BSc Educational Psychology / Course details

The unit will provide students a grounding in the ‘real world’ applications of education and counselling psychology in the professional context, with specific reference to core areas of Psychology (especially social psychology).  For instance;

• The importance of relationships in intervention and counselling
• How theories of the development of ‘self and identity’ can help explain and attribute behaviour
• The role of attribution in exploring mal-adaptive behaviour

The unit will build upon previous learning in relation to theory and in turn provide grounding for the third year placement unit (intervention in schools).  Chartered Educational and Counselling psychologists will introduce key elements of their research and practice work (e.g. therapy in schools, child assessment, consultation) and explain the role and application of psychology.

The unit will be augmented by a number of applied learning scenarios taking the form of small group seminars.

The unit aims to:

• Demonstrate how psychology is applied in the context of educational and counselling psychology professions.
• Demonstrate how core elements of Psychology form part of professional practice.