| Semester 1, 2020 External | |
| Short Description: | Counselling Theory & Practice |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Psychology and Counselling |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 090513 - Counselling |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: CDS1002 or (PSY1010 and PSY1020)
Other requisites
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.
Rationale
Counsellor education at an advanced level requires a continued examination of issues introduced in previous studies and the development of clear conceptual and theoretical frameworks which underpin professional practice. Thus, this course introduces specific issues of therapeutic counselling and contains an intensive skill development and practice component which links to specific therapies within a designated transtheoretical model. This approach is then embedded in counselling practice.
Synopsis
The course introduces students to core concepts in counselling and integrates these within a core transtheoretical model of counselling. Students learn about various treatment philosophies and approaches to commonly presenting client issues. This course emphasises both personal and professional self-exploration and development.
This course contains a recommended residential school and online synchronous tutorials.
Objectives
On completion of this course students will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of symptoms, risk factors, and other associated features linked with a range of commonly presenting client issues;
- demonstrate knowledge of a range of specific and customised treatment philosophies and interventions currently applied to commonly presenting client issues;
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of research-informed approaches to improving treatment effectiveness.
- demonstrate advanced academic and professional literacy through a critical understanding, application and justification of counselling approaches and theory;
- demonstrate advanced management, planning and organisation skills through the use of reflection to advance professional practice.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Counselling effectiveness: Evidence, research and theories | 25.00 |
| 2. | Change, motivation and resistance | 5.00 |
| 3. | Culture and counselling | 7.00 |
| 4. | Crisis counselling | 7.00 |
| 5. | Anxiety, depression and obsessive behaviour | 7.00 |
| 6. | Grief and loss | 7.00 |
| 7. | Self-harming and suicide | 7.00 |
| 8. | Abuse (family violence, child abuse) | 7.00 |
| 9. | Trauma including post-traumatic stress disorder | 7.00 |
| 10. | Relationship issues, including couple and family therapy | 7.00 |
| 11. | Addictions | 7.00 |
| 12. | Religion, spirituality and counselling | 7.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=CDS3002)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 50.00 |
| Directed 精东传媒app | 40.00 |
| Online Tutorials | 10.00 |
| Private 精东传媒app | 35.00 |
| Residential Schools | 30.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 | 100 | 40 | 20 Apr 2020 | |
| Essay 2 | 100 | 40 | 01 Jun 2020 | |
| Quiz | 100 | 20 | 05 Jun 2020 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Students are recommended to attend the residential school and scheduled online tutorials in order to enhance applied knowledge and assist with meeting professional association membership requirements. There are no weekly on-campus attendance requirements for this course, however it is the students鈥� responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. Students must also attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination in this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
As there are no examinations in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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In accordance with 精东传媒app Policy, the Examiner may grant an extension of the due date of an assignment in extenuating circumstances.
Other requirements
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.
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The dates and location of the recommended residential school can be found at .