Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

The development and practice of advanced counselling skills prepares students for working with clients in the QUT clinic in the third year of the master of counselling. Students will be working in reflecting teams and will be using the skills they are developing in the current unit.

Aims

This unit aims to increase your knowledge and your skills in the use of reflecting teams, constructionist and collaborative counselling techniques by providing advanced skills training and practice.

Objectives

By completing this unit, you should be able to:

1. Extend your theoretical knowledge of constructionist and collaborative counselling approaches to specific populations and presentations


2. Identify advanced concepts and skills in solution focused and narrative approaches


3. Describe and critically evaluate the application of the relevant concepts and skills in a counselling session


4. Synthesise counselling knowledge and advanced practitioner skills by articulating your evolving counselling framework in a written paper

Content

• Advanced solution focused brief therapy interventions


• Advanced narrative therapy interventions


• Advanced practice with couples and families


• Counselling with diverse populations


• Counselling with reflecting teams

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

Classes will be a combination of presentation of theory, whole class discussion, role plays and skills practice. You are expected to be active participants in all aspects of the learning.

Assessment

~You will receive continual formative feedback via class discussion in small group activities and structured exercises. Summative feedback will occur through the two formal assessment items.

Assessment name: Quiz/Test
Description: Students will complete an in-class quiz based on short answer and multiple choice questions.
Relates to objectives: 1 & 2
Weight: 35%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Mid-semester

Assessment name: Video & Critique
Description: You will participate in a 50 minute video demonstrating a role-play of a therapy session using a reflecting team (5 class members per video). Each class member will reflect on their group video with a 3000 word analysis of the session.
Relates to objectives: 3 & 4
Weight: 65%
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

Duncan, B.L., Miller, S. D., Wampold B.E., & Hubble, M.A. (Eds.). (2010). The heart and soul of change (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association

Texts and references are subject to change. There is no set text for this subject. Recommended texts and reading will be confirmed at the start of semester.

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: 17-May-2012