Counselling Foundations

Course aim

To introduce students to psychological concepts and practices found in counselling, psychotherapy, and human relationships.

Course content

In this course students will be introduced to basic counselling/psychotherapy theories, concepts and issues, will develop basic communication skills embedded in a counselling context, and will develop an understanding of psychological concepts related to interpersonal perception and learning. Students will also be provided with an overview of different behavioural and cognitive approaches to counselling examples of counselling theory applied to contemporary social and cultural phenomena.

Textbook(s)

Richard S. Sharf 2016, Theories of Psychotherapy and Counseling: Concepts and Cases , 6th, Cengage Learning, Boston: MA

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 12 weeks
Practical	1 hour x 12 weeks
Preparatory (Online activities)	1 hour x 12 weeks

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

Assessment

Contribution, Examination, Learning log/Journal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4S)
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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.