Research Project

Research Project

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Unit Description

Students will continue to develop their knowledge of the selected topic through reviewing published research literature.

In this second capstone unit, students will either a) revise and implement the research proposal and timeline developed in Introduction to Research Methods and approved by the Metavision Institute, or b) undertake an extended literature review on the selected research topic.

For a), students’ research projects will (i) draw on and analyse secondary data (data already available in the public domain), or (ii) be literature-based, or (iii) be autobiographical, in order to minimise ethical risks arising from the research process.

Students will continue to develop their knowledge of the selected topic through reviewing published research literature.

Students will then write a report on the findings of the project or extended literature review. Including an outline of implications for counselling and psychotherapy practice, and make an oral presentation of their findings.

Unit Code

205S

Unit Type

Core Unit

Credit Points

3.0

Consultation Times

30 minutes before and after workshop intensives and by appointment during the semester

Topics Covered

  • Review of research methodologies: quantitative, qualitative research, and mixed methods
  • Review of social, legal and ethical aspects of conducting counselling and psychotherapy research
  • Implementing the research proposal
  • Organising and writing up the literature review
  • Reporting on research: aims, questions, objectives, methodology and methods
  • Data analysis
  • Reporting and discussing results, including limitations, implications and recommendations
  • Publishing and disseminating research

Learning Outcomes

  1. Design and implement research projects in counselling and psychotherapy
  2. Critically evaluate published peer-reviewed research on the selected research topic
  3. Analyse social, legal and ethical aspects of conducting counselling and psychotherapy research
  4. Report on project outcomes, implications and recommendations in a final paper

Delivery Mode

Workshop intensives on-campus

Workshop Intensive 1:

9:00 am to 5:30 pm
3.25 hours of teaching and learning

Workshop Intensive 3:

9:00 am to 5:30 pm
3.25 hours of teaching and learning

Online delivery
1.5 hour Zoom discussion mid-semester

Available in Courses

This unit is available in the following courses:

Specialist Training in Holistic Counselling & Psychotherapy OLD_STP

Created: June 28, 2021, 5:09 p.m. • Updated: June 28, 2021, 5:09 p.m.