James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2021

SS1112 - Multicultural, Child and Adolescent Counselling

Subject Description

This subject is designed to address issues in multicultural counselling, and explores effects of race and gender on the counselling relationship. Counselling children and adolescents has much in common with basic counselling. Students have the opportunity to examine these similarities, and differences, and apply this knowledge to interviewing a child or adolescent.

Learning Outcomes

• awareness of gender and race issues in counselling
• awareness of strategies and issues in counselling children
• awareness of strategies and issues in counselling adolescents
• awareness of strategies and issues in multicultural counselling
• ability to apply counselling microskills to multicultural, child and adolescent contexts

Subject Assessment

• Participation > Class participation - Individual
• Written > Case study analysis - (45%) - Individual
• Written > Concept map - (10%) - Individual
• Written > Reflection/reflective task 1 - (45%) - 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: attend at least 90% of the scheduled classes; achieve a cumulative score of at least 50% after the application of any penalties such as late penalties.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  SS1105

Availabilities