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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Humanistic Approaches:Theory & Practice
Module Code	NS5025
School	School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Module Teacher	Rita Glover
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module will enable students to critically appraise humanistic approaches to psychotherapy and to locate it within the broader field of psychotherapy. Students will study three main humanistic therapeutic paradigms including the principles and practices of the Person Centred, Gestalt and Transactional Analysis approaches. Students will critically explore the significance of the therapeutic alliance from the humanistic perspective and discuss boundaries and boundary setting in the context of safe and ethical clinical practice. Students will have the opportunity to practice humanistic psychotherapeutic skills and engage in personal awareness activities. Students will be expected to engage in independent study, attend all lectures and seminar groups and contribute to discussions within the learning group.

Learning Outcomes

1. Locate humanistic psychotherapy within the broader field of psychotherapy
2. Identify the central tenants of Person-Centered,Gestalt and Transactional Analysis theories and practice
3. Compare and contrast the principles and practices of the Person-Centered, Gestalt and Transactional Analysis approaches in individual psychotherapy
4. Critically analyse the strenghts and limitations of Person-Centred, Gestalt and Transactional Analysis theories and practices
5. Critically examine the factors that have been associated with positive outcomes in psychotherapeutic practice (i.e. therapeutic relationship/alliance, client hopefulness, techniques and client characteristics/social supports)
6. Reflect on the importance of professional and personal boundaries in the context of therapeutic relationships and critically discuss ways and means of establishing and maintaining appropriate and realistic expectations and working alliances
7. Engage in humanistic psychotherapeutic skills practice in the context of the learning group
8. Identify and critique ethical principles, values and commitments underpinning psychotherapy practices

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	20	Lectures / Group Discussion
Lecturer supervised learning	15	Psychotherapeutic Skills practice
Tutorial	5	Student or Lecturer led tutorials
Assignment	5	Assignment support
Independent learning	80	Student selfodirected learning
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Humanistic Psychotherapy.
An approach to psychotherapy that is focussed on the client's personal growth.

Person Centred Theory and Practice.
Carl Roger's Person centred Approach.

Gestalt Theory and practice.
Fritz Perl's Gestalt Approach.

Transactional Analysis.
Eric Berne's Transactional Analysis Theory and practice.

Therapeutic alliance.
The relationship between the therapist and the client.

Safe and Ethical practice.
Practicing psychotherapy in a manner in which the public is protected.

Psychotherapeutic skills and strategies.
Skills and strategies that are associated with psychotherapeutic practice.

Personal/Professional development.
Developing personal awareness and professional competence.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Essay	Written assignment which critically evaluates 2/3 humanistic therapeutic approaches with respect to a casework scenario	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Corey, G. (2001) Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy. London: Sage: 0,
Clarkson, P. (2003) The Therapeutic Relationship. London and Philadelphia. Hhurr Publishers: 0,
Clarkson, P (2004) Gestalt counselling in action (3rd ed.) London: Sage: 0,
Kirshenbaum, H., & Henderson, V., L. (2003) The Carl Rogers Reader. London: Constable: 0,
Mearns, D & Thorne, B. (2007) Person-Centred counselling in action. (3rd ed.).London: Sage: 0,
Rogers, C., R. (2003) Client Centered Therapy London: Constable and Robinson Ltd: 0,
Ian Stewart, Vann Joines: 0, Ta Today: A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis, Lifespace, 9781870244008
Bond, T. (2000) Standards and Ethics for Counseling in action, second edition. London: Sage: 0,
Eric Berne: 1968, Games people play, Penguin, Harmondsworth, 0-14-002768-8
Duncan, B.L., & Miller, S.D. (2000) The heroic client: Doing client-directed, outcome-informed therapy. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass: 0,
Hycner, R. & Jacobs, L. (1995) The healing relationship in gestalt therapy: A dialogical/self psychology approach. New York: The Gestalt Journal Press: 0,
Joyce, J. & Sills, C. (2001) Skills in gestalt counselling and psychotherapy. London: Sage.: 0,
Rogers, C.R. (1980) A way of being. Boston: Houghton Mifflin: 0,
Rogers, C., R. (1995) On becoming a person. New York: Houlton Mifflin: 0,
Rowan, J. (1998) The Reality Game A Guide to Humanistic Counselling and Psychotherapy New York: Brunner-Routledge: 0,
Irvin D. Yalom: 1991, Love's executioner, and other tales of psychotherapy, Penguin, London, 9780140128468