Programme Specification for the 2024/5 academic year
GradDip Enhanced Psychological Therapies Practice (LICBT) (36 months, PT)
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | GradDip Enhanced Psychological Therapies Practice (LICBT) (36 months, PT) | Programme code | LDP3PSYPSY01 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Academic year | 2024/5 | |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
This programme provides a unique opportunity to enhance practice in low intensity CBT, and support your career progression into senior PWP roles. It will enable you to develop knowledge, competence, and clinical practice in areas of development for the Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression (TT-ad) Programme and will be responsive to areas of need identified by services. It will also contribute to personal and professional development goals related to common senior PWP roles and areas of importance for services. This 3 Year programme has a flexible start date, depending on the module you wish to complete first. You will undertake one module per year, completing the Programme over a period of up to 3 years.
This programme will enable you to extend your GradCert Psychological Therapies Practice (Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) into a GradDip. You will therefore be required to have successfully completed the GradCert Psychological Therapies Practice (Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) programme taken within CEDAR, or an equivalent HEE nationally commissioned TT-ad programme accredited by the British Psychological Society. You will need to be at least one year post qualifying as a PWP prior to attendance. Those that have attended the LI IAPT supervision training will have prior attendance taken into consideration. The GradDip programme will be a 36 month part-time programme of study at Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) Level 6.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
This programme will offer Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners the opportunity to:
- Extend, enhance, and adapt their practice to effectively work with an increasing diversity of patient populations and clinical presentations.
- Develop knowledge and competency required to be an effective clinical supervisor.
- Develop knowledge of evidence-based practice to appreciate ways to apply research into clinical practice, service development and implementation.
- Develop an understanding of leadership skills relevant to Senior PWP roles and in enhancing Step 2 TT-ad service delivery.
Three out of four available modules must be completed. Consistent with supervision responsibilities taken on by Senior PWPs, the Supervision module will be compulsory. However, to enable PWPs develop in a way consistent with service preference, need and future development, choice of an additional two from three 20 credit modules is offered. The award should serve as the basis of further progression as a PWP where enhanced career pathways are developing and help to ensure stability in the workforce that is fundamental to meeting the aims espoused in the TT-ad programme.
Learning, teaching and assessment methods will be similar to our other programmes in CEDAR where we have developed an innovative approach to learning combining different pedagogic approaches for the delivery of declarative, procedural and reflective content. We have developed strengths in self-reflection and self-practice (experiential/ reflective learning techniques), live competency assessments and are using technologies such as the “flipped classroom” to maximise the learning experience and accessibility to learning.
4. Programme Structure
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.
The GradDip Psychological Therapies Practice (LICBT) (3 Year) is a 3 year programme of study at Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) Level 6 (as confirmed against the FHEQ). The programme will ideally commence with the compulsory supervision module. You will then be asked to choose two further modules from a choice of three. The Supervision module will run across five taught days in term one. This module will also include three sessions of university-based supervision of supervision. Competency in providing case management supervision will be assessed through submission of an audio recording of a case management supervision session in term two. The leadership module will run across six taught days (including an assessed presentation day) in term two. This module also includes two individual coaching sessions with a senior member of the teaching team. The Evidence-Based Practice module will run across six taught days (including an assessed presentation day) in term three, with the assessed presentation day at the start of the next academic year. The Enhanced Practice module will run across six taught days (including your choice of four masterclasses and an assessed presentation day) and will span across terms two and three. Each module will include two study days, which can be taken flexibly across the period of the module depending on your needs.
Stage 1
Compulsory Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual review of this programme. Details of the modules currently offered may be obtained from the College website:
http://cedar.exeter.ac.uk/programmes/
You may take optional modules as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.
Stage 1: 20 credits of compulsory modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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| PYC3132 | Supervising Evidence-Based Psychological Therapies (Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) | 20 | Yes |
Optional Modules
Stage 1: 40 credits of optional modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| PYC3133 | Evidence-Based Practice | 20 | No |
| PYC3134 | Enhanced Practice | 20 | No |
| PYC3135 | Introduction to Leadership | 20 | No |
6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
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| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Provide clinical skills or clinical case management supervision, reflecting on practice to facilitate continued development as a supervisor and further enhance skills | Supervisory and Clinical competency is developed through skills modelling, case studies, role play, peer feedback, placement-based supervision and self-practice/self-reflection, reflective blogs, supported by directed research of texts and journals. Independent study and practice also forms a major part of our teaching and learning methods, with two study days included per module. Workshops and small group seminars, reflective sessions and supervision of supervision based at the university. An agreed number of coaching sessions with a senior member of the teaching team by telephone or video conference. | The ILOs are assessed by the following individual methods or a combination of these. ILO 1: Supervision Competency Assessment, Reflective Commentary, Practice-Based Outcomes Portfolio ILOs 2-3: Presentation, Reflective Portfolio ILOs 4-6: Service-level evaluation proposal, Presentation ILOs 7-8: Essay, Presentation |
Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
9. Demonstrate skills of academic writing | All ILOs are achieved through supported reflection on own practice, supervisory/clinical skills modelling, case studies, role play, placement-based and university based supervision and self-practice/self-reflection. Workshops and small group seminars, individual coaching sessions, reflective blogs. Independent study and practice also forms a major part of our teaching and learning methods, with two study days included per module. | The ILOs are assessed by the following individual methods or a combination of these.
ILOs 9-14 : Supervision Competency Assessment, Academic Essays, Practice Based Outcomes Portfolio, Presentations, Reflective Portfolio, Service-level evaluation proposal |
Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
15. Think independently and communicate your ideas professionally and confidently | All ILOs are achieved through supported reflection on own practice, supervisory/clinical skills modelling, case studies, role play, placement-based and university based supervision and self-practice/self-reflection. Workshops and small group seminars, individual coaching sessions, reflective blogs. Independent study and practice also forms a major part of our teaching and learning methods, with two study days included per module. | The ILOs are assessed by the following individual methods or a combination of these.
ILOs 15-22: Supervision Competency Assessment, Academic Essays, Practice Based Outcomes Portfolio, Presentations, Reflective Portfolio, Service-level evaluation proposal |
7. Programme Regulations
Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook.
Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.
Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)
You may enter this programme if you have a Graduate Certificate in Psychological Therapies Practice (Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). This Graduate Diploma is intended as a ‘top up’ of credit for such students, to continue study at level 6, or equivalent credit from the final stage of the BSc Applied Psychology (Clinical) for which you will receive credits via the Accredited Prior 'Certified' Learning (APCL) route.
Any queries about APL should, in the first instance, be made to the programme director.
Programme-specific Progression Rules
You must pass the Supervision module as well as two of the optional modules in order to pass the programme. The pass mark for all modules is 40% with an additional requirement to pass all individual assessments within each module (with the exception of the supervision competency assessment, which must be passed at 50% or above). If you fail any modules you will not be permitted to continue with the programme and your registration as a student will be terminated with immediate effect.
There is a 100% attendance requirement. Should your attendance fall below that level you will be contacted and an action plan put into place. Should your attendance fall below 80% on any individual module above, you will not be able to pass the module.
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
All students will be assigned a personal tutor whilst enrolled on the programme.
A range of services is available to support your study both from CEDAR and within Psychology. These include:
- Personal and professional development planning.
- Student handbooks and programme guides.
- Range of specialist advisors, including for: women students, non-school leavers, and overseas students.
- Computing and Statistics Help Desk.
- Virtual Resource Room and other web-based learning materials.
- Clinically focused seminars, the ‘Think Tank’, provided by the Mood Disorders Centre.
Within Psychology there is a well-equipped suite of PCs dedicated for postgraduate use, with further support provided by a dedicated IT and statistics helpdesk.
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Please refer to the University Academic Policy and Standards guidelines regarding support for students and students' learning.
10. Admissions Criteria
Undergraduate applicants must satisfy the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Postgraduate applicants must satisfy the Postgraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Specific requirements required to enrol on this programme are available at the respective Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study Site webpages.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
GradDip Enhanced Psychological Therapies Practice (LICBT) (36 months, PT)
19. UCAS Code
Not applicable to this programme.
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | ECTS credits |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 21/07/2022 |
Date of last revision | 30/07/2024 |
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