307086 v.2 Counselling Psychology Major

Introduction

This major provides advanced professional training in counselling psychology in individual, group, couples and family psychotherapy, psychological assessment, psychopathology and applied research. It integrates theoretical and experiential modes of education.

Rationale and Viability

Changes in APS College of Counselling Psychology accreditation will require the addition of new curriculum content to meet new guidelines. The replacement of an elective unit with a new compulsory unit will allow this content to be added into the course.The course is taking in more applicants with limited professional or voluntary experience than in the past years and this necessitates more thorough training in basic psychotherapy skills that were assumed previously. The only change to the course is that an elective will now become a compulsory unit and this necessitates some minor changes in the sequence of units.

Course Structure			Hrs/Wk	Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
12525	v.2	Psychology Professional Practice (Counselling) 695	2.0	25.0
311098	v.1	Psychology 701- Psychotherapy Skills	4.0	25.0
6488	v.4	Psychology 611	3.0	25.0
6718	v.7	Psychology 605 - Interventions Over the Lifespan	3.0	25.0
				100.0
Year 1 Semester 2
306530	v.1	Psychology Dissertation Preparation 1 699-1	1.0	25.0
6715	v.5	Psychology 604 - Individual Psychotherapy	4.0	25.0
6716	v.8	Research Methods 603	4.0	25.0
6726	v.4	Psychology Practicum 696	16.0	25.0
				100.0
Year 2 Semester 1
13380	v.2	Psychology 610 - Couples and Family Therapy	3.0	25.0
306525	v.2	Psychology 612 - Psychopathology and Advanced Psychotherapy Process	4.0	25.0
306531	v.1	Psychology Dissertation 1 699-2	5.0	25.0
6727	v.4	Psychology Practicum 697	15.0	25.0
				100.0
Year 2 Semester 2
6719	v.5	Psychology 606 - Group Psychotherapy	4.0	25.0
6728	v.4	Psychology Practicum 698	15.0	25.0
6730	v.7	Psychology Dissertation Preparation 2 699	1.0	50.0
				100.0