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Unit Summary
Unit aim
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
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: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | discuss the use of counselling techniques in human services practice, addressing questions of ethical practice |
| 2 | describe basic principles of psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural and humanistic-existential theories |
| 3 | demonstrate beginning counselling skills |
| 4 | reflect upon and evaluate the importance of self-awareness, their own values and beginning skill development. |
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 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.