BSc Psychology / Course details

The course unit will cover the scientific approaches applied within the field of adaptability and well-being. Advances in theory and research, as well as the most relevant and effective interventions will be introduced, explained and compared. Expert clinicians and researchers will describe and explain the psychological treatments of specific presenting problems: anxiety, depression, somatisation, consequences of trauma, psychosis, bipolar disorder, and chronic interpersonal problems. An overview of how treatments are delivered to service users and contemporary approaches such as transdiagnostic approaches, metacognitive therapy, control theory and method of levels therapy. There will be opportunities within the lectures to observe interventions in action and to gain first-hand experience from expert clinicians of applying them to everyday problems. Students will also be encouraged to explore the implications of diversity and difference for service provision and delivery.

The unit aims to:

1)     Introduce the theory, research and practice of the most recent advances in improving mental health and wellbeing

2)     Build awareness and understanding of the key interventions for improving mental health and well-being and their scientific bases

3)     Equip students with a basic understanding of the importance of the relationships between theory, research, policy and practice for improving mental health and well-being

4)     Emphasise and expand on the wider contextual and service issues in development and delivery of interventions for mental health and wellbeing

5)        Highlight implications of considering diversity and difference for developing and delivering interventions

This unit will be taught via lectures and laboratory classes.

E-learning provision: Key papers, supplementary reading, links to relevant online resources, and a monitored discussion board will be provided via Blackboard.