This unit of study will provide students with supervised counselling practice, both during class and outside of class with peers, in order to enhance their client attending skills and the skills of developing a client formulation. It will further provide students with information concerning various types of presenting problems across the lifespan, different ways of techniques for working across the lifespan.
Unit details
Location:
Study level:
Postgraduate
Credit points:
12
Unit code:
APT5060
Prerequisites
APT5035 - Theories and Techniques of Counselling
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Learning Outcomes
| 1. | Analyse and corroborate applied counselling skills; | ||
| 2. | Formulate and evaluate counselling cases; | ||
| 3. | Investigate and conceptually map counselling strategies for a range of presenting problems; | ||
| 4. | To analyse a range of client presentations and how to work with them effectively | ||
| 5. | To critically reflect on one's personal experience and how this relates to practice as a counsellor. |
Assessment
| Assessment type | Description | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Case Formulation (1000 words) | 20% |
| Assignment | Treatment Plan and Intervention (2000 words) | 40% |
| Assignment | Reflection on interview role play (2000 words) | 40% |
Required reading
Basic Personal Counselling - A Training Manual for Counsellors 7th
Geldard, D. and Geldard, K. (2012)
Pearson Education Australia.
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