Supervising Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions in Child and Adolescent Mental Health or Education Settings
Module title | Supervising Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions in Child and Adolescent Mental Health or Education Settings |
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Module code | PYCM123 |
Academic year | 2023/4 |
Credits | 30 |
Module staff | Dr Catherine Gallop (Convenor) |
Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Duration: Weeks | 10 | 9 | 2 |
Number students taking module (anticipated) | 25 |
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Module description
Across all psychological interventions in child community mental health or education settings, it is recognised that clinical supervision plays a fundamental role in improving clinical outcomes, supporting practitioners, and ensuring safe and effective practice. In this module you will develop advanced skills, understanding, and mastery of the supervision competencies associated with clinical supervision of evidence-based low-intensity psychological interventions for children and young people's mental health / emotional difficulties within community and education settingsConsiderable opportunity for reflection on your supervisory practice will be afforded to enhance learning and ongoing action planning.
Module aims - intentions of the module
This module will work in line with the national curriculum to equip you with a sound understanding of the process of effective low-intensity supervision practice. The modules primary aims are to develop your advanced knowledge and practice skills of the clinical supervision of children and young people's early intervention mental health practitioners and to support the development and maintenance of reflective practice. We aim to provide you with the didactic, procedural, and reflective skills that will enhance your professional practice and support your autonomous lifelong learning. We also aim to provide a supportive learning environment that fosters your clinical, academic, professional, and personal development.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Synthesise foundational theory and core competencies in planning, delivering, and reflecting on clinical supervision across children and young peoples settings
- 2. Demonstrate generic and modality specific competencies in clinical supervision of evidence-based psychological therapies / interventions for children and young people
- 3. Evidence through the practice outcomes document how reflection on your clinical supervision skills influences your practice
- 4. Identify how you meet the relevant national competency standards for clinical supervision in child mental health
- 5. Evidence through the portfolio the demonstration of your clinical supervision skills
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 6. Address systematically complex supervision problems which may be framed within unpredictable contexts, think critically, creatively, and independently, and fully appreciate the complexities of the issues
- 7. Describe the wider ethical and professional issues encountered within clinical supervision
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 8. Appraise your personal strengths and weaknesses in training and experience, and reflect upon the implications for your further training needs
- 9. Give accurate and constructive feedback
Syllabus plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, an example of an overall structure is as follows:
The taught content of this module will be delivered over ten days. These will enhance your clinical skills, personal reflection, and ongoing action planning. The development of your practical understanding in the application of clinical supervision competences will be demonstrated through the various assessment methods.
- Principles of supervision
- Promoting psychological knowledge in supervision
- The use of outcomes data in supervision
- Facilitating therapeutic processes in supervision
- Delivering modality-specific supervision
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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73 | 110 | 117 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 73 | Lectures (10x7 hours); Tutorials (3x1 hours) |
Guided Independent Study | 110 | Further reading, assignments, reading and preparation for learning groups / classes |
Placement/study abroad | 117 | Work-based learning |
Formative assessment
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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n/a |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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100 | 0 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Clinical supervision essay This assessment must be passed; failure in this assessment will lead to failure in the module and the programme | 100 | 3000 words | 1, 4-6 | Written |
Supervision portfolio Pass/fail only (this assessment must be passed; failure in this assessment will lead to failure in the module and the programme) | 0 | 6000 words | 1-9 | Written |
Practice outcomes document (POD) Pass/fail only -this assessment must be passed; failure in this assessment will lead to failure in the module and the programme | 0 | 6000 words | 1-9 | Written |
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Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Clinical supervision essay (100%) | Clinical supervision essay | 1,5-6 | Four weeks from the date that feedback was provided |
Supervision portfolio (0%) | Supervision portfolio | 1-9 | Four weeks from the date that feedback was provided |
Practice outcomes document (0%) | Practice outcomes document | 1-9 | Four weeks from the date that feedback was provided |
Re-assessment notes
In all summative submissions, re-assessment will be the same as the original assessment. Where you have been referred/deferred for any form of component detailed above, you will have the opportunity to retake within 4 weeks from the date that feedback was provided. If you pass re-assessments taken as a result of a fail, the overall module mark will be capped at 50%, except for the supervision portfolio and practice outcomes document which will not result in a module cap. If you fail re-assessments, you will be failed in the module and as a consequence you will be failed in the programme and your registration as a student at the University will be terminated.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
- Child IAPT National Curriculum (2012). London: Department of Health
- Milne, D. (2009). Evidence-based Clinical Supervision. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Proctor, B. (2000). Group Supervision: A Guide to Creative Practice. London, Sage.
- Roth, A.D. and Pilling, S. (2007). Competencies required to supervise effective psychological therapies.London: HMSO, Department of Health.
- Scaife, J. (2008). Supervision in Clinical Practice; A Practitioner’s Guide. London: Routledge.
- Turpin, G. and Wheeler, S. (2011). IAPT Supervision Guidance. London: Department of Health.
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
ELE page - https://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3647 (All resources will be made available on ELE. This includes additional material covered in the tutorials, the required readings, information about assessment and additional material (e.g., videos, padlets).
Credit value | 30 |
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Module ECTS | 15 |
Module pre-requisites | None |
Module co-requisites | PYCM090 Clinical Supervision Practice Placement |
NQF level (module) | 7 |
Available as distance learning? | Yes |
Origin date | 03/11/2022 |
Last revision date | 03/11/2022 |