EDUC461-09W (C) Whole Year 2009

Counselling and Psychology: Theories and Skills

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2009
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 6 September 2009

Description

Studies of counselling and psychological theories and their implication for practice. Practice in the skills of a problem-management model of helping.

In this course students learn and practise some introductory helping skills while they are learning about several major theories of counselling and psychotherapy. Students explore the stages and skills of a problem-solving model of helping and the essentials of good practice, such as, preparation for the first contact and recognition of the client’s perspective, self evaluation skills and specific helping skills (interviewing, working therapeutically, working with systems, working with people of different ages and cultures). There will be an emphasis on experiential learning such as role play and selfevaluation of a video.

EDUC461 has three major aims:  
1. To explore issues relevant to the practice of counselling and psychotherapy (Part A)
2. To provide students with the basic skills to conduct an effective counselling interview . (Part B)
3. To gain an understanding of several major theories of counselling and their practical applications (Part C).

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of School.

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator / Lecturers

Susan Besley and Judi Miller

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
EDUC461 Library Exercise 15% Library Exercise Counselling and Psychology : Theories and Skills
EDUC461 Video Analysis 45% Video Analysis Counselling and Psychology : THeories and Skills
EDUC461 Theory Review 40% Theory Review Counselling and Psychology : Theories and Skills

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

EDUC461/661 Counseling and Psychology: Theories and Skills Course Reader ; (Medium: Readings).

Corey, Gerald; Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy ; 8th ed; Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2009.

EDUC421 Course Reader can be purchased from the Central Library.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,234.00

* 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.

For further information see School of Educational Studies and Leadership .

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