Multi-Method Therapy

Evidence-based brief interventions have been at the centre of healthcare policy for many years, but there is a growing awareness that not all individuals are responding to the existing approaches.

The importance of using more than one therapeutic approach is thus gaining ground; the emphasis being on the individual practitioner developing and using a multi-method approach.

Campus	Riverside
Course	MA
Length	3-6 years Part-time
Start date	September 2012

Features

This course aims to equip practitioners with the skills to deliver such an approach by drawing on a number of evidence-based interventions that can be used within a brief framework.

The focus of our programme is on the application of skills to the practice area and, as such, you will exit with an award that will be of high practical value.

Our programme team have a wide range of clinical skills and therapeutic backgrounds that will be used throughout the course, ensuring that you will exit with skills in brief, group and creative therapies, as well as family interventions and cognitive behavioural approaches.

Next: Modules

Programme Structure

The full MA programme starts with a core module introducing the multi-method framework and key aspects of psychological therapies.

There are then four therapy modules broadly encompassing the following approaches:

• Brief, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing

• Creative, including the use of art, visualisation and writing

• Family, including work with adults, children and couples

• 3rd-wave CBT, such as mindfulness and distress tolerance

There is a further core module that will draw on reflection, supervision and case studies to develop integration before the final dissertation module.

Next: Assessment

Assessment will take a variety of forms appropriate to the modules, including case studies, reflective accounts and demonstration of skills application.

Next: Careers

Applicants must hold a professional qualification in the field of health/social care (e.g. OT, nursing, counselling and social work).

Applicants must be working in a clinical setting with access to both a client group and a clinical supervisor. They must provide evidence of their ability to study at Level 7.

Applicants will also be subject to interview.

Beginning: Overview