Overview

This unit extends the theoretical knowledge gained from the fundamental counselling theories taught in earlier units. Emphasis is given to learning and demonstrating advanced counselling interventions using a variety of theoretical frameworks and counselling perspectives.

Requisites

Prerequisites
PSC70009 Counselling Research Processes
PSC70002 PSC70002 Assessment and Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Rules

Pre-requisite
PSC70009 Counselling Research Processes
AND
PSC70002 Assessment and Treatment of Psychological Disorders
OR
Admission into:
MA-SSCPC Master of Social Science (Professional Counselling)
OR
GD-SSCPC Graduate Diploma of Social Science (Professional Counselling)
OR
MA-COUADV Master of Counselling (Advanced)
OR
GD-COU Graduate Diploma of Counselling

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Describe and evaluate the framework of a variety of contemporary counselling approaches
  • Conceptualise cases, and apply intervention techniques to common presenting issues, based on one or more of a variety contemporary counselling approaches
  • Identify the common presenting issues in marriages and family settings, and be able to provide counselling support based on an appropriate framework or approach

Teaching methods

Singapore

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture		5.00 10 weeks 50
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		3.00 10 weeks 30
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Individual Study		7.00 10 weeks 70
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
EssayIndividual 30% 2 
ExaminationIndividual 40% 1,2,3 
Online AssignmentIndividual 30% 1 

Content

  • Transactional Analysis
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
  • Marital Family Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.