Programme summary for M. Sys. Psych Systemic Psychotherapy
About the programme
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Programme structure
The course covers 2 years and 2 terms. It is divided into Academic block teaching and clinical work. There is a weekend residential at the beginning of the year two.
The academic blocks are two days, Thursday and Friday, each month and run over three terms per year. The academic year starts in mid-October and runs to mid-June.
The academic block at the start of each year is a 3day block.
The clinical work takes place in live supervision groups of 4/5 students. These are run for 4 to 5 hours each week for 36 weeks. Regional settings are used when numbers permit.
In January of year 2, students leave their clinical supervision groups and go out on placement in pairs for the remainder of the course. They return each month to their supervision group for supervision using audio or visual tape. Supervisors also visit the placements at least twice to provide live supervision.
Additional Personal and Professional development groups are run each term.
In the first three and a half day block, students are welcomed to the course and introduced to the various components of the course: the study skills that will be required and developed and any other practical issues that may need to be addressed. This will include an introduction to the library, with further tutorials on electronic databases available from library staff.
Students are allocated a personal mentor with whom they meet once a term.
Career opportunities
There are a growing number of designated Systemic Psychotherapist posts in Health and Social Services, and the theoretical model is recognised as one of the major approaches for mental health professionals, child care professionals and those working in voluntary as well as statutory agencies.
The Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice is closely engaged with national discussions about posts and modalities in work with children and families.
Students acquire knowledge and skills that enable them to advance within their core disciplines or as family therapy specialists.
Support
In the first three day block, students are introduced to the many different aspects of the course and given time with each other to think about their relationship to learning including cultural, social and familial aspects.
They receive an introduction to the library and those who need it are given a seminar in the use of electronic databases.
Students are given support in each of their seminars and they are also allocated a mentor with whom they can meet one or two times per term.
Students are encouraged within the context of consulting partners and small and whole group meetings to engage with the idea that collective well-being supports individual needs and support and contribution to each others learning is a part of the reciprocal process.
If a student is having difficulties they will be given extra meetings to offer help be it pastoral or academic.
If a student is having difficulties they will be given extra meetings to offer help be it pastoral or academic.
Admission
- Applicants must have completed a foundation and intermediate level course (As defined by AFT – see AFT website: http://www.aft.org.uk/training/courseaccreditation.asp open ‘Blue Book’ option
- They must have a first degree or equivalent
- They should have a training in one of the core disciplines identified on the AFT website
- They must have the opportunity to work with individuals, couples and families for at least 100 hours per year with some systemic supervision, while they are doing the course.
English Language Requirement
In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then the normal requirement for postgraduate programmes is IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) . UEL and the Trust also accept other English language requirements including country specific examinations. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education postgraduate programmes.
APEL – Advanced Prior Experiential Learning
Applications will be considered from those people whose training and education do not meet the UK requirements specified above if a portfolio is submitted with the following:
- CV that demonstrates that applicant meets equivalence of AFT Foundation and Intermediate level training requirements
- An essay of no more than 3,500 words discussing and critiquing a systemic model or theory with illustrations from cases
- A case study of a piece of work undertaken by the applicant of no more than 2,000 words, to include the context of the work, an analysis of the work including hypotheses, a genogram and person professional development issues
Selection Procedure:
- Application form
- Two references (including one attesting to Systemic experience or training
- An essay on a theme supplied.
- An individual interview and a role play family therapy session with fellow applicants. These both take place on the same day.
Key facts
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Tuition Fees - 2013/14
Home/EU Fees
- Module fee: Pending
- Full time fee: Pending
International Fees
- Module fee: Pending
- Full time fee: Pending
Fees based on 30 credit modules (unless otherwise indicated) For further information regarding postgraduate fees please refer to www.uel.ac.uk/fees/
