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CO151C: COUNSELLING SKILLS - INTRODUCTION TO LISTENING SKILLS AND THEORETICAL (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05


Course Overview

Due to professional body requirements for a minimum number of practice hours and the nature of the practical work entry to the course is not permitted after week one of teaching unless under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Course Co-ordinator.

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 first of four courses, that adhere to BACP's Counselling skills competence framework; ensuring high standards. BACP is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy the largest professional body in the UK. 

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mrs Susan Black

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?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Due to professional body requirements for a minimum number of practice hours and the nature of the practical work entry to the course is not permitted after week one of teaching unless under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Course Co-ordinator.

  • Introduction to course – what is mental health? 
  • Different arenas for the use of listening skills 
  • Qualities and skills of an effective listener 
  • Active Listening Skills 
  • Ethical Framework - Confidentiality and contracting 
  • UPR 
  • Congruence 
  • Empathy 
  • Development of different approaches 
  • CBT overview – Ants and ABCDE 
  • Power and the helping relationship 
  • Boundaries and Limitations – online and offline 
  • Person Centred overview - CoWs 
  • Importance of self-awareness 
  • Psychodynamic overview – Defence Mechanisms 
  • Attachment theory 
  • Pluralistic / Integrative overview – Timeline and Framework

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

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 15
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Demonstrate an understanding of different issues that might require support and how you would work with these as a listener.

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Practical Participation Sheet

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 40
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Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 15
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Transcribe a 5-minute section of a listening session in which you were the listener. Analyse and comment on the interaction.

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Journals

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

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