BA Therapeutic Care

Bachelor's degree

In Colchester

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    3 Years

About the course
Are you fascinated by relationships and personality development, or intrigued by people’s behaviour, what causes you to act as you do and what can lead to emotional or psychological difficulties? Do you want to learn about and develop ways of helping those who are in need? Laying the foundations for a career in a caring profession, whether education, health or social care our course will give you a solid basis in psychodynamic thinking, child and adult development, and the dynamics of therapeutic interventions in organisations


Whether you want to work with troubled infants in the nursery, children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in schools or children’s homes, adults in social care and mental health settings, the elderly or those with learning difficulties our degree leaves you fully prepared to make a difference

We equip you with what you need to take up a post in a range of education, health and social care settings


Through the inclusion of an observational and work placement, giving you invaluable experience within your chosen sector, this course enables you to put theory and practice together as well as a gradual entry into the world of employment

We help you to explore and understand the kind of role you are preparing for so you graduate with a valuable balance of theoretical understanding and useful practical experience – rare qualities giving you the edge needed for to successfully gain employment upon graduation


“I never expected to develop such enthusiasm and passion for my chosen subject

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Health and Social Care
  • Teaching

Course programme

Example structure
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Observation Skills and Reflective Practice
Therapeutic Work in Groups
Work Based Learning for Care
Therapeutic Practice and Responsibility: Statutory Frameworks
Understanding Individuals Groups and Organisations : An Introduction to Psychodynamic Concepts
Child, Adolescent and Adult Development
Assignment and Research Writing for Psychoanalytic Studies
Year 2
Work-Based Practice
Reflective Practice
Understanding Employability: Preparing for Your Future
Trauma in Individuals, Groups and Organisations
Violence and Projective Processes in Individuals and Society
Advanced Psychodynamic Observation and Reflective Practice
Advanced Seminars in Theory and Practice
Final year
Therapeutic Care in Context
Therapeutic Communication Skills
Therapeutic Organisations
Reflective Practice and Professional Development
Dissertation
Critical Reflection and Professional Challenge (optional)
Teaching
Teaching takes place in relatively small seminars and fora, with a focus on group discussion
Discussion in seminars includes both discussing other peoples’ work and discussing your own experiences in the workplace
You also undertake supervised clinical practice, participate in skills based workshops, and teach others through presentation of theoretical readings and clinical cases
Assessment
Your grade is made up entirely of coursework marks, including essays and reflective reports
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Additional information

I have acquired and built on a range of different skills, and by the end of my first year I had obtained paid employment within two separate organisations: a community interest company in Essex and a registered charity in Suffolk ” David Bloomfield, FdA Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisation Study abroad Your education extends beyond the university campus We support you extending your education through offering you an additional year at no extra cost The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend the third year studying abroad or employed on a placement, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course Studying abroad allows you to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised Our expert staff Our staff blend clinical experience and expertise in their field with the academic rigour for which the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies has such a reputation You will be taught by lecturers who have years of experience working directly with troubled individuals and groups in specialist settings This means they can draw upon not only the enduring academic tradition and the latest research in the field of psychoanalytic studies but also upon years of clinical experience as teachers, psychotherapists, and therapeutic community practitioners This course is led by Dr Chris Nicholson, who has more than 15 years’ experience working in residential childcare and therapeutic communities He sits on the Advisory Board for Children and Young People at the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Therapeutic Communities section, and regularly speaks at both national and international conferences Also teaching on the course is Ms Elena Della Rosa, a child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapist who is currently working part-time in the NHS She has a special interest in working with adolescents...

BA Therapeutic Care

£ 9,250 + VAT