PY3104 - Principles of Counselling
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Arts & Social Sciences |
The objective of this subject is to provide students with a systematic introduction to the theory and practice of counselling. Students should appreciate its introductory nature and need to understand that counselling skills are largely acquired through advanced training, professional practice, supervision and experience.
Learning Outcomes
- appreciate how the students own values and beliefs affect the counselling process;
- appreciate the necessity for further training, supervision and professional development for counsellors/counselling psychologists;
- have an awareness of ethical and legal issues as they relate to professional counselling practice;
- have an awareness of the necessity of accurate record keeping and report writing relevant to a variety of counselling situations;
- have an understanding of philosophical and theoretical approaches to counselling;
- have gained knowledge and practice of the basic microskills necessary for counsellors.
| Prerequisites: | PY1101 OR PY1102 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | PY3083 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 3 | |
| Census Date 21-Jan-2010 | |
| Face to face teaching 15-Feb-2010 to 19-Feb-2010 (Lectures 15 Feb, 16 Feb & 17 Feb in building DA4 room 027 (8am- 5pm). Tutorials Thursday 18 & 19 Feb in DA4.027 (8am - 5pm)) | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Tim White, Dr Stephen Moston |
| Lecturer: | Dr Peter Raggatt. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (% - 60%); in class activities (% - 20%); assignments (% - 20%). |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 3 | |
| Census Date 21-Jan-2010 | |
| Face to face teaching (Lectures on Monday 8th, Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th February and tutorials on Thursday 11th and Friday 12th February in room A1.129 from 8am to 5pm. Presentation/Exam date TBA.) | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Tim White |
| Lecturers: | Mr Tim White, Dr Marie Caltabiano. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (% - 60%); in class activities (% - 20%); case assessment (% - 20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 18-Nov-2010 | |
| Lecturers: | jc161194, Dr Koong Foo. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); assignments (20%); in class activities (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 25-Mar-2010 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Barbara Kennedy |
| Lecturer: | Dr Koong Foo. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); assignments (20%); in class activities (20%). |
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.