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Module Title
Clinical Practice 2: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Infants, Children and Young People.
Reference SSM124 Version 1
Created February 2021 SCQF Level SCQF 11
Approved May 2021 SCQF Points 30
Amended ECTS Points 15

Aims of Module
To enable students to apply knowledge and skills in the assessment and early stages of psychotherapy treatment with children of different ages, gender and a range of presenting problems.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Establish and critically reflect on the management of a psychoanalytic psychotherapy setting and boundaries.
2 Discuss and evaluate clinical reasoning in relation to assessment findings and emotional experience within the consulting room and make detailed and accurate recordings.
3 Critically analyse, select and justify appropriate methods of assessment with a range of children and young people.
4 Critically examine transference phenomena and demonstrate the application of transference and counter-transference in clinical sessions.
5 Critically discuss relevant psychoanalytic theories.

Indicative Module Content
ACP competency framework; NHS governance; relevant policy and legislation; psychoanalytic theories; adaptation of techniques to specific clinical populations across the lifespan and key transition periods, eg. perinatal, young child, latency, adolescence, parent and family work.

Module Delivery
The module will primarily be undertaken in the clinical environment supported by a placement supervisor. In addition the student will undertake directed reading, seminars, lectures and practical workshops. Students undertake placement full time over the course of a calendar year working a 37.5 hour week with 28 days holiday and 8 statutory public holidays.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 81 N/A
Non-Contact Hours 58 N/A
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours 161 N/A
TOTAL 300 N/A
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body 2093  

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Coursework Weighting: 50% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Description: Clinical report - Assessment and formulation (4000 words).
Component 2
Type: Coursework Weighting: 50% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4
Description: Clinical Practice - assessed on a competency basis against the Association of Child Psychotherapists Competency Framework

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
There are 2 components of assessment: Component 1 is a clinical report Component 2 - clinical practice which will be assessed on a competency basis against the Association of Child Psychotherapists competency framework. Students are required to pass both components.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A Grade A in component 1 and Pass in component 2
B Grade B in component 1 and Pass in component 2
C Grade C in component 1 and Pass in component 2
D Grade D in component 1 and Pass in component 2
E Grade E in component 1 and Pass/Fail in component 2 Grade A-D in component 1 and Fail in component 2
F Grade F in component 1 and Pass/Fail in component 2
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module SSM121 Clinical Practice 1: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Infants, Children and Young People SSM122 Research Methods and Systematic Review
Corequisites for module SSM123 Audit Evaluation and Research Proposal
Precluded Modules None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 ANDERSON, R. and DARTINGTON, A. (Eds) (1998)Facing it out: Clinical perspectives on adolescent disturbance. London: Duckworth.
2 BOSTON, M. and SZUR, R. (Eds)(1983)Psychotherapy with severely deprived children. London: Karnac
3 BOTT SPILLIUS, E. (Ed) (1988) Melanie Klein Today Volume II. Brunner-Routledge.
4 GARLAND, C. (1998)Understanding Trauma: A psychoanalytical approach. London: Duckworth.
5 LANYADO, M. (2004) The presence of the therapist: Treating childhood trauma. Brunner-Routledge.
6 Lanyado, M. and Horne, A. (Eds)(1999) The Handbook of child and adolescent psychotherapy: Psychoanalytic approaches. London: London: Routledge.
7 Rustin, M. and Quagliata, E. (Eds) 2000) Assessment in Child Psychotherapy. London: Duckworth.


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