Professional Development: Counselling and Psychology

Course aim

To develop students' professional identity as a worker in a counselling or psychology related field.

Course content

In this course students will develop basic professional and academic communication skills (including career management, goal setting, time and project management, negotiation and conflict resolution, team and group work). They will apply these skills by designing and presenting a group seminar and creating a personal development plan. Students will also be introduced to cross-cultural communication and ethical practice.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Practical	2 hours x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Portfolio, Presentation, Reflective journal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.