Overview

In this subject, students will acquire knowledge of advanced counselling theories in a range of modalities including individual and group. A particular emphasis relates to learning and demonstrating advanced counselling interventions including the application and differentiation of various counselling perspectives.

Requisites

Prerequisites
PSC70017 Advanced Interventions in Counselling and Group Processes
PSC70015 Specific Approaches to Counselling
PSC70009 Counselling Research Processes
PSC70002 PSC70002 Assessment and Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Rules

Pre-requisite
PSC70017 Advanced Interventions in Counselling and Group Processes
AND
PSC70015 Specific Approaches to Counselling
AND
PSC70009 Counselling Research Processes
AND
PSC70002 Assessment and Treatment of Psychological Disorders
AND
Admission into:
MA-SSCPC Master of Social Science (Professional Counselling)
OR
MA-COUADV Master of Counselling (Advanced)

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:

  • Appraise the differences in counselling perspectives as they relate to both individual and group counselling approaches
  • Apply and analyse a variety of individual and group counselling approaches in case management, for various client demographics and counselling issues
  • Reflect upon and examine counselling processes in a group setting

Teaching methods

Singapore

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture
7.25 12 weeks 87
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various
10.00 12 weeks 120
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning
7.75 12 weeks 93
TOTAL300

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
EssayIndividual 35% 
EssayIndividual 35% 1,3 
Online QuizIndividual 30% 1,2 

Content

  • Psychodynamic psychotherapy
  • Redecision Psychotherapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Reality Therapy
  • Group Processes and Counselling

Study resources

Reading materials

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