TS4D005 - Therapeutic Approaches and Evidence Based Practice 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 3

Associated Module Information

Module Code: TS4D005
Module Title: Therapeutic Approaches and Evidence Based Practice
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Therapeutic Studies
Faculty Sub Group: Professional Learning in Education
Module Leader: Blanka Hubena
Module Team: Gerald Hewer, Blanka Hubena, Mandy Leonard, Louise Luscombe, Jennifer Clarke, Jennifer Wilson, Katherine Holmes, Natalia Higginson, Tiffany Arnold
First Intended Intake: SEP 2017 Final Year of Intake: 2022
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 40 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100495 - counselling
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 3
Valid From 01 Sep 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

This module will enable students to explore a variety of therapeutic approaches within the psychodynamic framework and the arts therapies and apply these in art psychotherapy practice. They will be able to critically evaluate the importance of institutional dynamics on clinical art psychotherapy practice, and to locate the service user in the clinical work. The module also aims to help develop the students’ clinical practice, deepening awareness of evidence based practice including assessment protocols, formulation and other evaluative processes.

Content Summary

Lectures and tutor facilitated seminars will deliver knowledge regarding relevant approaches in art psychotherapy work and arts therapies work in general. Group supervision seminars and group facilitation will enable students to explore a number of approaches to responding effectively to clients' therapeutic needs and to support their developing clinical practice. Students must attend weekly personal therapy (20 weeks minimum).

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 33
Seminar 24
Tutorial 2
Practical classes and workshops 12
Independent Study 95
Placement 160
Directed Study 50
Groupwork 24
Total Hours Selected 400

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Effectively application of an understanding of wellbeing and illness into critically informed therapeutic practice
LO2 Critical evaluation the impact of institutional dynamics on the service user and art psychotherapy practice
LO3 Critical understanding of the importance of evidence based practice in assessment, contracting and treatment design in the arts therapies
LO4 Ability to conceptualise the service user experience whilst considering evaluative processes, service user voice and their impact on therapeutic outcomes

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 Recorded audio visual presentation pertaining to client work undertaken in clinical placement in Year 2 (20 minutes) 20 N/A 60 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 Institutional Dynamics 0 2500 40 No 40
Portfolio Portfolio 1 Portfolio to include poster presentation, placement reports and log of hours, and personal therapy log of hours. 0 6000 0 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4
Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔
Essay 1 ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Portfolio 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Reading List

Casement, P (2014) Further Learning From the Patient (2nd ed.). London: Routledge

Foulkes, S (1984) Therapeutic Group Analysis. London: Karnac

Van Ooijen E G (2013) Clinical Supervision Made Easy: a Creative & Relational Approach for the Helping Professions 2nd edition. PCCS Books

Yalom, I. (1983) Inpatient Group Psychotherapy. NY: Basic Books

Music Therapy Specific

Aigen, K. (2014), The Study of Music Therapy: Current Issues and Concepts, New York, London: Routledge

Music Therapy Specific

DeBacker, J. and Sutton, J. P. (2014), The Music in Music Therapy: Psychodynamic Music Therapy in Europe: Clinical, Theoretical and Research Approaches, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Music Therapy Specific

Wheeler, B. (2015), Music Therapy Handbook, New York: The Guildford Press

Music Therapy Specific

The Arts in Psychotherapy, an international peer-reviewed journal for arts therapies, Elsevier

Approaches – Music Therapy Journal online http://approaches.gr/

BJMT – British Journal of Music Therapy

Voices – online music therapy journal http://www.voices.no

HCPC (2016) Guidance on conduct and ethics for students. London: Health and Care Professions Council. Available at http://www.hcpc-uk.org.uk/

HCPC (2013) Standards of Proficiency. London: Health and Care Professions Council. Available at http://www.hcpc-uk.org.uk/

Art Psychotherapy Specific

Hass-Cohen N. and Carr R. (Eds) (2008) Art Psychotherapy and Clinical Neuroscience. London: Jessica Kingsley

Art Psychotherapy Specific

Hughes R. (2016) Time-Limited Art Psychotherapy: Developments in Theory and Practice. London: Routledge

Art Psychotherapy Specific

Schaverien J. and Case C. (2007) Supervision of Art Psychotherapy: A theoretical and practical handbook. London: Routledge.

Art Psychotherapy Specific

Schaverien J. (1999) Analytical Art Psychotherapy in Theory and Practice. London: Jessica Kingsley

Art Psychotherapy Specific

Waller D. (2015) Group Interactive Art Therapy: Its Use in Training and Treatment. Hove: Routledge

The Arts in Psychotherapy, an international peer-reviewed journal for arts therapies, Elsevier

International Journal of Art Therapy, Formerly known as Inscape, the official journal of the British Association of Art Therapists