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CO202D: COUNSELLING SKILLS 3: PROCESS AND USE OF COUNSELLING SKILLS (2026-2027)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2026 16:46


Course Overview

This is the third in a series of four counselling skills courses, and it focusses on a range of presentations in mental health, and teaches students to be responsive to these using embedded counselling activities

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Terpsichori Kaltsouni

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

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?

Yes

One or more of these courses have a limited number of places. Priority access will be given to students for whom this course is compulsory. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more details on this process.


Course Description

During the on-campus Counselling Skills 3, students will develop skills and knowledge including: 

  • Ability to understand the process of counselling
  • Ability to understand the appropriate use of counselling skills within different settings
  • Clarity around the differences between the terms sex, sexuality and gender
  • Understanding of gender and sexual diversity therapy
  • Understanding of the impact of sexuality and gender on a listening relationship
  • Understanding of race and culture issues in a supporting relationship and convey the importance of being aware of the impact of culture on a listening relationship
  • Understanding of diversity and inclusion policies
  • Description different models of grief
  • Understanding of what is meant by addiction and demonstrate different ways of working with the issue of addiction
  • The different forms of abuse, the effects of adverse childhood experiences and develop a range of listening and responding skills related to working with trauma
  • Focus on the different ways of working with children and young people,
  • Understanding of the ethical issues involved in working with children and young people
  • A range of listening and responding skills and how these can be applied to working with children and young people (expressive methods in counselling)
  • The opportunity to demonstrate self-aware reflection on the course content and its impact on their development
  • The ability to self-reflect on practice

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8 January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 20 Feedback Weeks 25

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Feedback

2,000-word essay worth 100% of the course grade. Written feedback will be provided on Turnitin.

 Word Count 2000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandBe able to describe models of grief and the impact of bereavement
ConceptualUnderstandBe able to describe different forms of abuse and the effects of adverse childhood experiences and trauma and how these impact on therapy
ConceptualUnderstandBe able to describe models of addiction and understand of different ways of working with the issue of addiction
ReflectionAnalyseBe able to describe the counselling process including the importance of self-awareness and reflection
ReflectionUnderstandShow a personally reflective understanding of the impact and experience of difference and EDI in helping relationships

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting
Assessment Weeks 26 Feedback Weeks 27

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Feedback

2,000-word resit essay. Written feedback will be provided on Turnitin.

 Word Count 2000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionAnalyseBe able to describe the counselling process including the importance of self-awareness and reflection
ReflectionUnderstandShow a personally reflective understanding of the impact and experience of difference and EDI in helping relationships
ConceptualUnderstandBe able to describe different forms of abuse and the effects of adverse childhood experiences and trauma and how these impact on therapy
ConceptualUnderstandBe able to describe models of addiction and understand of different ways of working with the issue of addiction
ConceptualUnderstandBe able to describe models of grief and the impact of bereavement
 

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