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Counselling Skills 3 provides students the opportunity to develop their ability as reflective practitioners. It is a practical experiential course which builds on the experience gained in Counselling Skills 1 and 2. Students will analyse and comment on their own practice with reference to theory and evidence of the core conditions.
See 'Further Information & Notes'.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Session | First Sub Session | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The five elements of theory, skills practice, professional development, personal development, and self-assessment, are integrated in this course. Theoretical work will involve a detailed look at other counselling approaches from the humanist, cognitive, behavioural and analytic traditions. Focusing on the person-centred approach, the course will develop an understanding of congruence and authenticity. Attention will be given to the beginning, middle and end stages in the helping process. The practical element will involve integrating theory and practice with the development of congruence. The professional element will include discussion of values, specifically those connected with race, culture, gender and sexual orientation. The impinging of client issues on the helper will be investigated, and a reflective learning log will be used for personal assessment.
| Description | Value |
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| A compulsory charge is made for this course to cover the COSCA workbook, COSCA professional registration and associated handling costs. | GBP 20.00 |
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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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,12 logs will be graded linked to the CAS and weighted at 25% of the overall course mark. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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Oral practice: Tutors give verbal feedback to the group and individuals in each of the 12 classes. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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Oral participation: Tutors will give individual feedback as necessary during the course. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Remember | Be able to describe at a basic level the existence and form of different theoretical perspectives commonly used in the counselling field. |
| Factual | Understand | Be able to describe the distinctive characteristics of the Humanistic, Psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioural perspectives |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Be able to describe the ways in which past and present life events impact on using a counselling approach. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Be able to describe how their understanding of, and use of skills in, the tasks which characterise beginnings, middles and endings phases in the counselling approach has increased. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Be able to explain the nature of power and vulnerability in the professional/client relationship, and describe how their understanding of the need for ethical practice has developed. |
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