303282 (v.2) CAS - Indigenous Counselling Skills 217
| Area: | Centre for Aboriginal Studies |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| 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. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
Current as of: August 29, 2003 15:52:10
CRICOS provider code 00301J
