This unit represents your first opportunity to counsel clients. More than this, you’re now a junior colleague. Therefore, you will participate in all aspects of being a professional counsellor, which will include working within an organisational structure, attending professional development events, undertaking supervision, as well as a variety of other workplace and client-focused activities. To do this unit well, you will be expected to show initiative and be organised. You will also be responsible to your clients, to your employer and to the University. Therefore, this unit is an excellent test of all that you have learnt in the degree so far, for it brings together your clinical knowledge, counselling skills, understanding of ethical practice and self-care.
Unit code: CO3001Z
Unit status: Approved (New unit)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3
Unit discipline: Counselling
Proposing College: School of Professional Practice - Counselling
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Be able to demonstrate effective counselling using a variety of modalities and skills as appropriate to a range of client types/issues. |
| 2. | Be able to demonstrate ethical practice. |
| 3. | Be able to demonstrate good self-care. |
| 4. | Be able to demonstrate workplace and professional engagement that is characterised by: being diligent with respect to client care; showing initiative; being organised; acting in a collegial manner; and being open to accept correction. |
Offering: This unit is to be taught in year 3, semester 1 (terms 1 & 2).
Prerequisites: CO1001Z; CO1002Z; CO1003Z; CO1004Z; CO1005Z; CO1006Z; CO1007Z; CO1008Z; CO2001Z; CO2002Z; CO2003Z; CO2004Z OR CO2005Z; CO2006Z; CO2007Z; CO2008Z; CO2009Z OR CO2010Z.
Prohibited combinations: NA
Experiential learning In practice: Experiential learning dates back to Aristotle. It is learning by doing and incorporates elements of the other pedagogies favoured in this course (e.g., motivation, reflection, and problem-solving). Not only do learners improve their practice of counselling by engaging experiential learning, but they also make new meanings in the process thus developing as professionals. This is achieved by having students complete counselling-related tasks, often under the guidance of an Academic Associate or Clinical Supervisor. Assessments are designed to provide opportunities for students to demonstrate how action, reflection, and problem-solving, come together to create improved outcomes.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeleton Argument | For 5 different module “Activities” across the unit, provide either: (1) a response of approx. 100 words to the question posed; or (2) a response of approx. 100 words to another student’s post. Each response will be marked as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. |
500 | 5.0 |
| Personal Reflection | For 5 different module “Reflection questions” across the unit, provide either: (1) a response of approx. 100 words to the question posed; or (2) a response of approx. 100 words to another student’s post. Each response will be marked as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. |
500 | 5.0 |
| Workplace evaluation | An evaluation of the student by their line manager pertaining to competency in the workplace. |
500 | 25.0 |
| Workplace evaluation | An evaluation of the student by their clinical supervisor pertaining to readiness for independent practice. |
500 | 25.0 |
| Case Study | Here is an opportunity to demonstrate your abilities as a counsellor. For one client that you have worked with repeatedly, write-up a case study demonstrating an alignment of theory, practice and outcomes in the counselling provided. Although it is useful to choose a client who as changed in some way as a result of counselling, this is not necessary to perform well in this assessment, given that change can be a slow process. |
3000 | 40.0 |
| Journal | Presentation of logbook. |
0 | 0.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 7 Nov, 2024
Unit record last updated: 2024-11-07 14:48:13 +1100