Overview

Through the counselling experience gained from Practicum Sites, direct supervision, feedback received, as well as group supervision of case studies, students will learn to establish rapport and define client’s problems appropriately. Students will also have opportunities to use generic helping skills for their client’s benefit. Students will also learn about the principles of ethical practice in counselling.

Requisites

Prerequisites
PSC60011 Professional Ethics and Supervision

Rules

Pre-requisite
Admission into:
GC-SSCPC Graduate Certificate of Social Science (Professional Counselling)
OR
GD-SSCPC Graduate Diploma of Social Science (Professional Counselling)
OR
MA-SSCPC Master of Social Science (Professional Counselling)
OR
MA-COUADV Master of Counselling (Advanced)
OR
GD-COU Graduate Diploma of Counselling
OR
GC-COU Graduate Certificate of Counselling

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Utilise written communication skills and knowledge of counselling practices to write an effective counselling case report
  • Effectively present and process client cases through individual and group supervision
  • Identify the ethical principles relevant to counselling and apply these to work with clients

Teaching methods

Singapore

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture		1.50 16 weeks 24
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		4.00 16 weeks 64
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		3.88 16 weeks 62
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Final WorkbookIndividual 20% 2,3 
JournalIndividual 40% 1,2,3 
ReportIndividual 40% 2,3 

Content

  • Report-writing
  • Group supervision
  • Individual supervision
  • Face-to-face counselling
  • Ethical principles for counselling practice

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.