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CO251B: COUNSELLING AND LISTENING SKILLS 3 APPLICATIONS AND ISSUES (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04


Course Overview

Overview of arenas for support - what areas interest you?

Different diagnoses - Anxiety, Depression, Psychosis

Gender - Binary vs Gender Fluidity, LGBTQI

Bereavement and Suicide

Working with Groups

Addiction

Race and Culture - immigrant; trafficking

Abuse

Children and young people - self harm, ACEs and Trauma

Safeguarding and agency policies

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mrs Anne Smith
  • Mrs Susan Black

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • ()
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Either Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2
  • ()

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Our counselling and listening skills courses provide comprehensive training for use in many settings where effective communication is essential. This is also a suitable foundation for further training in the areas of counselling and psychotherapy.

This is the third course of four  - Counselling and Listening Skills - Sustained studies.


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Reflective Report

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 Feedback Weeks 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,20

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Feedback

Submitted weekly - feedback weekly and with final grading.

Reflective report.

Ultra assessment.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralApplyParticipants should be aware of, and able to put into practice, the skills required to be an effective listener, and have an understanding of skills applicable with different client groups
ProceduralEvaluateParticipants should be aware of policy agencies and be able to explain safeguarding.
ReflectionAnalyseParticipants should have an awareness of areas and issues they would be comfortable working with and those which might be more challenging for them.

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks 17 Feedback Weeks 20

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Feedback

Turnitin with rubric.

Word Count 2000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualApplyParticipants should be able to show an understanding of the different issues and applications of counselling skills
ConceptualUnderstandParticipants should have an understanding of anxiety, depression and psychosis.
ProceduralApplyParticipants should be aware of, and able to put into practice, the skills required to be an effective listener, and have an understanding of skills applicable with different client groups
ProceduralEvaluateParticipants should be aware of policy agencies and be able to explain safeguarding.
ReflectionAnalyseParticipants should have an awareness of areas and issues they would be comfortable working with and those which might be more challenging for them.

Skills practice

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Verbal and written feedback.

Reflective report.

Ultra assessment.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralApplyParticipants should be aware of, and able to put into practice, the skills required to be an effective listener, and have an understanding of skills applicable with different client groups
ProceduralEvaluateParticipants should be aware of policy agencies and be able to explain safeguarding.
ReflectionAnalyseParticipants should have an awareness of areas and issues they would be comfortable working with and those which might be more challenging for them.

Tutorial/Seminar Participation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks 16 Feedback Weeks 20

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Feedback

Reflective report.

Ultra assessment.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralApplyParticipants should be aware of, and able to put into practice, the skills required to be an effective listener, and have an understanding of skills applicable with different client groups
ProceduralEvaluateParticipants should be aware of policy agencies and be able to explain safeguarding.
ReflectionAnalyseParticipants should have an awareness of areas and issues they would be comfortable working with and those which might be more challenging for them.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Essay and journals

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks 45 Feedback Weeks 48

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Feedback
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandParticipants should have an understanding of anxiety, depression and psychosis.
ConceptualApplyParticipants should be able to show an understanding of the different issues and applications of counselling skills
ProceduralApplyParticipants should be aware of, and able to put into practice, the skills required to be an effective listener, and have an understanding of skills applicable with different client groups
ProceduralEvaluateParticipants should be aware of policy agencies and be able to explain safeguarding.
ReflectionAnalyseParticipants should have an awareness of areas and issues they would be comfortable working with and those which might be more challenging for them.

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