PY3104 - Principles of Counselling
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare 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 26-Mar-2015 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Kerry McBain. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 26-Mar-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Kerry McBain |
| Lecturer: | Assoc. Professor Garry Kidd. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 30-Jul-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Kerry McBain |
| Lecturer: | Dr Divjyot Kaur. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%). |
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An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
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.