KL2513: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH TO COUNSELLING (2014-2015)

Historical beginnings of the psychodynamic approach. Overview of working with the individual, the couple, the group. Particular theories of psychodynamic working. Free association to linking and discovering meaning. Attachment, separation and the family. Genogram. The need for relationship. The Couple, their family, society. Developmental stages. Object relations to theory. Do we have a dynamic, unconscious inner world? Transference and countertransference. Thoughts, feelings, identity and belief systems. The need for defence systems and resistance. Mirroring, Splitting, introjections and projection. How the process of change can take place within an individual, a dyad, a group. The psychodynamic helping relationship/supervision and ethics.

See Course Prospectus  http://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/counselling-skills.php for class days and times.  You must contact the Programme Co-ordinator , Barbara Foad  b.foad@abdn.ac.uk to register for a place. 
This course may not be suitable for anyone who is currently receiving Counselling  or has faced a serious emotional issue in the last six months.
Class size is limited to 15. You must be able to attend the same class at the same time  over 10 weeks .There is a strict attendance requirement of at least 75% . If you miss more than two 3 Hr classes for any reason you cannot pass the course.
Your class may include part-time students of all ages.

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

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1st Attempt: 2000 word essay (25%), Weekly 400 word reflective log/journal writing (25%), Oral Practice (25%) and Oral Participation (25%).

To achieve credit for the course overall, a pass in each element is required.

Resit: Resubmission of essay. Candidates should note that a resit is not permitted of the learning log element of the course, practical elements of the course, oral participation and oral practice.

A reflective personal learning log, will be completed by all students and submitted to tutors after week 2 on a weekly basis. The log is an opportunity for students to reflect on their experiences of learning in the class, how they relate theory to practice and their own personal awareness, growth and development. Skills practice is included in each class. Tutors provide feedback on practical skills on a group or individual basis as appropriate in each of the 12 classes. Oral participation is assessed in the whole class group and with all class members.

Weekly: A reflective learning log will be read by tutors on weekly submission and any necessary feedback or concerns communicated to students. At the end of the course12 logs will be graded linked to the CAS and weighted at 50%of the overall course mark. Oral practice: Tutors give verbal feedback to the group and individuals in each of the 12 classes. Oral participation: Tutors will give individual feedback as necessary during the course.

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