Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19
Health outcomes depend not just on an individual’s own behaviours, but also on the behaviour of health professionals, the behaviour of service providers and on the structure and organisation of health-relevant environments. This course equips students with basic professional practice skills and trains them how to identify and solve real world health problems using psychological theories and techniques.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Health outcomes depend not just on an individual’s own behaviours, but also on the behaviour of health professionals, the behaviour of service providers and on the structure and organisation of health-relevant environments. This course equips students with basic professional practice skills and trains them how to identify and solve real world health problems using psychological theories and techniques.
At the end of the course students will be able to
1.Demonstrate the basic interpersonal practitioner skills involved in common one-to-one psychological treatment techniques (e.g. motivational interviewing; health coaching; cognitive behavioural therapy, or similar)
Topics covered by the course include:
•Real life application of psychological theory
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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Students to observe a health relevant service or environment, analyse where and how Health Psychology could be usefully applied to improve health outcomes, and reflect on the skills and competencies required to enact this plan. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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Students to submit a video clip of themselves demonstrating basic practitioner skills. Feedback for each assessment will be provided on an individual basis to students |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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Students to use recognised coding frameworks to code the behaviours of health professionals in videoed interactions with patients and other professionals. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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The method of resit for this course will be an oral examination lasting approximately 30 minutes. The resit does not cover individual assignments; it assesses students' understanding of the overall learning outcomes of the course. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Identify patterns in patient-professional and professional-professional interaction and communication that are relevant to healthcare outcomes |
| Reflection | Analyse | Self-reflect on own skills and competencies and understand opportunities for further training and progression |
| Factual | Evaluate | Observe and critically analyse real-life situations to determine where and how psychological theory could be applied to improve health outcomes |
| Factual | Understand | Demonstrate the basic interpersonal practitioner skills involved in common one-to-one psychological treatment techniques (e.g. motivational interviewing; health coaching; cognitive behavioural therapy |
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