This module enables students to engage with their personal and professional development as counselling and psychotherapy trainees. It provides space for peer-group reflective processes to take place. It also houses the clinical placement component of the course providing a theoretical and practical framework of ethical practice in line with the BACP ethical code of practice.

In this module, students are able to gain a considerable portfolio of knowledge and skills to support them in interpreting published research in both psychology and allied fields, and in conducting their own psychological research. Students are encouraged to gain a critical understanding of the various epistemological positions taken by psychological researchers, and study the research methods concomitant with these philosophical assumptions. Students learn advanced literature searching and, through synthesis of published research, how to identify knowledge gaps and research questions. As the module proceeds, students have practice at developing such a research idea into a feasible and ethically sound research protocol. Both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis techniques are covered, the former to an advanced level. Students learn how to select, administer, and score psychometric instruments. Whilst psychometrics are taught in the research setting, their applied use is also discussed. This will include the historical development of psychometric theory. Students will be required to demonstrate competence in the administration and interpretation of tests of cognitive ability and providing verbal and written feedback. Students will also be introduced to procedures of test construction and test validation, and will be required to demonstrate an understanding of validation methodology. At the end, students will study research methodology relating to their specific courses; Counselling Psychology, Cyberpsychology, Forensic Psychology and Occupational Psychology, in order to prepare then further for the independent research project.

This module introduces philosophies and theoretical frameworks which fall within humanistic psychology and beyond. It enables a full overview of key theories of personality and development of mental health distress in counselling and psychotherapy terms.

This module covers models of integrative approaches in counselling and psychotherapy at theoretical and practical level

This module enables students to further their learning by exploring specific mental health conditions and associated interpersonal processes that may be involved in providing therapy to certain client groups. Theoretical frameworks and research-evidence in treating commonly occurring mental health conditions will be covered

The research Project is an independent study module in which students will negotiate, plan, manage and execute a programme of research and analysis. In addition, students will develop skills in critical thinking, report writing and will have the opportunity to present their work in progress at the end of year research conference.