Department of Counselling and Psychology Course Outline
Course Title	Counselling Students with Special Education Needs
Course Code	COUN370
Number of Credits	3
Duration of Weeks	15
Contact Hours Per Week	2 hours Lecture; 1 hour Tutorial
Pre-requisite Course(s)	N/A
Course Aims	There is a fourfold purpose in this course: first, the government’s current policies for students with special education needs (SENs) will be examined; second, services provided in educational and counselling contexts to students with SENs will be introduced; third, the assessment, education and treatment policies for the 3-Tier Intervention model will be addressed; and fourth, issues related to working with parents, professionals and para-professionals catering to the needs of students with SENs will be discussed.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOS)	Upon completion of this course student should be able to: 1. Describe the development of education policies and intervention model in HK for     students with SENs;   2. Identify the eligibility, appropriate procedure and source of assessment and     treatment services provided in HK for SEN students;   3. Apply suitable counselling strategies and skills to work with SEN students, families     and other professionals in the school settings in HK;   4. Plan customized counselling plans and groups for SEN students and their family     members.
Assessment	Assessment Tasks Weighting 1. Group Presentation 20%   2. SEN Training Material Portfolios & Group Presentation & Individual Contribution   40% 3. Individual Term Paper 40%      100%
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