Department of Counselling and Psychology Course outline
Programme Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology
Course Title Clinical Practicum: Client-Centered Therapy
Course Code CP502
Number of Credits 3
Duration of Weeks 15
Contact Hours Per Week 3 hours Lecture
Pre-requisite Course(s) CP514 Psychotherapy I or CP515 Psychotherapy II
Co-requisite Courses(s) Either Internship CP524 or Externship (CP525, CP526 or CP527)
Dimension Practice
Course Aims
This course explores the nature and elements of Client-Cantered Therapy and invites students to engage with the principles and experience of person-cantered process.  Students are expected to acquire the concepts, vocabulary, and skills necessary to apply this approach as competent beginning therapists.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOS)

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Discriminate the major concepts and processes of the Client-centered approach.

2. Demonstrate the major Client-centered skills of therapeutic facilitation.

3. Apply Client-centered principles and perspectives to conceptualize clinical cases.

4. Criticize the strengths and limitations of the Client-centered approach.
Assessment
 
Assessment Tasks
Weighting
1.
In-class Participation
20%
2.
Weekly Audio/Video Journal
20%
3.
Discussion Cofacilitation
15% 
4.
 Individual Case Presentations
20%
5 Integrative Paper 25%
 
 
100%
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