TS4S034 - Integrative Psychotherapy - Humanistic 05 Jul 2023 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: TS4S034
Module Title: Integrative Psychotherapy - Humanistic
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Therapeutic Studies
Faculty Sub Group: Professional Learning in Education
Module Leader: Nicky Lewis
Module Team: Anna Playle, Rachel Davies, Annie Beyer, Kirsty Richards
First Intended Intake: SEP 2020 Final Year of Intake: 2023
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 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 2
Valid From 05 Jul 2023
Valid To 31 Aug 2025

Module Aims

Enable students to develop a critical understanding of the key ideas and principles of the humanistic approach in integrative psychotherapy theory, research and practice.

Develop students awareness of ethical and legal issues in relation to professional counselling practice, including introducing the professional role of counsellor.

To develop core competencies and skills in counselling.

Develop students critical awareness of context in relation to socio/political/cultural narratives that influence clients and the counselling process

Content Summary

Introduction to integration and working relationally in counselling psychology.

Introducing humanistic theory, research and practice.

Counselling skills, e.g. building and repairing a therapeutic alliance, immediacy, phenomenological
enquiry, goal setting and endings.

Principles of practice, i.e. contracting, note taking, confidentiality, and supervision, with reference to the ethical and practice guidelines (HCPC & BPS).

Self-awareness of the dimensions of diversity in identity, e.g. racial, cultural, socio-economic, religious, gender, sexuality, physical or psychological disability for self and practice.

The development of key core counselling skills, including contracting, rapport building, empathic responding, session structuring.

The introduction of foundation counselling skills, including, empathy, immediacy, phenomenological enquiry, goal setting and endings.

This module includes mandatory formative assessment activities, to support students learning and development prior to summative assessment tasks.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Practical classes and workshops 18
Independent Study 134
Directed Study 30
Groupwork 18
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Demonstrate the application of core humanistic counselling skills and a theoretical understanding of humanistic theory and research.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Clinical Learning 1 Analysis and critique of a peer skills session demonstrating core counselling skills and theory 0 3000 100 No 50

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1
Clinical Learning 1

Reading List

Cooper, M., Dryden, W. (Eds) (2016) The Handbook of Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications Ltd.

Cooper, M. (2015) Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling: contributions to a pluralistic practice Los Angeles: SAGE Publications Ltd.

Deurzen, E. Van. (2002) Existential Counselling and Psychotherapy in Practice (2nd ed) Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington: Sage.

Faris, A., Van Ooijen, E. (2012) Integrative counselling and psychotherapy: a relational approach. London: Sage.

Feltham, C., Hanley, T. & Winter, L. A. (2017) The SAGE Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy 4th edition. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.

Knox, R. & Cooper. M. (2015) The therapeutic relationship in counselling and psychotherapy. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.

Joyce, P. & Sills, C. (2014) Skills in Gestalt Counselling & Psychotherapy London: Sage.

Mearns, D., & Cooper, M. (2018) Working at relational depth in counselling & psychotherapy London: Sage.

Mearns, D and Thorne, B. (2013) Person-Centred Counselling in Action (4th ed) London: Sage.

Nelson-Jones. R. (2015) Theory and Practice of Counselling and Psychotherapy. London: SAGE.

Omylinska-Thurston, J. and James. P.E. (2011) The therapist’s use of self: A closer look at the processes within congruence. Counselling Psychology Review. 26:3. p. 20-33.

Sanders P (2012) The Tribes of the Person-Centred Nation Ross-on-Wye: PCCS books.

Tolan. J. (2012) Skills in person-centred counselling and psychotherapy. London: SAGE. Publications Ltd.

Tribe, R., Morrissey, J. (Eds). (2015). Handbook of Professional and Ethical Practice. London: Brunner-Routledge

Johns, H. 2012 Personal Development in Counsellor Training 2nd edition London Sage Publications Ltd.

Wolfe, B. E. (2016). Existential-humanistic therapy and psychotherapy integration: A commentary. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 26(1), 56-60.

International Journal of Integrative Psychotherapy
British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
British Counselling and Psychotherapy
Counselling Psychology Quarterly
Counselling Psychology Review
Applied Psychology
British Journal of Clinical Psychology
British Journal of Psychology Research Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
The Psychologist