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Area/Catalogue
BEHL 3018

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
101745

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy

Course aim

To further develop students' counselling and interpersonal skills to include influencing skills and intervention strategies.

Course content

Students will further develop their knowledge of the counselling process and their counselling skills. They will be introduced to advanced microskills and provided the opportunity to practice those skills. They will be introduced to basic influencing skills (focusing, empathic confrontation, stress management, and therapeutic lifestyle changes) and will learn the patterns of skill usage appropriate for different cultural groups, and their application in different areas of practice. Students will have the opportunity to practice these skills in a safe environment.

Textbook(s)

Ivey, A, Ivey, M & Zalaquett, C 2018, Intentional interviewing and counseling: facilitating client development in a multicultural society, 9th edition, Brooks/cole, Belmont, CA

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
BEHL 2013 Counselling Skills

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture 2 hours x 13 weeks
Practical 2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Lecture 2 hours x 10 weeks
Practical 2 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (INTENSIVE)
Workshop 7 hours x 5 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Continuous assessment, Critical analysis, Practical examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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