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303282 (v.2) CAS - Indigenous Counselling Skills 217
Area: | Centre for Aboriginal Studies |
Contact Hours: | 30.0 |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 30 Hours Quarterly |
Prerequisite(s): | 303279 (v.2) CAS - Common Mental Disorders 215 or any previous version
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| Counselling - The concept explored from a process of historical and psychologic perspective. Application to indigenous clients and settings. Counselling skills - Listening skills - empathy, listening of silence, passive listening and reflective listening. Problem-solving - Maslow's hierarchy of needs, problem-solving for need fulfillment, behaviours influencing problem-solving and steps or support in problem solving. Helping relationships, human problems and need for help, interpersonal and helpful relationships and implementing supportive counselling. Documenting, prioritizing, team-work, referrals, monitoring and reporting. Counselling role - Boundaries, confidentiality, duty of care, cultural protocols, attitudes and values in counselling. Stressful indigenous situations - Introduction to grief loss, discrimination, prejudice, isolation and specific groups eg the disables, alcoholic, drug addict and the abused. Counselling to promote healthy lifestyle. |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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