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STAGE FOURBA (Hons) Degree in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy
Programme aims and objectives: This programme aims to enable existing professionals working within the field of counselling and psychotherapy to upgrade their existing qualifications to Degree level. The programme offers ten modules over the duration of one calendar year, with three semesters in total. The programme utilises a Continuous Assessment Strategy and learners accumulate credits though a variety of assessments over the duration of the programme. At IICP, we desire to contribute a community dimension to the development of mental health care and counselling through the use of a practical, cutting-edge and integrative model, which forms the basis for this pioneering and innovative programme. We consider that training in counselling and psychotherapy is an inter-disciplinary endeavour, a combination of art and science to include, amongst others, the disciplines of philosophy, psychology, sociology and anthropology. IICP’s core philosophical ethos, which offers a theoretical framework encompassing humanistic-existential, cognitive-behavioural and multicultural psychotherapeutic models, is a contemporary integrative framework. This unique approach offers a broad structure to professionals who are dealing with a diverse range of clients and presenting problems. IICP offer a unique learner-centred environment. At the heart of the training provided in IICP lies the belief that people are experts in the story of their own lives. The therapeutic process can encourage the client to make effective change in relation to life direction and the ensuing process of decision making. IICP holds that it is not enough to simply teach the skills of counselling and psychotherapy. Learners are given the space to learn, practice and be supported as they develop for themselves a style and model of counselling which is both personal and effective. |
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Progression onto the upgrade to the BA (Hons) in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy programme is by application and interview. Selection process will apply. Programme Structure: The programme is facilitated over one day per week (Thursday) from 9.30am to 5pm from September to May. In addition, students attend four weekend training workshops from June to September 2012. Learners will also be expected to engage in clinical work and supervision throughout the training period. In order to have concrete mechanisms to continuously improve the learning environment, emphasis is placed on developing a culture of collaborative responsibility between faculty and learners. The programme is highly interactive, experiential and taught through lectures, small group work and group and individual projects, role-play and supervision practice. Assessment: Modules are assessed through a Continuous Assessment (CA) strategy, which includes a variety of mediums such as individual and group projects, skills training assessment, case studies and process recordings, written assignments, essay topics and dissertation. The learner also completes a portfolio of all assignments for the end of the calendar year of the programme. Award: BA (Hons) degree in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (240 Credits, Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications) BA (Hons) Degree (Upgrade Programme): Stage Four, Programme Content The programme contains nine or ten mandatory modules over the duration of the full calendar year programme. In some cases applicants may need to complete Research Methods and Statistics 1 prior to commencing on the programme: 1. Research Methods and Statistics level 1: This Module is designed to provide a practical introduction to some of the methods, strategies and structures used in psychological research. 2. Advanced Professional Practice: This module aims to enable learners to advance their level of professional practice through evaluation and review of progressive integration of theory and skills. Learners will review their core theoretical models and skills base and be introduced to psychodynamic models. 3. Dissertation: This module aims to afford learners an opportunity to conduct a piece of independent, self-directed research under supervision. The dissertation will enable learners to integrate the academic and professional training and learning over the duration of the programme. 4. Family Therapy: This module aims to build on the learner’s skills and knowledge of counselling and psychotherapeutic approaches and to incorporate models for working with a family in a therapeutic setting. 5. Clinical Placement and Professional Development level 3: This module will give learners the opportunity to experience group supervision as part of their professional development and clinical work. 6. Group Therapy: This module aims to assist the learner in gaining a deeper understanding of the objectives, strategies, skills and environment in group counselling through experiential group therapy. 7. Sexuality: The aim of the module is to encourage thought and discussion on the subject of sexuality from a practical point of view as it pertains to the work and the practice of Counselling and Psychotherapy, the development of the therapeutic relationship and current perspectives on the subject. 8. Research Methods and Statistics level 2: This Module is designed to provide the learner with the knowledge, skills and competence to enable them to carry out basic research investigations. 9. Clinical Placement and Professional Development level 4: This module will support learners to enhance and promote their professional practice in an appropriate generic therapeutic setting. Themes covered in this module are workplace counselling, organisational issues in workplace counselling and working with unfamiliar clients in therapeutic settings. 10. Abnormal Psychology: The aim of the module is to introduce learners to Abnormal Psychology, with particular emphasis on mental health issues which clients may present with in therapy. Degree upgrade application form
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