Department of Counselling and Psychology Course Outline
Course Title Child Counselling
Course Code COUN350
Number of Credits 3
Duration of Weeks 15
Contact Hours Per Week 2 hours Lecture; 1 hour Tutorial
Pre-requisite Course(s)
COUN200 Theories & Systems in Counselling and Psychotherapy
COUN210 Micro-skills in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Course Aims
This course aims to equip students with necessary counselling knowledge and skills when working with children below age of 12. The course intends to train students attend to the psychological characteristics of different developmental stages of children and acquire practical counselling skills and techniques to support children individually or in group setting. The course also aims to enhance students’ clinical and ethical sensitivity when working with child clients.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOS)

Upon completion of this course student should be able to:

1. Identify the developmental issues and needs of children;
 
2. Evaluate major theoretical approaches of child counselling;
 
3. Formulate child cases with appropriate theoretical frameworks;
 
4. Demonstrate effective engagement and counselling skills working with child cases;
 
5. Apply a range of tools, e.g. sand tray, art, puppetry, clay, storytelling when working
    with child cases.
 
Assessment
 
Assessment Tasks
Weighting
1.
Class Participation & Discussion
10%
2.
2 Quizzes
30%
3.
Group Workshop Presentation
15% 
4.
Group Report
15%
5.
Individual Child-Interaction Report
30%
 
 
100%
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