Specific Approaches to Counselling
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
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
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 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Essay | Individual | 30% | 2 |
Examination | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3 |
Online Assignment | Individual | 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.