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PSY3050 Counselling Psychology

Semester 2, 2023 Ipswich On-campus
Units : 1
School or Department : School of Psychology and Wellbeing
Grading basis : Graded
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Staffing

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Requisites

Pre-requisite: PSY1010 or CDS3002

Overview

This course introduces participants to a range of counselling and therapeutic models which guide intervention approaches in effecting behavioural, cognitive and affective change. In addition, participants will examine issues related to the professional practice of counselling.

This course is designed to introduce the student to the theory and issues involved in counselling. Various models of counselling and behaviour change that constitute the field of counselling psychology will be examined along with an introduction to the major theories and their related techniques and interventions.

Course learning outcomes

On completion of this course students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate a critical awareness of models of counselling and therapeutic change;
  2. demonstrate a basic understanding of the practice of counselling individuals;
  3. search, analyse, and synthesise the literature regarding counselling modalities. The student can recognise gaps in the literature and highlights the need for further development;
  4. demonstrate a basic understanding of the ethical principles and theories underlying the practice of counselling individuals;
  5. work in groups to produce a group oral presentation.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Part 1: Basic Issues in Counselling Practice
1. Counselling and the counsellor
2. Ethical issues in counselling
3. Essential skills of counselling		 15.00
2. Part 2: Theories and Techniques of Counselling.
4. Analytic Approaches: Psychoanalytic and Adlerian therapies
5. Existential & Relationship-oriented Approaches Existential, Person-centred and Gestalt Therapies
6. Behavioural and Reality Therapy
7. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
8. Systems perspectives: Feminist and Family Systems therapies
9. Postmodern Approaches		 75.00
3. Part 3: Integration and application
10. An integrative perspective
11. Future trends of therapy		 10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Corey, G 2020, Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy, 10th edn, Cengage Learning, Boston, MA.
(MindTap is packaged with this text.)

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment		 Weighting (%)
Assignments Written Quiz A1 of 4 No 5
Assignments Written Quiz A2 of 4 No 5
Assignments Written Case 精东传媒app No 35
Assignments Written Quiz A3 of 4 No 5
Assignments Oral Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) Yes 40
Assignments Written Quiz A4 of 4 No 10
Date printed 9 February 2024