Unit information: Neurorehabilitation and Multidisciplinary Approaches within Clinical Psychology in 2026/27

Unit name	Neurorehabilitation and Multidisciplinary Approaches within Clinical Psychology
Unit code	PSYCM0095
Credit points	20
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Professor. Kit Pleydell-Pearce
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	None
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	None
Units you may not take alongside this one	None
School/department	School of Psychological Science
Faculty	Faculty of Life Sciences

Unit Information

Adult Versus Paediatric Pathway

This unit is employed on degrees which permit specialisation in either adult or paediatric clinical neuropsychology. Students must select the adult or paediatric pathway when applying to study with us. Once students start studying with us, they cannot change their choice of pathway. Those taking either adult or paediatric pathways are enrolled on the same units and significant portions of taught content are common and students are therefore taught in the same class. When there is a need to deliver content specific to only one pathway, paediatric and adult pathways will be taught separately

Part A:

Neurorehabilitation aims to provide students with an understanding of the effects of brain damage/disease across the life span. Students will develop an understanding of the principles of biological recovery from brain damage and will experience critical analysis of evidence concerning methods of rehabilitation for acquired neuropsychological disabilities caused by neurological disease/brain damage.

Part B:

Multidisciplinary Approaches within Clinical Psychology provides students with a detailed understanding of a diverse range of issues connected to clinical neuropsychology in professional practice. Lectures are delivered by experts in a range of allied medical specialities, and students will explore how these various related disciplines interface with the role of a clinical neuropsychologist in a day to day medical context.

Your learning on this unit

On successful completion of this unit, a student will be able to:

Part A:

1. Develop competence in clinical practice pertaining to rehabilitation.
2. Develop an understanding of the changing risk factors for various forms of neurological disorder across the human lifespan and how lifespan issues impact upon rehabilitation options.
3. Demonstrate the ability to review and employ published evidence when discussing contemporary rehabilitation techniques. To do this in a way which indicates critical thought, analysis and appraisal, with awareness of the limits of current knowledge.
4. Demonstrate appreciation of the integration of clinical practice, clinical knowledge and basic neuroscience in principles of rehabilitation, and to show how these components become synthesised within an overall perspective.
5. Show critical evaluation of current approaches to rehabilitation using evidence-based argument.

Part B:

6. Develop further competence in clinical practice and how that practice relates to interactions with a range of allied medical specialities.

7. Synthesise and integrate the contributions made by a range of medical specialities in the treatment of individual patients within a system context. To critically evaluate the role of distinct interventions and their convergence in overall treatment outcome in the context of the evidence base. An understanding of the complexity of the overall processes.

8. Demonstrate a clear understanding of the wider context of clinical practice and the professional world in which the clinical neuropsychologist is embedded.

How you will learn

Parts A and B: A series of lectures delivered in a one-week block by clinical subject matter experts (20 hours for Part A) and weekly lectures deliver a total of 20 hours (Part B). This meets strict accreditation requirements for professional programmes conferring the highest UK award for professional training in clinical neuropsychology.

How you will be assessed

Part A will be assessed via a Timed Assessment which provides 100% of the total unit mark.

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. PSYCM0095).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The assessment methods listed in this unit specification are designed to enable students to demonstrate the named learning outcomes (LOs). Where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, schools will make reasonable adjustments to support a student to demonstrate the LO by an alternative method or with additional resources.

The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.