PY3104 - Principles of Counselling
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2012 |
| 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, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 22-Mar-2012 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Garry Kidd |
| Lecturer: | Dr Kerry McBain. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (% - 60%); in class activities (% - 20%); assignments (% - 20%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 22-Mar-2012 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Garry Kidd. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (% - 60%); in class activities (% - 20%); case assessment (% - 20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 22-Mar-2012 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Kerry McBain |
| Lecturer: | Ms Cynthia Yeo. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); assignments (20%); in class activities (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 15-Nov-2012 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Kerry McBain |
| Lecturer: | Dr Claire Thompson. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); assignments (20%); in class activities (20%). |
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