13299 (v.2) Counselling Theory and Practice (2) 522

Area:

Department of Social Work and Social Policy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

This skills-based unit explores in-depth the therapeutic relationship in terms of construction/co-construction of meaning and power relations, considering gender, class, race and culture. The socio-political dimensions to diagnosis will also be critically analysed in terms of the construction of social identities. As well, a comprehensive and critical study of the common factors in practice that contribute towards the successful outcome of therapy will be considered. Attention will be given to current understandings of the notion of empathy and their relevance to the therapeutic relationship. Through consideration of the above dimensions and factors, together with their knowledge of different therapeutic approaches, students are encouraged to develop their reflective, reflexive and critical thinking in order to inform their own therapeutic practice and style of engagement with clients and creatively constitute their unique therapeutic 'toolbox'.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

090501 Social Work

Funding Cluster:

05 - Behavioural Science, Social Studies

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External