ED5864 - Advanced Counselling

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Education

Available to Master of Education and Master Guidance and Counselling students

This subject is designed to build on, and extend, the skills that were the focus of ED5863 Foundations of Counselling Practice. Based on the Egan model of Problem Management students will continue in their counselling skill development as they explore and practice the more advanced skills of challenging, goal setting, planning for change and termination of counselling relationships.

Learning Outcomes

• To develop skills in working with reluctant and resistant clients;
• To develop and demonstrate the advanced counselling skills of challenging, goal setting, strategy development and termination of a counselling relationship;
• To demonstrate knowledge of the counsellors ethical responsibilities in counselling relationships.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner.

Prerequisites:

ED5863 and allow concurrent for ED5863

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 6
Census Date 23-Jun-2011
Face to face teaching 27-Jun-2011 to 30-Jun-2011
Coord/Lect:	Dr Margaret Carter.
Contact hours:	37 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	essay 1500 words (45%); audio recording of 2 counselling sessions and written reflective report of counselling session 750 words (55%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students must pass both the 1500 word essay assessment and the audio recording and written reflective report (750 words) assessment to pass the subject
JCU Singapore, Limited, Study Period 53
Census Date 17-Nov-2011
Face to face teaching 07-Nov-2011 to 13-Nov-2011
Coord/Lect:	Dr Margaret Carter.
Contact hours:	25 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	audio recording of 2 counselling sessions and written reflective report of counselling session 750 words (55%); essay 1500 words (45%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students must pass both the 1500 word essay assessment and the audio recording and written reflective report (750 words) assessment to pass the subject

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.