Professional Practice Skills and Case Study Plan

Code School Level Credits Semesters
PSTY5006 Psychiatry and Applied Psychology 5 10 Autumn UK
Code
PSTY5006
School
Psychiatry and Applied Psychology
Level
5
Credits
10
Semesters
Autumn UK

Summary

Introduction to placement work, principles of reflective practice and professional practice skills and report writing. This includes case study planning and single case study methods, behavioural assessment and modification, measurement of change and psychometric evaluation, single case study analysis and presentation (incorporating a cognitive-behavioural approach with functional analysis of behaviour).

Target Students

D.Foren.Psy. (Doctorate in Forensic Psychology)

Classes

Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only in specified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takes place in some weeks of a Semester.

Assessment

Assessed by end of autumn semester

Educational Aims

To prepare the trainee for work in the forensic placement setting and be able to reflect on their practice work and carry out academic case study with an executive summary to feedback to professional colleagues.

Learning Outcomes

by the end of the module the trainees should:

·         Have an understanding of working in forensic settings and the ethical considerations;
 

·         Have an understanding of case Study planning, design, analysis and presentation;
 

·         Have an understanding of probability and hypothesis testing applied to single case study and research;
 

·         Knowledge of simple descriptive and non-parametric statistics applied to single case study;
 


·         Have an understanding of reflective practice skills in relation to placement work and reports;
 

 

 

·         Have an understanding of placement report writing and presentation of diaries.

Conveners

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Last updated 07/01/2025.