COUN678-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018

Group Work: Process and Practice

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 29 July 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 October 2018

Description

This course aims to introduce students to the theory and practice of working with different types of groups in a helping context. Students will be given the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in the areas of group process and group leadership.

The emphasis will be on providing a balance of theory and practice to assist students to gain knowledge and confidence in co-leading groups in a counselling context. This will include learning focused on the theoretical foundations of group work, including group leadership, types and purposes of group and stages of group development. Students will have the opportunity to plan and co-lead a group experience, and receive class and lecturer feedback. Students will be encouraged to be both self-reflective and reflexive in their learning.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to:
  • understand and apply the theoretical foundations of group work in a counselling context
  • understand and apply principles of group leadership  
  • understand and apply key concepts and issues of group processes and stages of group development
  • apply this learning in critical and reflective ways through class interaction and
    assignment preparation

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of the School of Health Sciences

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Shanee Barraclough

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Group leadership exercise 10 Sep 2018 45% Co-leadership exercise facilitated with members of the class.
Group leadership exercise - Written plan and reflection 24 Sep 2018 55% Written Plan including review of literature used to inform topic and planning. Reflexive critique of experience and learning.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Corey, Marianne Schneider,1942- , Corey, Gerald., Corey, Cindy; Groups :Process and Practice ; Tenth edition; Cengage Learning, 2016.

Course links

Library portal

Additional Course Outline Information

Attendance

100% attendance required

Evaluation

Formal and informal evaluation will take place in accordance with the relevant Course Evaluation Policy, to provide feedback to staff about the relevance and validity of what has been learned as well as the quality of course delivery.

Late submission of work

Late submission of Assignment 1 will accrue grade reduction as per the course outline.  Late submission of assignment 2 is not possible.

Requests for extensions

In the event of exceptional circumstances (e.g. illness, accident, bereavement or critical personal circumstances) that prevent you from working, you may apply for an extension before the due date for an assignment.  You should contact the lecturer responsible for that piece of assessment in writing, and explain why you are requesting an extension.

Resubmissions

Resubmissions are not accepted.

Aegrotat Considerations

If you are prevented from completing any major item or items of work for assessment in a course, or consider that your performance in any major item or items of work for assessment in a course has been impaired by illness, injury, bereavement or any other critical circumstance you may apply for aegrotat consideration. Aegrotat consideration is available only for major items of work. Major items are examinations, tests and other work worth not less than 10% of the total assessment. Please refer to the Special consideration document

Where to submit and collect work

Students will be expected to submit their assessments via the online assessment system in the Learn (Moodle) class site by 5.00pm on or before the due date. The lecturer may also ask students to submit assessment work through the software Turnitin, to check for plagiarism. If this option is available students will submit work through Turnitin and obtain a report, after submitting assignments for marking via the Learn site.

It is the responsibility of the students to check their Internet access and ability to submit their work via the online system.  Any technical difficulties should be notified well in advance of the due date so that assistance can be provided or alternative arrangements can be negotiated. (Students who have unreliable internet access are advised to attend to this early in the course to prevent last minute pressures.) For ICT help call our free call number 0508 UC IT HELP (0508 824 843) or on 03 369 5000. Monday to  Friday, 8am to 5pm (excluding public and university holidays).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $905.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 9 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All COUN678 Occurrences

  • COUN678-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018