School: Arts and Humanities

This unit 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.

  • Unit Title

    Psychodynamic Theories of Counselling
  • Unit Code

    COU6121
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Elizabeth Jane IZETT

Description

This unit provides a critical appraisal of the major psychoanalytic approaches to counselling and psychotherapy. It introduces students to very different variants of psychodynamic practice. Each tradition of practice addresses itself to very specific conceptual problems; taking practice in new directions. It is the clinical implications of these variations that is of particular interest.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded COU5120

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate the main approaches to psychodynamic counselling.
  2. Compare the different psychodynamic counselling approaches.
  3. Evaluatethe assumptions about how change occurs in selectedpsychodynamic counselling approaches.
  4. Summarise the range of therapeutic innovations deriving from the different psychodynamic counselling approaches.
  5. Analyse the main interventions used by the different psychodynamic counselling approaches.

Unit Content

  1. A framework for considering psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy.
  2. Ego Psychology: central theoretical constructs, practical application in the consulting room and limitations and practical implications.
  3. British Object Relations Theory: central theoretical constructs, practical application in the consulting room and limitations and practical implications.
  4. American Object Relation Theory: central theoretical constructs, practical application in the consulting room and limitations and practical implications.
  5. French Psychoanalysis: central theoretical constructs, practical application in the consulting room and limitations and practical implications.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered6 x 8 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Whilst the main thrust of the unit is an academic appraisal of the different theories of counselling, learning will also be experiential through exercises, videos and simulated interviews. Where possible, case material should form the basis of the learning experience. A combined lecturing, seminar and workshop approach is adopted.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationStudents present an oral/written presentation on a particular psychodynamic counselling approach50%
ExaminationTheory of counselling50%

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit 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.

  • Unit Title

    Psychodynamic Theories of Counselling
  • Unit Code

    COU6121
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Elizabeth Jane IZETT

Description

This unit provides a critical appraisal of the major psychoanalytic approaches to counselling and psychotherapy. It introduces students to very different variants of psychodynamic practice. Each tradition of practice addresses itself to very specific conceptual problems; taking practice in new directions. It is the clinical implications of these variations that is of particular interest.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Students will undertake clinical practice sessions on predetermined weekends

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded COU5120

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate the main approaches to psychodynamic counselling.
  2. Compare the different psychodynamic counselling approaches.
  3. Evaluatethe assumptions about how change occurs in selectedpsychodynamic counselling approaches.
  4. Summarise the range of therapeutic innovations deriving from the different psychodynamic counselling approaches.
  5. Analyse the main interventions used by the different psychodynamic counselling approaches.

Unit Content

  1. A framework for considering psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy.
  2. Ego Psychology: central theoretical constructs, practical application in the consulting room and limitations and practical implications.
  3. British Object Relations Theory: central theoretical constructs, practical application in the consulting room and limitations and practical implications.
  4. American Object Relation Theory: central theoretical constructs, practical application in the consulting room and limitations and practical implications.
  5. French Psychoanalysis: central theoretical constructs, practical application in the consulting room and limitations and practical implications.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered6 x 8 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Whilst the main thrust of the unit is an academic appraisal of the different theories of counselling, learning will also be experiential through exercises, videos and simulated interviews. Where possible, case material should form the basis of the learning experience. A combined lecturing, seminar and workshop approach is adopted.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationStudents present an oral/written presentation on a particular psychodynamic counselling approach50%
ExaminationTheory of counselling50%

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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