counselling Psychology programme is studied full time over three years and students have to pass each part before progressing to the next. The total number of credits for the DPsych is 560 with 180 of those being at Level 7 in Year 1. It is possible for students to exit the programme at various stages and gain lower level qualifications such as the MSc, PGDip and PGCert.* The programme involves the completion of core modules worth 425 credits and a thesis in Part 3 worth 135 credits. The programme contains academic, research and professional components. These provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the appropriate theoretical models relevant to counselling psychology and to demonstrate competence in research skills, supervised counselling psychology practice and selfreflective skills. This programme of study meets the requirements for chartering as a Counselling Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and the eligibility to apply for registration with the Health Professions Council.

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Aims The programme aims to provide professional and academic training that will enable graduates to work as counselling psychologists in a broad range of settings, including the NHS, forensic settings, Third Sector(voluntary) industry government and private practice as well as academic and research settings, among others. We aim to equip trainees with rigorous practical and theoretical principles, as well as sound ethical skills. All trainees are provided with all relevant booklets from the HPC and BPS on ethics and code of conduct at the start of their training. This guidance is also available electronically from the following links: Health Professions Council http://www.hpc-uk.org/education/providers/studentguidance/ British Psychological Society http://www.bps.org.uk/the-society/code-of-conduct/

WHAT WILL I BE EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE? On successful completion of this programme, you will be expected to be able to: Knowledge and understanding: An advanced understanding of a range of theoretical models and a comprehensive understanding of techniques and their application to the practice of counselling psychology. An in thorough and critical overview of a broad range of research methodologies and their relevant application. An acute awareness of relevant professional codes of ethics and of the clinical placement settings in which they carry out their supervised practice. A critical understanding of the relevance and viability of psychological counselling modules when applied to diverse client groups across a range of practice contexts. Skills: Able to critically evaluate literature appropriate to various theoretical models under the rubric of counselling psychology. Able to understand how a problem within the rubric of counselling psychology can be investigated utilising an appropriate research model. Ability to be reflective about one’s personal development and one’s practice with clients and to critically evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. Able to appreciate wider social and structural issues impacting on clients. Able to apply psychological knowledge to their clinical practice. To be able to adopt appropriate therapeutic frameworks for working with specific 2

client presenting problems. Demonstrate the capacity to work ethically and professionally, observing issues of therapeutic boundaries and working within the limits of one’s competency. Demonstrate sensitivity to issues of difference and diversity when working with clients across the lifespan. Flexibility, emotional robustness and the capacity to creatively apply theory to unique client presentations. Development of advanced applied academic skills. Development of advanced research skills. Development and maintenance of constrictive and appropriate relationships with professional colleagues. Values and attitudes: Develop a professional and respectful attitude towards the process of psychological counselling and the ethics of practice. Reflect an applied understanding of codes of professional practice in work with clients. Understand the importance of maintaining professional boundaries in relationships with clients. Develop a commitment to CPD and ongoing professional development beyond the structure programme of learning. Appreciate the significance of diversity and the power differential embedded in the client/psychologist roles.

HOW WILL I LEARN? The programme uses a wide range of learning and teaching methods including: Lectures, seminars, group discussion, group work, role play, student presentation of client work, supervised clinical practice and personal development activities.

WHAT TYPES OF ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK CAN I EXPECT? Assessment and Assessment Criteria Assessment is via among other things classroom observation, essays, research thesis, client study, process reports, student presentation of client work, tutor evaluation, placement supervisor evaluation, personal therapists' record of attendance, attendance at personal development sessions, reflective diary. There is a standard attendance requirement of 80% for all modules. Professional components are assessed by a log book which records all aspects of the student's professional experience and training, and are assessed on a Pass/Fail basis. Assessment Criteria are descriptions, based on the intended learning outcomes, of the skills, knowledge or attitudes that you need to demonstrate in order to complete an assessment successfully, providing a mechanism by which the quality of an assessment 3

can be measured. Grade- Related Criteria are descriptions of the level of skills, knowledge or attributes that you need to demonstrate in order achieve a certain grade or mark in an assessment, providing a mechanism by which the quality of an assessment can be measured and placed within the overall set of marks. Assessment Criteria and Grade-Related Criteria will be made available to you to support you in completing assessments. These may be provided in programme handbooks, module specifications, on the virtual learning environment or attached to a specific assessment task. Feedback on assessment Feedback will be provided in line with our Assessment and Feedback Policy. In particular, you will normally be provided with feedback within three weeks of the submission deadline or assessment date. This would normally include a provisional grade or mark. For end of module examinations or an equivalent significant task (e.g. an end of module project), feedback will normally be provided within four weeks. The timescale for feedback on final year projects or dissertations may be longer. The full policy can be found at: https://www.city.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/68921/assessment_and_feedback_p olicy.pdf Assessment Regulations In order to pass your Programme, you should complete successfully or be exempted from the relevant modules and assessments and will therefore acquire the required number of credits. The Pass mark for each module is 50% in the first year. Modules in Years 2 and 3 are on a pass/fail basis. All assessment components need to be passed. Further details can be found in the module specifications. If you fail an assessment component or a module, the following will apply: 1. Compensation: where you fail up to a total of 20 credits at first or resit attempt (15 for a Postgraduate Certificate), you may be allowed compensation if: Compensation is permitted for the module involved (see the module specification), and It can be demonstrated that you have satisfied all the Learning Outcomes of the modules in the Programme, and A minimum overall mark of no more than 10 percentage points below the module pass mark has been achieved in the module to be compensated, and An aggregate mark of 50% has been achieved overall. If you receive a compensated pass in a module you shall be awarded the credit for that module. The original component marks shall be retained in the record of marks and the greater of the original module mark and the minimum pass mark for the module shall be used for the purpose of calculation towards the Award. 2. Resit: you will normally be offered one resit attempt. However, if you did not participate in the first assessment and have no extenuating circumstances, you may not be offered a resit. 4

If you are successful in the resit, you shall be awarded the credit for that module. The mark used for the purpose of calculation towards your Award shall be calculated from the original marks for the component(s) that you passed at first attempt and the minimum pass mark for the component(s) for which you took a resit. If you do not satisfy your resit by the date specified you will not progress and the Assessment Board shall require that you withdraw from the Programme. If you fail to meet the requirements for the Programme, but satisfy the requirements for a lower-level Award, then a lower qualification may be awarded as per the table below. If you fail to meet the requirements for the Programme and are not eligible for the award of a lower level qualification, the Assessment Board shall require that you withdraw from the Programme. If you would like to know more about the way in which assessment works at City, please see the full version of the Assessment Regulations at: http://www.city.ac.uk/__data/assets/word_doc/0003/69249/s19.doc WHAT AWARD CAN I GET? Doctorate Degree:

Taught Taught

HE Level 7&8 8

Credits 425 135

Weighting (%) 76% 24%

Master’s Degree:

Taught

HE Level 7

Credits 180

Weighting (%) 100

Postgraduate Diploma

Taught

HE Level

Credits

Weighting (%)

7

130

100

Postgraduate Certificate:

Taught

HE Level 7

Credits 90

Weighting (%) 100

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WHAT WILL I STUDY? Taught component The first year of the DPsych is equivalent to an MSc in Counselling Psychology. Year 1 involves eight core modules (five with 20 credits each and three with 10 credits). In addition, students undertake professional components of practice worth 50 credits. All modules are compulsory. Students who successfully complete Part 1 of the programme may progress to the DPsych Year 2 and, if successful, DPsych Year 3. During Years 2 and 3 of the DPsych students undertake a doctoral level thesis. Students who successfully complete Part 1 and wish to exit the programme at this point may be awarded the MSc in Counselling Psychology. Students who pass all taught components (130 credits) and wish to exit the programme (or are withdrawn by an Assessment Board) may be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology. Students who pass 90 credits ( PSM713, PSM714, PSM715, PSM706, PSM707 and PSM708) and wish to exit the programme (or are withdrawn by an Assessment Board) may be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Psychology. In Part 2, students undertake doctoral level work. This includes students undertaking professional components of practice worth 55 credits. All modules are compulsory. [Year 2 students can take Level A Psychometrics as an optional module.] In Part 3, students undertake doctoral level work. This involves six core modules worth 60 credits plus complete a doctoral level thesis worth 135 credits. In addition students undertake professional components of practice worth 60 credits. All modules are compulsory. (Year 3 students can take Level B Psychometrics as an optional module). Students may also exit the programme at an earlier stage and still be eligible for one of the following awards: MSc in Counselling Psychology (180 credits in Year 1) PGDip in Counselling Psychology(130 credits in year 1) PGCert in Counselling Psychology (90 credits in Year 1 - (see above for list of modules). Module Title

SITS Code

Module Credits

Core/ Elective

Professional Components of Counselling Psychology (Year 2)

PSD200

55

C

6

Can be Compensated? N

Level

8

Elective Theory Advances (Humanistic, CBT, Psychodynamic) Psychopathology: Clinical Skills and Critical Approaches Specialist Group Supervision Research Proposal for Counselling Psychology Developing Research Skills in Counselling Psychology Groups and Couples: Counselling and Mediation Professional Components of Counselling Psychology (Year 3) Level A Psychometrics Level B Psychometrics Developing Research Skills in Counselling Psychology Negotiating Relationships: Advanced Skills Specialist Group Supervision Introduction to Clinical Supervision Practice Integrative and Pluralistic Approaches Consultancy and Continuous Professional Development Person-Centred Approaches to Counselling Psychology Cognitive and Behavioural Approaches to Counselling Psychology Psychodynamic Approaches to Counselling Psychology Context, Diversity and Standards in Professional Practice Research Design and Analysis 1 - Intra-Subject Approaches Research Design and Analysis 2 - Inter-Subject Approaches Professional Components of Counselling Psychology

PSD210

10

C

N

8

PSD203

10

C

N

8

PSD220 PSD206

20 10

C C

N N

8 8

PSD207

10

C

N

8

PSD208

10

C

N

8

PSD300

60

C

N

8

PSD302 PSD303 PSD313

10 10 10

E E C

N N N

8 8 8

PSD305

10

C

N

8

PSD314 PSD312

10 10

C C

N N

8 8

PSD311

10

C

N

8

PSD310

10

C

N

8

PSM714

20

C

N

7

PSM713

20

C

N

7

PSM715

20

C

N

7

PSM706

10

C

N

7

PSM707

10

C

N

7

PSM708

10

C

N

7

PSM709

50

C

N

7

7

(Year 1) Professional Development and Supervision Module (Year 1) Personal and Professional Development

PSM716

20

C

N

7

PSM712

20

C

N

7

Dissertation component Students must undertake and pass the Doctoral Level Thesis in order to be eligible for the award of DPsych in Counselling Psychology.

Module Title

SITS Code

Module Credits

Core/ Elective

DPsych Counselling Psychology Thesis

PSD306

135

C

Can be Compensated? N

Level

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TO WHAT KIND OF CAREER MIGHT I GO ON? If you would like more information on the Careers support available at City, please go to: http://www.city.ac.uk/careers/for-students-and-recent-graduates.

WILL I GET ANY PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION? Accrediting Body: British Psychological Society Approved by the Health Professions Council Nature of Accreditation The programme is accredited with the BPS. The award of DPsych in Counselling Psychology meets all the requirements for chartering as a counselling psychologist with the British Psychological Society. The programme is approved by the HPC. The award of DPsych in Counselling Psychology meets all the requirements for application for registration with the HPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.

HOW DO I ENTER THE PROGRAMME? The following are normally required for you to enter for first year of the DPsych: A 2:1 honours degree or above. Participation in counselling-skills training. We are only looking for basic, certificate-level skills (i.e. a course which awards you a certificate on completion). We 8

run a five day workshop at City University London, which equips you with relevant skills for application to the Professional Doctorate programme. Substantial experience with face-to-face counselling work (usually one year minimum). We are looking for substantial experience (usually one year minimum) with face-to-face counselling work. This could include working at a victim support unit, bereavement counselling, relationship counselling, etc. Counselling experience differs from other forms of clinical contact such as key working or working as a nursing assistant. Either voluntary or paid experience is suitable but you need to show you can talk about a case, conceptualise the person's problems, and put this within the context of a client's life history. We need people to have one or more years' counselling experience to show us that they understand the challenges of this type of work, and to demonstrate their capacity to reflect on the process of being with another's pain. The capacity to undertake research to doctoral level Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) For entry onto the second year, you must have successfully completed Year 1 of the course (or an equivalent BPS-accredited MSc in Counselling Psychology) and hold Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership. As the majority of our students choose to proceed to the second year, we only have a small number of places available to external candidates each year. The nature of the course requires that those who are offered a place will be asked to complete an enhanced CRB check in order to carry out the placements aspect of the course. We also require that those offered a place will undergo a health check in order to carry out the placements aspect of the course. We coordinate this, and do not pass any costs on to the trainee. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT For students whose first language is not English, the following qualifications will meet the English language requirement for entry to a postgraduate course of study: * A first degree from a UK university or from the CNAA. * A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by the University as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions in Australia, Canada or the USA. * GCE O-level/GCSE English language or English literature, grade C minimum. * Cambridge ESOL CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) at grade C or above. * An overall score of 7.5 in the English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum of 7.0 for each subtest. * A internet-based score between 105 and 110) in the Test of English as aForeign Language (TOEFL). * Satisfactory standard in the verbal section of the Princeton Test (GMAT). 9

* US SAT with 500 in verbal performance. * Warwick English Language Test (WELT) with pass grades of BBC minimum. * Other evidence of proficiency in the English language which satisfies the board of studies concerned. OVERSEAS QUALIFICATIONS Equivalent qualifications from an overseas university will be considered. IT SKILLS All students are expected to be computer literate. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES The Programme is committed to equal opportunities. The admissions decision will rest on the qualifications, needs and aspirations of the applicant.

Version: 1.0 Version date: July 2012 For use from: 2012-13

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