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Unit of Study CSL72001 - Indigenous Narrative Counselling I (2017)

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Unit description

Explores the development and formation of personal stories as a method of building towards resilience. The ownership/authorship of life narratives and growth frameworks are examined, relative to positive counselling interventions.

Unit content

Topic 1: Narrative Counselling Principles
Topic 2: Indigenous Storytelling and Yarning
Topic 3: Life Stories (Bringing them Home)
Topic 4: Listening to Life Stories
Topic 5: Yarning and Social and Emotional Wellbeing

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Not currently available in 2017

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate an understanding of narrative counselling theory and its adaptation and relevance as an Aboriginal counselling methodology
2 examine relational theory and connection as a basis for growth and resilience through life stories
3 contextualise narrative and relational frameworks to positively and effectively situate group and individual approaches within counselling practice.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate an understanding of narrative counselling theory and its adaptation and relevance as an Aboriginal counselling methodology
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  2. examine relational theory and connection as a basis for growth and resilience through life stories
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. contextualise narrative and relational frameworks to positively and effectively situate group and individual approaches within counselling practice.
    • GA1:
    • GA6: