Development of Professional Attitude

• Credit value: 30 credits at Level 6
• Assessment: coursework (100%)

This module aims to develop your:

• capacity for self-knowledge and self-reflection, especially an understanding of one’s 'inner world' and how this impacts on counselling/therapy work
• capacity for ethical and professional thinking and practice as a psychodynamic counsellor/therapist
• psychological/emotional maturity to demonstrate 'readiness for clinical placement', and, if accepted for clinical placement, to begin clinical work.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• think psychodynamically about counselling/therapy issues, and make professional communications about counselling/therapy work
• self-reflect, especially about how your 'inner world' impacts on counselling/therapy work, and your role in groups and institutions
• think professionally and ethically in counselling/therapy.