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Edexcel exam success for clinical psychology

Mandy Wood considers how Bradshaw’s study of Carol illustrates the case study method in clinical psychology

The early and middle phases of Carol’s treatment focused on practical strategies like meditation

Go online to www.hoddereducation.co.uk/psychologyreviewextras for a lesson plan to aid the teaching of case study research.

The integration of research methods and statistics is a key feature of the Edexcel curriculum and the Clinical topic is no exception. You need to know one study in detail as an example of a case study and one study as an example of interviewing. The specification names two possible examples: Lavarenne et al. (2013) and Vallentine et al. (2010). However, you are at liberty to choose any clinical study as your example. It may be better to choose a study that allows you to ‘kill more than one bird with one stone’, i.e. that serves more than one purpose with regards to the rest of the specification.

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