| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Counselling Theory and Practice |
| Unit ID: | BEHAV3004 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (At least 15 credit points from BEHAV or PSYCH subject-area at any level) (At least 45 credit points from ANY subject-area at any level) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 090701 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
The aim of this course is to provide basic counselling theory and practice skills that can be applied to a range of fields including, but not limited to, psychology, education, community, and health. This course will provide students with an overview of major theories of counselling, including behavioural, cognitive, and person-centred approaches. This course encourages a multicultural perspective, and aims to develop communication and interpersonal skills, and basic counselling micro-skills. Basic professional and practice standards will also be addressed including ethical conduct, confidentiality, and privacy. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | |  | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Evaluate major counselling theories |
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| K2. | Critically appraise the efficancy of a range of approaches to counselling |
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| K3. | Develop an understanding of ethical concerns in counselling |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Develop effective listening and verbal communication skills |
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| S2. | Discover communication and problem-solving skills used in a counselling context |
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| S3. | Appraise and critique different theories of counselling practice |
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| S4. | Outline the importance of recognising personal issues, needs, and biases and the effects these may have on the counselling relationship |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Develop and model basic counselling skills |
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| A2. | Demonstrate effective communication of own and others ideas in written reports and presentations |
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| A3. | Evaluate and determine effective counselling theories based on individual and multicultural considerations |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include:
Topics may include:
1. Overview of major counselling theories
2. Basic counselling communication skills, including
- Paraphrasing
- Reframing
- Reflection
- Nonverbal communication
- Effective listening
- Summarising
- Barriers and strategies
- Questioning
3. Characteristics of the counsellor, including
- Biases
- Needs
- Values
4. Professional and practice standards
5. Multicultural considerations
6. Technology and counselling |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1-K3, S2-S4, A2-A3 | Research and reflect on a given theoretical approach to counselling and produce a written report in response to a case study | Written Assignment | 40-50% | | 2. | K2-K3, S1-S4, A1-A3 | Produce a presentation that demonstrates basic listening, communication, and counselling skills | Presentation | 25-35% | | 3. | K1-K3, S1-S4, A1, A3 | Demonstrate and apply knowledge from the prescribed readings, ectures, and tutorials in response to questions | Online quizzes and/or test(s) | 15-30% |
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