FdA Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations
University of Essex
Key Information
Campus location
Colchester, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
FdA Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations
Our Foundation Degree, comprising of one afternoon of teaching a week, offers a theoretical understanding and the practical tools for emotionally grounded therapeutic work with children, adolescents, and adults, whatever your role.
Using a psychodynamic framework, the course will help you develop a thorough understanding of the human processes within and around the people who use your service and the people who are trying to help them. We also equip you with an awareness of the wider dimension of organisational dynamics. Put together, these both will contribute to your development as an effective and perceptive practitioner.
You study:
- Psychodynamic theory
- Child and adult development
- Issues of trauma and violence
- The dynamics of therapeutic interventions in organisations
You also have the opportunity to develop your insight as a reflective thinker through reflective observation workshops.
After finishing this Foundation Degree, you have the opportunity to take a further one year course on campus to gain a BA Honours Degree. The course is accredited by APPCIOS (The Association of Psychodynamic Practice and Counselling in Organisational Settings).
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1
- Understanding Individuals Groups and Organisations : An Introduction to Psychodynamic Concepts
- Introduction to Psychodynamic Observation and Reflective Practice
- Child, Adolescent and Adult Development
- Work-based Learning 1
- Theory, Practice and Responsibility
Final Year
- Trauma and Recovery: A Psychodynamic Approach
- Advanced Psychodynamic Observation and Reflective Practice
- Violence and Containment: A Psychosocial Approach to Physical and Psychological Violence
- Work-based Learning 2
- Critical Analysis of Psychodynamic Theory and Practice
- Group Relations and Professional Life
Program Outcome
Accredited by the Association for Psychodynamic Practice and Counselling in Organisational Settings (APPCIOS).
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
In undertaking this course you’ll study a range of psychoanalytic concepts - applying them to individuals, relationships and organisations, which will provide you with a unique perspective of why we are the way we are, on understanding others and knowing how to relate to them, which will make you suited for further clinical training, postgraduate study in different fields, or employment.
With around 80% of our students moving on to postgraduate study or employment, this course prepares you to move successfully into your own career path.
Key areas of employment for people with these skills include marketing, advertising, human resources, management, the media, care work, teaching or health care. Our recent graduates have gone on to work in a wide range of careers, including:
- Psychoanalytic therapy
- Clinical psychology
- NHS Mental Health work
- Management Consultancy
- Country Director (Afghanistan) with the Danish Refugee Council
- Therapeutic Consultancy
Program delivery
This is an online version of our FDA Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations. This course is taught through distance learning meaning the entire two years of the course is taught online with no face-to-face, in-person teaching. You will graduate with the same qualification as our campus based FDA, the only difference being you will attend all teaching virtually and not on campus.
- 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