Module Code - Title:
AE6031
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 1
Year Last Offered:
2026/7
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
PF
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To educate students on self-observation as a critical element of then training as clinicians.
To explore fundamental personal issues experiences by students in the context of their training.
To facilitate greater self-awareness
Syllabus:
20 group (2 hour) sessions over years 1 and 2. This group will be available fortnightly as a directed encounter group, facilitating students to deal with whatever issues emerge for the group, as appropriate.
20 sessions of individual therapy in Year 3. The student is requested to attend an accredited therapist who is a psychologist for a number of individual sessions that allow the student to explore aspects of themselves and their own life experience in a safe and confidential setting.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
To learn how interpersonal processes impact on both the professional and client ability to live their lives.
To improve empathy with the client with regard to how psychological processes are imparted on to them by professionals.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
To enhance understanding of personal value systems that may impact on the ability and competency of the practitioner to perform their work to the highest professional standards.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
To experience in a real world setting the application of interpersonal skills as used in the clinical setting.
To gain insight into parts of the experience of the client when they engage in psychological intervention.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The module will be delivered through a group learning format in Years 1 and 2. In Year 3, each student will engage in personal therapy work with an appropriate professional of their own choosing.
Prime Texts:
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Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
DOCTOR OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Module Leader:
elaine.m.rogers@ul.ie