This module exposes students to several core current controversies in clinical psychology within four clinical domains (Adult Mental Health, Older Adults, Children and Adolescents, and Learning Disabilities). Each controversy covered is based upon the work of active researchers at the University of Liverpool. The main aim of the module is to enable students to develop critical appraisal skills in order to understand why the controversy has developed and continues to be debated. Students will be expected to develop testable research questions and ideas as to how the debates may be resolved.
Teaching will consist of lectures to expose the students to the key aspects for the controversies. The lectures will be supplemented with seminars and workshops to facilitate independent and collaborative learning. The module will be assessed by a 3,500 position paper on a controversy of choice and via a 10-minute individual presentation.