Personal and Professional Development

Course aim

To build a set of evidence-based strategies to assist with personal development and to assist students with developing a professional identity as a worker in a counselling or psychology related field.

Course content

In this course students will use psychological concepts and theories (e.g., resilience, stress, self and time management, academic competencies, positive psychology and communication) to build a set of strategies to assist with their personal and professional development. Students will explain how these strategies apply to their personal and professional lives by completing a reflective journal. Students will understand the interpersonal and employability skills that they already possess and will identify skills that require developing. Students will complete a career portfolio where they will demonstrate how they can utilise strengths and opportunities to overcome developmental needs and barriers to achieve their career goals.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 10 weeks

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

Assessment

Learning log/Journal, Portfolio

Fees

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