307449 (v.1) Counselling Theory and Practice (1) 512

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:

Introduces students to the history and development of a wide range of counselling theories and practices. These include a critical consideration of psychodynamic, cognitive and behavioural, person-centred and experiential approaches with an emphasis on interactive and interpretive understandings. Particular attention will be given to social values and beliefs that shape the ongoing enactment of these theories. The 'use of self' in counselling will be discussed, and working with diversity and the importance of culture and context will be stressed. Task-centred and crisis intervention will be included. Approaches will be explored for their relation to specific client groups and situations. Students will be encouraged to relate what they learn in class to their current position.

** 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 Categorised
*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
2006	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	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