Rowdy,
I agree it is always a good thing to relate practice to theory and some
of those people do
need to do so , they say it themselves.!!
Warmest
Dave
On 5 Sep 2005, at 14:45, Rowdy Yates wrote:
> David
>
> Thanks for that. I think we wouldn't be able to do any skills-based
> stuff on groups because it would not be the right forum for that.
> What I think we would want to include is some theoretical stuff on the
> history of groupwork, the perils and pitfalls, how you decide when to
> use groups and when to use individualk interventions etc.
>
> Really that would be the basis for the course in general. We would
> leave the skills-based stuff to the practitioners out there who can
> deliver it and try to turn out people who (even if they didn't know
> how to do TC pracitce - and I would assume many applicants would know
> the how stuff before they enrolled) knew why it might be a good idea!
>
> Sorry that was a bit of a convoluted sentence - but hopefully you get
> the idea.
>
>
>
> Rowdy Yates
> Senior Research Fellow
> Scottish Addiction Studies
> Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology Section
> Department of Applied Social Science
> University of Stirling
>
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>
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>
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> From: Therapeutic Communities on behalf of David Warren-Holland
> Reply To: Therapeutic Communities
> Sent: Monday, September 5, 2005 2:30 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Developing Postgrad Learning for TC staff
>
> Hello Rowdy,
>
> Go for it, a course like you suggest much needed in the field and
> well overdue.
>
> I don't know of anything like it in the UK, and as you know I am in
> the training business,
> my guess is that there would be a demand for it.
>
> It would be good however to see a group skills training element
> somewhere in the format, as so much group work goes on in TC's
>
> Warmest wishes
> Dave
>
> On 5 Sep 2005, at 13:39, Rowdy Yates wrote:
>
>
> Hi
>
> This is just a brief request for feedback. As you may know, Scottish
> Addiction Studies at University of Stirling offers a number of on-line
> courses. We are currently considering putting together a postgraduate
> certificate on TC methodology and practice. The intention would be to
> put together lecture material in on-line format which would cover
> theory and practice in all types of TC - NHS psychiatric TCs,
> addiction TCs, children's TCs etc. In outline, tthe course would
> probably look similar to our course - PG Cert. European Studies in
> Substance Misuse (
> http://www.dass.stir.ac.uk/sections/scot-ad/eurostudies.php ). That
> is, there would be two modules each of 30 credits. The first module
> would comprise around 20 on-line lectures hopefully including some
> ATC/ EFTC luminaries as guest lecturers. The second module would
> include a practice placement in an appropriate TC and an individual
> study project (dissertation) based upon original data collected
> during the placement. Those who wished to do so, could combine their
> study of this course with the PG Cert. European Studies in Substance
> Misuse giving them a postgraduate diploma. In that case, completion
> of a 60 credit dissertation would lead to a full Masters.
>
> That's the general idea. I have four queries
>
> 1. Is there a general demand for a course of this kind?
>
> 2. Is the format outlined appropriate?
>
> 3. Would SAS be the right people to deliver it or would it send out
> the wrong signals about TC (and the course) being all about addiction?
>
> 4. Would TCs generally welcome such a course and be prepared to manage
> placements?
>
> This is an idea which is very much at the drawing board stage. I would
> very much welcome your thoughts and comments.
>
>
>
> Rowdy Yates
> Senior Research Fellow
> Scottish Addiction Studies
> Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology Section
> Department of Applied Social Science
> University of Stirling
>
> W: http://www.dass.stir.ac.uk/sections/scot-ad/
>
> T: +44(0)1786 - 467737
>
> M: 07960 - 403392
>
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