Units
Professional Studies 2
Unit code: PYN006
Credit points: 12
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This unit provides an experiential introduction to the process of professional supervision. Supervision processes, roles, responsibilities, content, approaches and theories are reviewed. Professional issues commonly addressed in supervision such as power, gender, culture, consent, duty of care, etc are reviewed.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 1 | Yes |
Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
Supervision is presented progressively throughout the course as an essential component to all counselling practice. It is the medium by which practitioners, reflect on, monitor, evaluate, refine and extend their work both personally and organisationally to ensure quality and ethical responses to clients. This unit prepares students for supervising other practitioners in a subsequent unit called Professional Studies 3.
Aims
This unit aims help you to gain an understanding of the impact of supervision in general and an appreciation of the roles, responsibilities, skills and demands of two particular approaches.
Objectives
On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- Analyse and reflect on significant aspects of your counselling practice by participating in and observing two different counselling supervision processes.
- Demonstrate collaborative and reflective skills in debriefing peers following a supervision session.
- Research and reflect on a major ethical or professional issue in counselling and show the relevance of supervision to these issues.
- Demonstrate an ability to critically review and evaluate a particular approach to counselling supervision by situating the approach with reference to the general field of supervision and by identifying the limitations of, and the consequences of, utilising the approach.
Content
- Professional issues common to counselling practice as a supervisee
- Primary Supervision Model: Collaborative Inquiry (Constructionist Supervision)
- Contrasting Supervision Model
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
The teaching program uses a combination of lectures, small group discussions supervision demonstrations and debriefing. You are expected to be active participants in all aspects of the learning.
Assessment
The assessment items in this unit integrate research, practice and reflective practice. You will experientially explore what supervision is and how it enhances your practice. You will also be asked to reflect on your experiences of different approaches to supervision.You will receive continual formative feedback to regular reflective processes in small group discussions and through structured exercises. Summative feedback will occur through the two formal assessment items.
Assessment name:
Demonstration & Critique
Description:
Act in the role of supervisee and present to your supervisor issues associated with your counselling work during the collaborative inquiry skills-practice sessions. Critique your supervision session by submitting a ,2500 word paper incorporating a critical review of the literature.
Relates to objectives:
2, 3 & 4
Weight:
60%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Mid-semester
Assessment name:
Essay
Description:
Act in the role of supervisee in a contrasting framework and present to your supervisor issues associated with your counselling work during the skills-practice sessions for the contrasting framework. You will submit a 1,500 word reflective analysis of your experience, incorporating a critical review of the literature on the contrasting supervision model.
Relates to objectives:
1 & 4
Weight:
40%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
End of semester
Academic Honesty
QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.
A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.
Resource materials
Required Reading
Carrol, M. & Gilbert , M. (2006). On being a supervisee: creating learning partnerships. Kew Victoria: PsychOz Publications
Risk assessment statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit.
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Last modified: 01-Nov-2012
