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SS1111 - Introduction to Counselling
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2023 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
4 |
Administered by: |
College of Healthcare Sciences |
This subject is designed as an introduction to basic counselling concepts and skills.
It is intended to provide students with basic communication skills and an awareness
of some of the personal and professional issues facing the counsellor. A microskills
approach to counselling has been chosen as it offers a foundation which will help
students understand and work more effectively with many diverse approaches to facilitating
client growth and development.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in confidentiality and ethics;
- demonstrate knowledge of the nature of counselling, the counselling relationship,
the effects of the counsellors values and beliefs on the counselling relationship
and the counsellors own needs;
- incorporate these microskills in interviews;
- awareness of the basic microskills of attending, questioning, client observation,
encouraging, paraphrasing and summarising and reflection of feeling.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (15%) - Individual
- Written > Critical appraisal/review - (25%) - Individual
- Written > Reflection/reflective task 1 - (30%) - Individual
- Written > Test/Quiz 2 - (30%) - Individual.
Special Assessment Requirements
Passing requirements: complete and submit all assessment items; achieve a cumulative
score of at least 50% after the application of any penalties such as late penalties.
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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SS1105 |
Availabilities
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JCU Singapore,
Study Period 52,
Internal
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Census Date 03-Aug-2023 |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 10 hours tutorials
- 14 hours online activity
- assessment and self-directed study
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.