Department of Counselling and Psychology Course Outline
Course Title Advanced Skills in Individual Counselling and Psychotherapy
Course Code COUN310
Number of Credits 3
Duration of Weeks 15
Contact Hours Per Week 3 hours
Pre-requisite Course(s)
COUN110 Personal Growth
COUN200 Theories & Systems in Counselling and Psychotherapy
COUN210 Microskills in Individual Counselling and Psychotherapy
Course Aims
This course aims to build on the prerequisite skills and theory courses and provide a forum for students to consolidate their skills in counselling and psychotherapy through experiential and reflective development of an integrative model of counselling and psychotherapy for their own counselling practice.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOS)

Upon completion of this course student should be able to:

1. Differentiate effective counselling according to different theoretical frameworks;

2. Establish a therapeutic relationship with clients and use skills of assessment and
    intervention in an ethical and professional way;
 
3. Distinguish knowledge of the different domains and theoretical underpinnings of
    major counselling approaches
 
3. Facilitate the counselling process by analysing the phenomenon of intrapersonal
    ambivalence and interpersonal issues, such as resistance, transference, and
    countertransference;
 
5. Articulate their counselling approach and its development and integration with
    theories.
Assessment
 
Assessment Tasks
Weighting
1.
Class Participation
10%
2.
Personal Learning Notes
10%
3.
Video Recording of the Counselling Process
25% 
4.
Personal Case Practice and Report
25%
5
Tests
30%
 
 
100%
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