Overview

This unit provides an overview of the theoretical fundamentals of counselling. There will be an emphasis on understanding personality, developmental processes, multi-cultural counselling, the role of identity formation, and foundational counselling theories.

Requisites

Prerequisites
PSC60013 Theories and Foundations of Counselling

Rules

Pre-requisite
Admission to:
GC-SSCPC Graduate Certificate of Social Science (Professional Counselling)
OR
GD-SSCPC Graduate Diploma of Social Science (Professional Counselling)
OR
MA-SSCPC Master of Social Science (Professional 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 theories of personality, development and identity formation, including the implications for counselling practice
  • Apply counselling theories and practices to client presentations in multicultural demographics
  • Identify and analyse common issues of maladjustment that might present in counselling practice

Teaching methods

Singapore

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture		3.00 12 weeks 36
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		4.00 12 weeks 48
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		5.50 12 weeks 66
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Essay 1Individual 50% 1,3 
Essay 2Individual 50% 2,3 

Content

  • Overview of major counselling theories
  • Personality theories
  • Developmental theories
  • Multi-cultural counselling theories
  • Person-centred therapy
  • Theories of psychological adjustments

Study resources

Reading materials

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