SS1105 - An Extended Introduction to Counselling

Credit points:	06
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:

Subject offering in Study Period 0 is restricted to Certificate students only.

This subject is designed as an introduction to basic counselling concepts and skills. It is intended to provide students with basic communication skills and an awareness of some of the personal and professional issues facing the counsellor. A microskills approach to counselling has been chosen as it offers a foundation which will help students understand and work more effectively with many diverse approaches to facilitating client growth and development. Students taking SS1105 for credit toward a higher qualification must complete it in one semester by the end of the final week of classes.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate knowledge of the gender and race issues involved in counselling;
• demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in confidentiality and ethics;
• demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in couselling children and adolescents;
• demonstrate knowledge of the nature of counselling, the counselling relationship, the effects of the counsellors values and beliefs on the counselling relationship and the counsellors own needs;
• incorporate these microskills in interviews;
• recognise and put into practice the basic microskills of attending, questioning, client observation, encouraging, paraphrasing and summarising and reflection of feeling.

Availabilities
, Study Period 1
Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Coord/Lect:	edbkw.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	(34%); (34%); (32%).
, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coord/Lect:	edbkw.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	(34%); (34%); (32%).
, , Study Period 33
Census Date 22-Jul-2005
Face to face teaching 25-Jul-2005 to 04-Nov-2005
Coord/Lect:	edbkw.
Assessment:	(30%); (10%); (30%); (30%).
, Study Period 0
Census Date 06-May-2005
Coord/Lect:	edbkw.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	(34%); (34%); (32%).
, , Study Period 32
Census Date 06-May-2005
Face to face teaching 28-Mar-2005 to 05-Jul-2005
Coord/Lect:	edbkw.
Assessment:	(30%); (10%); (30%); (30%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.