James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020
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PY3104 - Counselling Principles and Practice for Diverse En
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Prerequisites: | PY1101 OR PY1102 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
Subject Description
- The objective of this subject is to provide students with a systematic introduction to the theory and practice of counselling in a multicultural society. Informed by a multicultural counselling perspective students will explore mechanisms for engaging with issues related to culture and diversity when working with clients from different cultural backgrounds.
Learning Outcomes
- evaluate ethical and legal issues as they relate to professional counselling practice
- discuss a range of philosophical and theoretical approaches to counselling culturally diverse populations
- demonstrate knowledge and practice of the basic microskills necessary for counsellors
Subject Assessment
- Invigilated > End of semester exam - (30%)
- Case study - (30%)
- Non-Invigilated > Assignments - (30%)
- Case notes - (10%)
Note that 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.
Inadmissible Subject Combinations: PY3083
Availabilities
Cairns, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 26 Mar 2020 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 24 Feb 2020 to Friday, 19 Jun 2020 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR Divjyot Kaur |
| Lecturer(s): | DR Carolyn Timms DR Divjyot Kaur |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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JCU Singapore, Study Period 51, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 09 Apr 2020 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 16 Mar 2020 to Friday, 19 Jun 2020 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR Divjyot Kaur |
| Lecturer(s): | DR Divjyot Kaur |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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JCU Singapore, Study Period 53, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 03 Dec 2020 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 09 Nov 2020 to Friday, 19 Feb 2021 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR Divjyot Kaur |
| Lecturer(s): | DR Divjyot Kaur |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 26 Mar 2020 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 24 Feb 2020 to Friday, 19 Jun 2020 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR Divjyot Kaur |
| Lecturer(s): | MRS Gayle Roe DR Divjyot Kaur DR Sarah Lutkin |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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