Specific Approaches to Counselling

PSC70015 12.5 Credit Points Singapore

Duration

  • 1 Semester

Contact hours

  • 36 hours

On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.

Prerequisites

GD-SSCPC Graduate Diploma of Social Science (Professional Counselling) OR
MA-SSCPC Master of Social Science (Professional Counselling) (or equivalent)  or
MA-COUADV Master of Counselling (Advanced), or
GD-COU Graduate Diploma of Counselling or
GC-COU Graduate Certificate of Counselling
AND PSC70002 Assessment and Treatment of Psychological Disorders, PSC70009 Counselling Research Processes

Corequisites

Nil

Aims and objectives

This unit extends the theoretical knowledge gained from the fundamental counselling theories taught in earlier units. Emphasis is given to learning and demonstrating advanced counselling interventions using a variety of theoretical frameworks and counselling perspectives.

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Describe and evaluate the framework of a variety of contemporary counselling approaches.
2. Conceptualise cases, and apply intervention techniques to common presenting issues, based on one or more of a variety contemporary counselling approaches.
3. Identify the common presenting issues in marriages and family settings, and be able to provide counselling support based on an appropriate framework or approach.

Courses with unit

MA-COUADV Master of Counselling (Advanced), or
GD-COU Graduate Diploma of Counselling or
GC-COU Graduate Certificate of Counselling