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Bachelor of Counselling

Effective from 01-JAN-2018 : Code C56

This course provides students with theoretical foundations, beginning therapeutic skills and first self-reflective clinical practice proficiency in counselling. It affords students the opportunity to learn a range of interpersonal competencies, including communication, interpersonal skills, teamwork, self reflection, negotiation and conflict resolution skills. The course is preparatory for those wishing to pursue postgraduate studies in counselling and psychotherapy. Students can choose complementary areas of study in discussion with the Course Coordinator.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Communicate knowledge and ideas demonstrating interpersonal skills and essential counselling skills relevant to an entry level professional helping role.
  2. Demonstrate an awareness of counselling practice that is astute to human diversity in all its forms including issues of power differences.
  3. Demonstrate broad and coherent knowledge and skills in the foundations of Counselling.
  4. Demonstrate clear understanding of the importance of a developmental focus and its application to understanding individuals, couples, families and groups at a local and global level.
  5. Demonstrate initiative and judgment in planning, problem solving, and decision-making appropriate to engaging professionally with others in a supportive counselling role.
  6. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of sustainability issues and principles and their application to engaging with, maintaining and terminating a professional relationship within an entry level counselling context.
  7. Develop counselling transliteracy including an appreciation of the distinctness of the consulting room context.
  8. Exercise critical thinking and judgment to identify and solve problems as applied to understanding the dynamics and process of individual counselling and psychotherapy. (3)
  9. Integrate entry level counselling knowledge and skills into diverse contexts.
  10. Review, analyse, synthesise and critically evaluate foundation psychodynamic, humanistic and systemic counselling theoretical frameworks.
  11. Use creativity, innovation and the ability to generate ideas to work constructively in a supportive professional role.
  12. Work collaboratively in groups producing quality counselling knowledge.

Professional Recognition

Majors

One or more of the majors in this course is externally recognised when studied within this course. Refer to the major for more information.

Admission requirements

Academic standard for the following admission pathways:

  • ATAR
  • Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma
  • Experienced Based Entry (where accepted)
  • Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)
  • Aboriginal Student Intake Test
  • University Preparation Course
  • Indigenous University Orientation Course

Course Specific Admission Requirements

One or more of the majors in this course has admission requirements. Refer to the major for more information.

Course Duration

  • Full Time: 3 Years
  • Part Time: 6 Years

Course Delivery

  • Joondalup: Full Time, Part Time
  • Online: Full Time, Part Time

Course Coordinator

Dr Sarron Alvah GOLDMAN

Course Structure

Students are required to complete 12 Core units. In addition to the core units, students should complete any 12 unit major in the School of Arts and Humanities from discipline areas such as Social Science, Youth Work, Design, Psychology, Arts, Contemporary Arts and Media & Communications; or any other combination of majors, minors, or elective units from the School of Arts and Humanities or other schools where available.

Year 1 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
COU1101 *Dynamic Models of Counselling15
COU1201Therapeutic Practice with Families and Couples15
Unit from Major/Minor/Elective15
Unit from Major/Minor/Elective15
Year 1 - Semester 2
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
COU1102Self Development 115
COU1212Culture and Diversity in Therapeutic Practice15
Unit from Major/Minor/Elective15
Unit from Major/Minor/Elective15
Year 2 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
COU2102Therapeutic Practice with Children and Adolescents15
COU3101 *Humanistic Models of Counselling15
Unit from Major/Minor/Elective15
Unit from Major/Minor/Elective15
Year 2 - Semester 2
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
COU2101Therapeutic Practice with Older Adults15
COU3106Skills Training in Humanistic Counselling15
Unit from Major/Minor/Elective15
Unit from Major/Minor/Elective15
Year 3 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
COU3102Self Development 215
COU3201Contemporary Challenges in Therapeutic Practice15
Unit from Major/Minor/Elective15
Unit from Major/Minor/Elective15
Year 3 - Semester 2
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
COU3105Psychodynamic Concepts into Practice15
COU3202Sexuality and Therapeutic Practice15
Unit from Major/Minor/Elective15
Unit from Major/Minor/Elective15

* Students will be assessed to see if they have achieved the ECU minimum standard of English language proficiency in this unit. Students who don't meet the minimum standard will be provided with appropriate English language support and development.

Unit sets that can be studied as part of this course

One or more of the majors in this course is externally recognised when studied within this course. Refer to the major for more information.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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