EUQ670 Counselling Skills and Contexts

This unit serves as the cornerstone for your counselling studies, introducing you to the fundamental counselling techniques and communication skills that underpin effective helping strategies used by counsellors across various contexts. The aim of effective counselling is to develop the capacity of clients to problem-solve and to work towards their goals and potential. This unit will assist you develop and utilise skills that help to increase your own self-awareness and awareness of the needs of others. You will also be introduced to the professional standards and ethics of counselling professions. This unit provides essential knowledge and skills that will be built upon in subsequent units.

Unit information

Unit code: EUQ670
Faculty: Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
School/Discipline: School of Education
Study area: Education
Credit points: 12

Dates and locations

Teaching period	Dates	Locations
Session 1, 2027	1 February 2027 - 9 April 2027	QUT Online (Online)
Session 3, 2027	19 July 2027 - 24 September 2027	QUT Online (Online)

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Previous study requirements

Equivalents: EUQ640, EUN666, LCN636
Assumed knowledge: It is assumed that students understand educational practices in education settings and have practitioner experiences within a related education field or support profession.

Guide to previous study requirements

Prerequisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have completed these prerequisite units (or have credit, advanced standing or exemption for them), or be able to demonstrate that you have equivalent background knowledge.
Anti-requisites: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these anti-requisite units.
Co-requisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have already completed these co-requisite units, or you must enrol in them at the same time.
Equivalents: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these equivalent units.
Assumed knowledge: We assume that you have a minimum level of knowledge in certain areas before you start this unit.

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