| CODE | FSD5310 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Core Practicum 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Child and Family Studies | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The fourth core placement takes place in the fourth year of the course and is spread over two semesters. Trainees will have the opportunity to continue practicing family therapy under the supervision of the placement supervisor, as well as a reflecting team of co-trainees. Trainees will continue working with families and couples presenting with various difficulties in the respective placement settings, taking into account organizational issues that have an impact on service delivery. Trainees shall have two hour slots which will consist of a family session, including the pre-session, a session with an inter-session break and a post-session. This will help trainees to continue to integrate and consolidate their systemic practice. In addition, trainees will have the opportunity to continue reflecting further on their practice with the coordinating tutors of their practicum. Here,they will be expected to continue linking to their practice, the relevant theoretical systemic concepts and make sense of the major systemic paradigms. Furthermore, importance will continue to be given to evidence-based practice research and how this informs their work with families and organizations. Trainees will be expected to continue demonstrating their learning through the writing of a portfolio and a position paper. Study-Unit Aims: The overall purpose of the Practicum is to consolidate trainees' learning in systemic practice with couples and families in the respective placement settings by working in the context of a team. Through this study-unit trainees will also continue to: - Gain experience in systemic work within a different context from that of previous year practicum three; - Familiarize themselves with practical applications of various systemic techniques and models to different family-related issues; - Develop as a co-working team through observation of each others' sessions, participating in pre, post and inter-session discussions, as well as receiving feedback from each other; - Make links between theory, research and practice in a reflexive manner. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Develop a framework for understanding the major challenges faced by families and couples; - Comprehend and evaluate the current and potential role of the family therapist within the respective setting; - Demonstrate an understanding and put into practice various techniques from different systemic models; - Develop a critical and evaluative approach to the application of systemic theory to their practice. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Develop and practice a broad range of techniques and competencies from various family therapy approaches and systemic models; - Acquire practical skills in ongoing therapeutic diagnosis and assessment of various family problems , interventions, reflective evaluation and reporting related to therapeutic interventions with families and couples; - Show good teamwork skills when working with other professionals within the field; - Reflect systemically and intervene therapeutically with other agencies and professionals in other mental health settings involved in the therapeutic outcome of families; - Link systemic theory and research with practice. Main Text/s and Supplementary readings: - Walsh F. (2006) Strengthening Family Resilience. 2nd Ed. Guilford Press New York. - Papadopoulos R.K., & Byng-Hall J. (Eds.) ( 1997) Multiple Voices - Narrative in Systemic Family Psychotherapy. Tavistock Clinic Series London. - Anderson H.,& Gehart D. (2007) Collaborative Therapy: Relationships and Conversations that make a Difference. Routledge New York. - Hoffman L. (1993) Exchanging Voices - A Collaborative Approach to Family Therapy. Karnac Books London. - Clulow Christopher (Ed.) (2001) Adult Attachment and Couple Psychotherapy, Brunner-Routledge London. - Johnson S.M. (2002) Emotionally Focussed Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors - Strengthening Attachment Bonds. Guilford Press New York. Further readings will be assigned according to the type of family cases that the trainees work with. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: Degree in Social Sciences and related area of study Pre-requisite Study-units: Completion of the first 3 years of the course Please note that a pass in all assessment components is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practicum & Group Learning | ||||||||||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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