EDF5003 - Foundations in counselling: Evidence-based practice

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Overview

This unit will expose you to foundational skills in counselling using an evidence-based approach. The learning will take place through exposure to core interviewing skills, which will support the development of your counselling skills. These experiences will allow you to identify and articulate the use of counselling skills in various settings, including, but not exclusive to, working with cultural diversity. The learning environment will scaffold your learning and allow you to build on foundational skills through a structured sequence of learning activities. You will have the opportunity to engage in practical activities that support your learning and understanding of the counselling process. These experiences will include activities such as discussion about the counselling process, case studies, and practical exercises in counselling. The culmination of this unit will provide you with a grounding in an evidence-based approach to the development of counselling skills.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

S2-01-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

T2-57-OS-SGP-BLOCK-OFF

T4-57-OS-SGP-BLOCK-OFF

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Ms Leesa Tinney

Unit Coordinator(s)

Ms Leesa Tinney

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment

1 - Case study (2000 words or equivalent)

2 - Interview and critical analysis of that interview (2000 words or equivalent)

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures

Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.

Usually, you can expect to engage with:

A. Clayton enrolment
• 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities, 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
OR
• 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^

^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode

B. Kaplan enrolment
• 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered synchronously on campus and/or online via regular directed learning activities, 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via synchronous and/or asynchronous directed learning activities and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study

Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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