Overview

PPC4002 Approaches and Therapies 1 provides students with an understanding of: • Humanistic Psychology and how that is applied in Person-Centred Therapy • Psychodynamic Psychology and how that is applied in Psychoanalytic Therapy

Topics covered in this module include:

• Approaches, Therapies, and Models in Counselling and Psychotherapy
• History of the Humanistic Approach with focus on Rogers
• Humanistic Theories of Human Nature and Personality
• Therapeutic Relationship in Person-Centred Therapy
• Therapeutic Techniques in Person-Centred Therapy
• History of the Psychodynamic Approach with focus on Freud
• Psychodynamic Theories of Human Nature and Personality
• Therapeutic Relationship in Psychoanalytic Therapy
• Therapeutic Techniques in Psychoanalytic Therapy
• Compare, Contrast, Critique, and Apply
• Skilled Helper Model

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 and critical consideration of the interplay between different approaches, therapies, and models • Comprehensive knowledge of Humanistic and Psychodynamic Approaches and Person-centred and Psychoanalytic 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 • Clear and thoughtful presentation with accurate and appropriate expression • Correct format in appropriate referencing style

Good (B+, B, B-) • Some insight into the interplay between different approaches, therapies, and models • Strong knowledge of Humanistic and Psychodynamic Approaches and Person-centred and Psychoanalytic 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

Satisfactory (C+, C, C-) • Some understanding the interplay between different approaches, therapies, and models • Basic knowledge of Humanistic and Psychodynamic Approaches and Person-centred and Psychoanalytic 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 for Satisfactory, 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 different approaches, therapies, and models, with an understanding of purism, integration, and eclecticism

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

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

• Research and present academic theories and empirical research into original integrative and eclectic counselling and psychotherapy