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CO1001: COUNSELLING SKILLS 1 (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

Counselling Skills 1 is a practical experiential course which will enable students to develop self-awareness and advanced communication skills. It is the first of four courses which make up the Counselling Skills Certificate (COSCA validated), the first step to becoming a Counsellor or Psychotherapist.

Students must complete a diagnostic test prior to being able to Register on this course.

See' Further Information and Notes'.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Diagnostic Test

This course has a diagnostic test which you must take before selecting this course. More information about the Diagnostic Tests

Co-ordinators
  • Mrs Anne Smith

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Not UoA Counselling Skills COFAIL
  • UoA Counselling Skills COINT
  • Either Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2

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

  • 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

The theme of Counselling Skills 1 is 'Beginnings: Advanced Communication Skills', introducing participants to the concepts and skills involved in a counselling approach.

All Counselling Skills courses contain the following strands: skills, knowledge, self-awareness and ethics. These are interwoven throughout the exercises.

The course begins by establishing a working agreement and defining a counselling approach.  It introduces participants to the practice of attending and responding, and provides a means of increasing participants’ self-awareness. Participants are introduced to the essential qualities of acceptance, genuineness and empathy and trained to practice these qualities. Participants engage in informed discussions on the importance of ethics, in particular confidentiality. The module concludes with an assessment of participants’ integrated practice of the above counselling skills.

Associated Costs

DescriptionValue
A compulsory charge is made for this course to cover the COSCA workbook, COSCA professional registration, and associated handling costs. GBP 20.00

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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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

Tutorial/Seminar Participation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Oral participation: Tutors will give individual feedback as necessary during the course.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Oral Practice

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Oral practice: Tutors give verbal feedback to the group and individuals in each of the 10 classes.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Reflective Report

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Weekly: A reflective learning log will be read by tutors on weekly submission and any necessary feedback or concerns communicated to students. At the end of the course,10 logs (12 for Saturday classes) will be graded linked to the CGS and weighted at 25% of the overall course mark.

Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Essay

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

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