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Counselling and Psychotherapy

Course details

University Name
The Open University
Department
Department of Psychology
Course Title
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Qualification, duration, mode
PhD 36FT 72PT variableDL*MPhil 15FT 24PT variableDL
Months of entry
October
Entry requirements
PhD: The normal minimum entrance requirement is an upper second class honours degree or master's degree, relevant to the proposed area of study, from a recognised higher education institution in the UK. You should also have experience of academic research in the previous four years, normally in the form of either a master's degree in research methods, an undergraduate degree with a research element in the final year, or work-related experience with evidence through research reports. If you're not sure if you meet the entry requirements, please contact us (research-degrees-team@open.ac.uk).
MPhil: see http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/ for more information.
Funding
Please see The Open University website http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/ for more information.
Course description
A significant development in the Department of Psychology's research is in the area of counselling and psychotherapy. As with other areas, the approach here is one of theoretical and methodological innovation that is grounded in the world of practice (all staff working in this area are practitioners). There is an exciting range of approaches, including existential, systemic and psychodynamic. Alongside this and linked to the work on organisational psychologies, the department also has expertise in coaching. There are strong links with the nation-wide Psychosocial Network which brings together researchers adopting various psychosocial approaches, many of whom are also clinical practitioners. In addition, the work of the Psychosocial Programme (which includes research with a focus on intimacies) within the Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance is relevant to this area of enquiry. These links make the department an exciting and innovative place to conduct research with a counselling and/or psychotherapy focus and there are active and on-going relationships with non-statutory sector agencies working in this field.

Potential research projects

- Sexual and relationships therapy, including with sexual and gender minorities.
- Life course transitions and intimacies.
- Alternative structures and sites for intimacy.
- Existential, systemic and psychodynamic approaches.
- Use of new technologies for the provision of counselling and/or psychotherapy.
- Psychotherapy and racialised minorities.
Contact name
Mrs Lynda Hammond
Telephone
+44 (0)1908 654515
Email
psych-res-apps@open.ac.uk
Web
http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/

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