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EDU8332 is one of a suite of courses that make up the Guidance & Counselling Major in the Master of Education Program at USQ. EDU8332 is designed specifically for students who wish to pursue a career in guidance and counselling, school counselling, or as an educational psychology professional in educational and other settings. It is the first of two courses that focus on counselling in educational contexts, the second being EDU8333, Advanced Counselling in Educational Contexts. The provision of counselling services in educational contexts is a feature of the position descriptions of Guidance Offices and School Counsellors across national and international settings. Guidance and counselling personnel along with a range of other school based student welfare professionals use counselling skills for a broad range of purposes relating to individuals in need and also in group processes and working in organisational roles.

This course provides students with an opportunity to develop an awareness and understanding of the key issues presented to guidance personnel in contemporary education settings and to develop basic counselling skills with these contexts in mind. A strong online pedagogy supports student learning and helps to build a sense of belonging to a community of practice where students are seen as significant contributors to knowledge building and skill development in this complex field. An ecological and case study approach is used to assist students develop skills in case analysis and formulation as part of the determination to engage in counselling as an intervention in an educational setting. This foundation work introduces the need for the development of high level skills in the application of basic counselling competencies in the service of student wellbeing. The delivery of counselling services in educational settings requires an understanding of the legal, ethical and professional competency issues that apply when working with children, adolescents and adults. These are canvassed throughout the course. The course will also provide an opportunity for students enrolled in the Career Development specialisation of the Postgraduate Certificate in education to apply basic counselling skills to career guidance and counselling practice.

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. The assessment item(s) that may be used to assess student achievement of an objective are shown in parenthesis. On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

1. define counselling in educational contexts (Assignment 1);
2. demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and professional issues associated with counselling practice in educational settings (Assignments 1 and 2);
3. demonstrate competence in basic micro-counselling skills (Assignment 2);
4. critically reflect on the role that personal values, culture and experiences play in the counselling process (Assignment 1);
5. critically discuss the roles of counselling practitioners in education contexts (Assignment 2);
6. apply case analysis principles to case simulations across the developmental range relevant to education contexts (Assignments 1 and 2);
7. demonstrate an awareness of and capacity to apply counselling micro-skills as a response to a variety of case simulations (Assignments 1 and 2);
8. demonstrate effective use of ICT in their academic work, competence in and appropriate use of language and literacy, including spelling, grammar, punctuation and bibliographic referencing and demonstrate competence in and appropriate use of academic and information literacy skills (Assignments 1 and 2).