Overview

This unit helps students develop a more comprehensive understanding of the counselling framework and the ethical issues related to counselling. As ethics is best viewed from a developmental perspective, this subject will equip students with the basic tools for ethical reasoning. Students will also be given opportunities to discuss and reflect on the various Codes of Ethics observed and practised by different professional counselling associations. They will be engaged in individual and group supervision.

Requisites

Prerequisites
PSC70015 Specific Approaches to Counselling
PSC70009 Counselling Research Processes
PSC70002 PSC70002 Assessment and Treatment of Psychological Disorders
PSC60014 Counselling Processes and Interventions
PSC60013 Theories and Foundations of Counselling
PSC60012 Specific Skills in Counselling
PSC60011 Professional Ethics and Supervision

Rules

Pre-requisite
PSC70015 Specific Approaches to Counselling
AND
PSC70009 Counselling Research Processes
AND
PSC70002 Assessment and Treatment of Psychological Disorders
AND
PSC60014 Counselling Processes and Interventions
AND
PSC60013 Theories and Foundations of Counselling
AND
PSC60012 Specific Skills in Counselling
AND
PSC60011 Professional Ethics and Supervision
AND
GD-SSCPC Graduate Diploma of Social Science (Professional Counselling)
OR
MA-SSCPC Master of Social Science (Professional Counselling) (or equivalent)
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:

  • Effectively present and process their cases with greater depth through individual and group supervision
  • Apply knowledge and skills to manage cases with the appropriate ethical and boundary considerations
  • Utilise counselling skills in providing counselling support to clients
  • Describe how clients with diagnosed mental disorders are treated in institutional settings

Teaching methods

Singapore

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Other		2.50 20 weeks 50
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		3.50 20 weeks 70
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		1.50 20 weeks 30
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Final WorkbookIndividual 20% 2,3 
JournalIndividual 40% 2,3,4 
ReportIndividual 40% 1,2,3 

Content

  • Counselling ethics
  • Group Supervision
  • Individual Supervision
  • Face-to-face counselling with clients
  • Related counselling activities, including attending extra-curricular courses, seminars and workshops
  • Overview of case management in clinical settings

Study resources

Reading materials

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