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Research Project
Unit Description
Students will revise and implement the research question, literature and methodologies developed in Introduction to Research Methods.
In this second unit, students will revise and implement the research question, literature and methodologies developed in Introduction to Research Methods and approved by the Metavision Institute. Students’ research projects will be unique and autobiographical, fulfilling an opportunity to further their personal capacities as therapists.
Building on Introduction to Research Methods course in semester 1, students will develop their phenomenon and accompanying research question, and, through being open to the phenomenon, will shape their methodologies to engage with the phenomenon at hand, often drawing on transpersonal methods that are in keeping with and resonant with the Metavision Institute. Through data gathering and concomitant data analysis, they will follow their phenomenon according to their planned empirical research intentions, always allowing for abductive findings and the unexpected learning and insight that invariably accompanies post intentional phenomenological research.
Students will write a report on their inquiry into the phenomenon. They will include an outline of implications for their own and general counselling and psychotherapy practice. A significant component of this module will include an oral presentation of their findings where each student offers a felt sense of their unique journey and their developing understanding of research. The presentations will include peer review and the practice of appreciative inquiry with their peer presentations.
UNIT CODE
205S
UNIT TYPE
Core Unit
STUDY PERIOD
Year 2, Semester 2
CREDIT POINTS
3.0
UNIT COORDINATOR
Claire Jankelson
CONSULTATION TIMES
30 minutes before and after workshop intensives and by appointment during semester
PRE-REQUISITES
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
a) Design, develop and implement a practitioner based phenomenological research project in counselling and psychotherapy
b) Appreciate and apply ethical standards in practitioner research
c) Understand a range of methods and discern appropriate methods resonant with a phenomenological approach
d) Analyse findings through appreciating the nuances and the impact of the emergent phenomenological understanding of the research question
e) Report on project outcomes, implications and recommendations in a final paper
f) Present research projects impactfully towards offering a shared appreciation of both the impact and the concomitant research understanding and learning associated with the research project
Student Workload
The total unit workload is equivalent to 6.84 hours per week over the semester, 109.44 hours in total.
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8 hours on-campus workshop intensive
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1.5 hour Zoom class
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99.5 personal study hours
Delivery Mode
On-campus teaching comprises 12 hours in total - 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Online delivery
1.5 hour Zoom discussion
Workshop intensive on-campus
Study Buddy activities
Eight hours over the semester
Graduate Attributes
Attributes | Statement |
|---|---|
Critical thinking | Our graduates will have critical thinking skills necessary to evaluate and analyse information and make informed professional judgements |
Lifelong learning | Our graduates will have the skills necessary to successfully manage their careers and continue their personal and professional development in rapidly changing environments across their career spans |
Communication | Our graduates will have well-developed written and oral communication skills, including listening deeply and receiving, interpreting and transmitting complex information, on many levels of awareness with colleagues, clients and the community |
Holistic awareness | Our graduates will have an in-depth understanding of how the physical body, the psyche and mind/ spirit/self are in constant interaction and relationship with each other and with the environment |
Professionalism | Our graduates will have a highly developed understanding of their work roles and responsibilities and uphold a high level of professional conduct in their work |
Ethical practice and integrity | Our graduates will demonstrate high ethical standards in their work and follow professional Codes of Ethics to do good (beneficence) and avoid harm (maleficence) |
Collaboration | Our graduates will have advanced skills in collaborating respectfully with colleagues, teams and clients to enhance productive outcomes and manage conflict skilfully |
