JCU Logo

James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2021

For subject information from 2025 and onwards, please visit the new JCU Course and Subject Handbook website.

SS1111 - Introduction to Counselling

Credit points:03
Year:2021
Student Contribution Band:Band 4
Administered by:College of Healthcare Sciences

Subject Description

    This subject is designed as an introduction to basic counselling concepts and skills. It is intended to provide students with basic communication skills and an awareness of some of the personal and professional issues facing the counsellor. A microskills approach to counselling has been chosen as it offers a foundation which will help students understand and work more effectively with many diverse approaches to facilitating client growth and development.

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in confidentiality and ethics
  • demonstrate knowledge of the nature of counselling, the counselling relationship, the effects of the counsellors values and beliefs on the counselling relationship and the counsellors own needs
  • incorporate these microskills in interviews
  • awareness of the basic microskills of attending, questioning, client observation, encouraging, paraphrasing and summarising and reflection of feeling

Subject Assessment

  • Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (15%) - Individual
  • Written > Critical appraisal/review - (25%) - Individual
  • Written > Reflection/reflective task 1 - (30%) - Individual
  • Written > Test/Quiz 2 - (30%) - Individual

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.

Special Assessment Requirements

Passing requirements: complete and submit all assessment items; achieve a cumulative score of at least 50% after the application of any penalties such as late penalties.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  SS1105

Availabilities

JCU Singapore, Study Period 52, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 05 Aug 2021
Study Period Dates:Monday, 12 Jul 2021 to Friday, 15 Oct 2021
Coordinator(s):
DR Jagdeep Kaur
Lecturer(s):
MRS Sheila Koh
MS Lynette Khoo
DR Jagdeep Kaur
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 10 Hours - Tutorials
  • 14 Hours - Pre-recorded content/lectures

Study Period 1, External

Census date:Thursday, 25 Mar 2021
Study Period Dates:Monday, 22 Feb 2021 to Friday, 18 Jun 2021
Coordinator(s):
DR Jagdeep Kaur
Lecturer(s):
DR Jagdeep Kaur
MR Jack Menges
MRS Jessica Bowie
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 24 Hours - Other - Online learning materials
Method of delivery:WWW - LearnJCU

Study Period 2, External

Census date:Thursday, 26 Aug 2021
Study Period Dates:Monday, 26 Jul 2021 to Friday, 19 Nov 2021
Coordinator(s):
DR Jagdeep Kaur
Lecturer(s):
DR Jagdeep Kaur
MR Jack Menges
Assoc. Professor Kerry McBain
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 24 Hours - Other - Online learning materials
Method of delivery:WWW - LearnJCU