Systems & Organisations
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PSTY5003 | Psychiatry and Applied Psychology | 5 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- PSTY5003
- School
- Psychiatry and Applied Psychology
- Level
- 5
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module builds on the skills and knowledge, acquired through previous modules, about individuals, groups and families and competencies in indirect intervention. Students develop a sophisticated framework to understand, and the skills needed to influence, systems and organisations. The emphasis in this module is on the organisational contexts within which clinical psychologists work, particularly in the NHS, but also in Local Authority, education, forensic and third sector agencies.
Relationship to External Bodies
Approved by HCPC. Accredited by BPS.
Target Students
DClinPsy students
Classes
Lectures, student led and tutor led seminars, skills workshops, role-plays, reflective practice groups, clinical presentations, group and individual tutorials, personal study and group learning.Please see DClinPsy online learning systems at Nottingham (and Lincoln) for the full module timetable or see Timetables at www.nottingham.ac.uk for online module timetable.
Assessment
- 75% Assignment: Written assignment of 4,500 words, including reflective component, or equivalent. NB All components must achieve a pass mark of 50%.
- 25% Presentation 1: Presentation of own written assignment. NB All components must achieve a pass mark of 50%.
Assessed by end of summer vacation
Educational Aims
In this module students consolidate their skills in working indirectly by being introduced to organisational and systemic theory and models of leadership, consultancy and change management. They develop competencies in leading teams, in consultation and in supervision. Methods for intervening systemically with groups, teams, organisations and with the community are taught and practiced and there is a continuing focus on the involvement of users and carers.Students consolidate their knowledge of the structures of the NHS and are introduced to recent professional and organisational developments. They are prepared for leadership roles by learning about commissioning and the instigation of service developments through proposing an innovative service.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of:
Systemic and organisational theories
Models of organisational change and stability
Theory and practice of community psychology
Leadership and managing change in organisations
Culture and diversity
Structure of the NHS
New Ways of Working
Intellectual skills, the ability to:
critique, synthesise and generate theoretical models and approaches for application to systems and organisations;
integrate the social context of treatment into formulations and plans;
Professional and Practical skills, the ability to:
Demonstrate clinical psychology skills and abilities to form alliances in order to influence complex systems and organisations;
help organisations adapt to change;
interpret, adapt and implement health care policies.
Transferable skills, the ability to:
Demonstrate flexibility and reflectivity in applying knowledge across different levels and structures of an organisation.
Employ psychological thinking to critique existing organisational practice and inform new ways of resolving organisational conflict.