Overview

Following on from the first Approaches and Therapies module, PPC4002 Approaches and Therapies 1 provides students with an understanding of: • Behavioural psychology and how that is applied in behaviour therapy • Cognitive psychology and how that is applied in cognitive therapy

Topics covered in this module include: • History of the Behavioural Approach with focus on Skinner • Behavioural Theories of Human Nature and Personality • Therapeutic Relationship in Behaviour Therapy • Therapeutic Techniques in Behaviour Therapy • History of the Cognitive Approach with focus on Beck • Cognitive Theories of Human Nature and Personality • Therapeutic Relationship in Cognitive Therapy • Therapeutic Techniques in Cognitive Therapy • Compare, Contrast, Critique, and Apply • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy • Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy • Transactional Analysis

Please note that these topics are subject to change dependent on staff availability, unexpected circumstances, and the assessed needs of the students.

Assessment Strategy

Assessment criteria for this module are:

Excellent (A*, A+, A, A-) • Insightful consideration of the interplay between different approaches, therapies, and models • Comprehensive knowledge of behavioural and cognitive Approaches and behaviour and cognitive Therapies • Detailed understanding with no factual errors • Critical analysis showing evaluation and synthesis of ideas • Novel and innovative originality in approach, interpretation, and voice • Extensive and comprehensive independent research • Logically defended arguments with evidence for all claims • Highly focused and well structured • Excellent presentation with accurate and appropriate expression • Correct format in appropriate referencing style

Good (B+, B, B-) • Clear insight into the interplay between different approaches, therapies, and models • Strong knowledge of behavioural and cognitive Approaches and behaviour and cognitive Therapies • Clear understanding and mostly free of factual errors • Some analysis showing critical evaluation and links between ideas • Novel originality in approach, interpretation, and voice • Considerable independent research from appropriate sources • Coherent arguments with evidence for most claims • Focused and well structured • Clear presentation with accurate and appropriate expression • Mostly correct format in appropriate referencing style

Threshold (C+, C, C-) • Some insight into the interplay between different approaches, therapies, and models • Basic knowledge of behavioural and cognitive Approaches and behaviour and cognitive Therapies • Understanding of the main concepts with no major factual errors • Basic analysis showing obvious points of evaluation and links between ideas • Some originality in approach, interpretation, and/or voice for part of the work • Some independent research from appropriate sources • Arguments presented with evidence for the most important claims • Readable structure showing focus at times • Acceptable presentation with appropriate expression • Attempt at correct format in appropriate referencing style with no major errors

If you do not meet the threshold, then your work will be graded as a Fail. Fail grades vary from Poor (D+, D, D-, E+, E, E-) to Very Poor (F).

Learning Outcomes

• Compare, contrast, critique, and apply psychological interventions with an understanding of therapies based on eclecticism and integration

• Describe and critically analyse the social context and theories of human nature from the behavioural approach then apply this in practice to evaluate the client-therapist relationship and therapeutic techniques of behaviour therapy

• Describe and critically analyse the social context and theories of human nature from the cognitive approach then apply this in practice to evaluate the client-therapist relationship and therapeutic techniques of cognitive therapy

• Research and present own therapeutic philosophy integrating theories of counselling and psychotherapy