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Unit of Study WELF1003 - Counselling Theory and Practice (2022)

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Unit description

Overviews the use of counselling skills within human services work within an Australian context, and shows how research, personal self-awareness and skill development contribute to the development of the therapeutic relationship.

Unit content

Topic 1: Listening deeply in human services
Topic 2: Theories that inform human services practice
Topic 3: Micro skills l
Topic 4: Micro skills ll
Topic 5: The ‘counselling’ process
Topic 6: Access, ethics and critical self-reflection

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Term4
Term4
Online
Term4
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Learning outcomes

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:

discuss the use of counselling techniques in human services practice, addressing questions of ethical practice

describe basic principles of psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural and humanistic-existential theories

demonstrate beginning counselling skills

reflect upon and evaluate the importance of self-awareness, their own values and beginning skill development.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Geldard, D, Geldard, K & Yin Foo, R, 2016, Basic Personal Counselling: a Training Manual for Counsellors, 8th edn, Cengage Learning Australia , South Melbourne, Australia. ISBN: 9780170364362.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.