MSc Systemic Psychotherapy

Start date: If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in: September 2012 If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in: September 2012

Course length: Two years of part time study

Campus: Kedleston Road site, Derby Campus

This course is available to international students

This two year part time course offers you the flexibility of continuing your professional development without taking a break from your career.

In your first year you'll study for the PG Dip Systemic Thinking and Practice, which includes a weekly supervised training clinic for 40 weeks.

In your second year the teaching will be focused on the MSc Systemic Psychotherapy, which also includes a weekly supervised training clinic for 40 weeks of the year.

You'll need to study both years to form the MSc Systemic Psychotherapy.

You'll be taught in our Clinical Skills Suite, which is a working clinical environment where you'll be able to learn and develop your practical and research skills. The cost for live clinical supervision for both years is covered by the course fees.

You'll study some parts of the course with students on other psychotherapy courses, so you'll have the opportunity to critically appraise systemic practice and other psychotherapy and counselling models.

You may be eligible for Learning Beyond Registration (LBR) funding if you choose this course, contact us for more details.

What you'll study

This course is made up of two stages – Postgraduate Diploma and MSc.

Postgraduate Diploma
You’ll study these modules:

Systemic Theory and Practice 3 (20 credits)
You will develop your systemic theory knowledge, practice knowledge and reflexivity, which will help you to become an independent, rigorous, competent and ethical practitioner. You’ll deepen your understanding of systemic theory and practice, develop an understanding of research methodology and consider ethical and legal frameworks for practice. This module is delivered face to face.

Systemic Theory and Practice 4 (20 credits)
This module looks at key systemic frameworks and their implications for practice. You’ll continue to develop your systemic theory knowledge and consider issues of difference, diversity and reflexivity. This module is delivered face to face.

Systemic Personal and Professional Development 2 (20 credits)
This module will help you to develop as a reflexive practitioner by paying attention to key systemic practices. You’ll reflect upon your systemic development through the production of a clinical portfolio, which you will produce from work generated from all aspects of the course, including your clinical practice. This module is delivered face to face.

MSc
You’ll study this module:

Independent Studies (60 credits)
During this triple module you’ll consider advanced theory and practice, the meeting of professional competencies and research methods and you’ll develop the skills you’ll need to write up research and project reports.

With over fifteen years’ experience of teaching systemic psychotherapy, our experienced teaching team is keen to pass its  expertise on to you. You’ll be taught in a working clinical environment where you’ll learn and develop your practical and research skills.

You’ll study some parts of the course with students studying other psychotherapy courses. This will give you the opportunity to critically appraise systemic practice and other psychotherapy and counselling models with your peers and will give you a rounded knowledge of different therapeutic methods.

You will be eligible to register as a systemic psychotherapist with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) after you've successfully completed this course. This means that you will be able to work as a systemic psychotherapist or family therapist in the statutory and non-statutory health and social care sectors.

The course has contributed a great deal to my professional development and will continue to do so, particularly in training and working with other professionals.

The student group was incredibly supportive on both a personal and a professional level. I enjoyed the skills sessions and experimenting with different ideas.

I would recommend the course to colleagues, in fact I already have! I would say that this course helps to bring all your ideas together.

I really value the course for its huge contribution to my professional development as I have tried to integrate the ideas into my practice.