Overview
Central theme: introduction to counselling theory, interventions and research. Themes to be covered include theories of counselling, evaluation of counselling, research designs and interventions, ethical decision making in counselling psychology.
Offerings
S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
S2-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS
Requisites
Prerequisite
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
Dr Melinda Jackson
Unit Coordinator(s)
Jia Yue Tan
Dr Swati Mujumdar
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.
Identify a variety of theoretical approaches to counselling including individual, group and systems approaches;
2.
Describe techniques used by various theoretical approaches to counselling;
3.
Recognise the influence of personal values and belief systems to the counselling process;
4.
Identify ethical issues and ethical decision making in counselling; and
5.
Conduct research in counselling psychology.
Assessment
1 - Listening Skills Video + Self-reflection (10 minute video and 900 words)
2 - Essay (2,000 words)
3 - Weekly test (multiple choice questions)
Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities
Lectures
Tutorials
Workload requirements
Workload
Learning resources
Required resources