Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description To enable students to develop a critical appreciation and understanding of research paradigms and underpinning philosophy of science, toward enabling the expansion of knowledge and the application of research, evidence-based practice and practice based evidence in psychotherapy and health care. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Appreciate the value of ethical inquiry 2. Distinguish quantitative and qualitative approaches in relation to underpinning philosophy 3. Identify and describe a range of both quantitative and qualitative methodologies 4. Critically review existing evidence in psychotherapy 5. Develop an appreciation of the translation of research knowledge to practice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Inquiry as everydayIdentification of areas of life where inquiry occurs ‘naturally’Inquiry and evidence based practiceHow research contributes to practice and vice versaPhilosophy of quantitative researchThe nature of science and scientific inquiryPhilosophy of qualitative researchThe nature of intrepretivism, theory induction and critical analysisQuantitative approachesExperimental design, quasi- experimental design, survey designQualitative approachesGrounded theory, phenomenology, interpretative phenomenological analysis, ethnographyResearch ethicsMalefience, beneficience, autonomy and justiceCritical reviewingSystematic approaches to critiquing a research paperTheory/research/practice triadThe theory practice gap, the process of translation, confidence and adaptation in clinical settings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List
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Other Resources 61038, Journal, 0, Journal of Psychotherapy Research, 61039, Website of Organisation, 0, Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR), | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of Last Revision | 07-OCT-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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