Abstract
This subject develops professional counselling skills. It covers the essential micro skills of counselling and develops these skills through training exercises. It will enable students to conceptualise clients' problems from the standpoint of a professional counsellor and develops some interventional strategies based on a theoretical conceptualisation.
Syllabus
This subject has a very strong practical emphasis, and this is directly reflected in both the teaching and assessment of the subject. Egan's model of the counselling process will provide the theoretical framework of the course.
- Stage 1: Present Scenario - Identifying & Clarifying the Problem:
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- Stage 2: Preferred Scenario - Goal Setting:
Evaluating alternatives and decision-making; choosing goals; obtaining client commitment.
- Stage 3: Strategy: Getting There - Action:
Brainstorming and prompting; choosing strategies; formulating action plans; developing contingency plans; implementing and supporting action plans.
- Other topics to be covered during the subject include; Crisis Intervention; Referral; Ethics and Professional Issues.
Enrolment restrictions
B Psychology (4th year) and PostGrad Dip Psychology students only.
Incompatible
Learning activities
Residential School