IPTA|INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY|APPLIED SKILLS|COMPETENCY BASED ASSESSMENT

Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents: (Part 2) Evidence Based Practice (PSYC0247)

This module will enable the student to gain the knowledge and skills to deliver early intervention approaches in education settings through consultation to...

Interventions for Emerging Mental Health Difficulties in Educational Settings (PSYC0234)

This module will enable the student to gain the knowledge and skills to deliver early intervention approaches in education settings through consultation to education staff, through supporting peer mentoring programmes and through delivering group work programmes so that the student can work with groups of children and young people, parents and teachers around mental health problems. The module contents will include: Managing common problems at school such as exam stress; Evidence-based group and peer interventions; Awareness of peer mentoring and buddy systems; Running psychoeducation groups; Working with groups; Recognising and managing trauma; Coping with developmental difficulties in school; Helping young people who self harm; Helping children and young people with stress.

This is the second of three modules on the current state of knowledge in the field of cognitive neuroscience. This module focuses on our understanding of...

Current Issues in Cognitive Neuroscience: Elaborative and Adaptive processes (PSYC0061)

This is the second of three modules on the current state of knowledge in the field of cognitive neuroscience. This module focuses on our understanding of elaborative and adaptive processes. Examples include memory, speech, language, number processing, social cognition, executive functions and cognitive control. Experts in each field will describe past and present findings on the topic, using their own research as a guideline and highlighting current controversies and debates. The module will explore findings from a range of neuroimaging techniques and lesion approaches. Assessment: One 2000-3000 word written essay.