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Module Specifications

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

Module Title	Therapeutic Relationship Skills 3
Module Code	NS553
School	School of Nursing and Human Sciences
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Mary Kirwan Semester 2: Mary Kirwan Autumn: Mary Kirwan
Module Teacher	Mary Kirwan
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

Over the course of this module, students will evolve their own individual style of counselling and psychotherapy using appropriate psychological and therapeutic models, while simultaneously deepening their appreciation of transference, counter-transference, and the therapeutic alliance, and working with unconscious issues.

Learning Outcomes

1. Facilitate clients in uncovering issues related to meaning, value and purpose which the client has experienced and expressed unconsciously
2. Work effectively with clients affective reactions, behaviours and belief systems in social/cultural contexts, drawing from suitable psychological/therapeutic models
3. Recognise when experiences presented by the client constitute instances of oppression and abuse, understanding their social/cultural contexts
4. Identify and articulate their own prejudicial beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours as components to be addressed in his/her self-development as a counsellor
5. Explain and defend their own evolving personal style of counselling and psychotherapy within the framework of the integrative model
6. Leverage the occurrences of transference and counter-transference to deepen the therapeutic process
7. Distinguish the developmental, reparative and transpersonal aspects of the therapeutic alliance

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Total Workload: 0

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

None

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date

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 2

Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

None

Array

Programme or List of Programmes

GDPC

GDip in Counselling & Psychotherapy

MDPC

MSc in Counselling & Psychotherapy

Timetable this semester: Timetable for NS553

Date of Last Revision

28-OCT-10