Fndmtls of Therapeautic Int with CYP (996C8)
Fundamentals of Therapeutic Interaction with Children and Young People
Module 996C8
Module details for 2025/26.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)
Full Module Description
Students will gain knowledge and skills on strategies and techniques which will prepare them to undertake CBT informed assessments for presenting difficulties and risk screening with children and young people.
Module Outline
Students will gain knowledge and skills on strategies and techniques which will prepare them to undertake CBT informed assessments for presenting difficulties and risk screening with children and young people.
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate knowledge and competence in gathering appropriate information in a timely manner to arrive at a theoretically underpinned, succinct and collaborative definition of the child or young person’s main mental health difficulty and the impact these have on their daily living
person’s main mental health difficulties and the impact these have on their daily living.
Demonstrate knowledge of and competence in engaging and building therapeutic alliances with children and young people, managing the emotional content of sessions and empathising with the client’s perspective of the world
Demonstrate knowledge and competence in recognition and accurate assessment of the risk posed by the child or young person to themselves or others
Demonstrate competence in accurate recording of individual interviews, group interventions and questionnaire assessments using paper and electronic record keeping
assessments using paper and electronic record keeping
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Media | Semester 1 Assessment Week 2 Mon 16:00 | 60.00% |
| Essay (1250 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 2 Mon 16:00 | 40.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Workshop | 8 hours | 00000220000 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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