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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.
Please note that there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2023 Units. All assessment changes will be published by 20th February 2023. All students are reminded to check the handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.
This unit prepares students to work within the frame of individual therapies, families and couples work, and group psychotherapy. The aim is for students to develop their experience in both in-depth and more intensive short-term modalities. Clinical emphasis on the person of the therapist in relationship with the world of the client/s is a key part of all the units. This course is psychologically and culturally relevant to populations across the lifespan and encompasses classical and modern understandings of contemporary mental health issues, with the goal of aiding in early interventions and symptom relief. Students seeking placement are in their final year of the course. This unit provides an opportunity for the student to receive supervised practice in an agency setting. Students will spend a minimum of one-two days per week in an agency setting and will carry a client load allocated by the agency. This unit aims to develop the full identity and competence of the counselling and psychotherapy students and will include conducting counselling sessions, participating in a team, receiving supervision for work and participation in following agency policy and procedures. This unit has a compulsory attendance requirement. In keeping with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) stipulations, students need to have practised necessary skills/competencies in the classroom to a satisfactory level before going out into the field. Additionally, students will need to have passed all prerequisites and deemed placement ready by the university panel led by the placement coordinator. Students must comply with the clinical and professional field Placement requirements which include providing clearances and/or risk management protocols required. Risk management protocols include, but are not restricted to: Certificate of National Police Clearance Department of Health (WA) Criminal Screening Working with Children Check (more information at www.checkwwc.wa.gov.au) Due to the nature of this unit, students must be enrolled before the second week of the teaching period and not later. They must be enrolled before commencing field Placement and must have submitted the required checks to the University.
Placement in an approved counselling agency Students must attend the two on-campus placement seminars.
Students must pass 5 units from COU5210, COU6113, COU6305, COU6324, COU6403
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 13 x 3 hour seminar | Not Offered | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Eligible placement students are interviewed by the university panel/Field Placement Coordinator to assess suitability of the students to progress on Placement. Thereafter, CVs of selected students will be emailed to available agencies for further selection. See the COU6424 placement manual to understand the process and requirements. Students must be accepted for Placement at the agency before proceeding. Students must complete a minimum of 120 hours in the field out of the 280-field placement in this unit and additionally complete the two placement seminars led by the placement coordinator.
GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning
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 information 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.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Practicum ^ | Learning contract |
| Practicum ^ | Mid-semester review |
| Practicum ^ | Placement supervisor evaluation |
^ Mandatory to Pass
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.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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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.
This unit prepares students to work within the frame of individual therapies, families and couples work, and group psychotherapy. The aim is for students to develop their experience in both in-depth and more intensive short-term modalities. Clinical emphasis on the person of the therapist in relationship with the world of the client/s is a key part of all the units. This course is psychologically and culturally relevant to populations across the lifespan and encompasses classical and modern understandings of contemporary mental health issues, with the goal of aiding in early interventions and symptom relief. Students seeking placement are in their final year of the course. This unit provides an opportunity for the student to receive supervised practice in an agency setting. Students will spend a minimum of one and a half days to two days per week in an agency setting and will carry a client load allocated by the agency. This unit aims to develop the identity and competence of the counselling and psychotherapy students and will include conducting counselling sessions, participating in a team, receiving supervision for work and participating in following agency policy and procedures. This unit has a compulsory attendance requirement of the on-campus seminars and field hours. In keeping with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) stipulations, students must have practised the necessary skills/competencies in the classroom to a satisfactory level before going out into the field. Additionally, students will need to have passed all prerequisites and deemed placement ready by the university panel led by the placement coordinator. Students must comply with the clinical and professional field Placement requirements which include providing clearances and/or risk management protocols required. Risk management protocols include, but are not restricted to: Certificate of National Police Clearance Department of Health (WA) Criminal Screening Working with Children Check (more information at www.checkwwc.wa.gov.au) Due to the nature of this unit, students must be enrolled before the second week of the teaching period and not later. They must be enrolled before commencing field Placement and must have submitted the required checks to the University.
Placement in an approved counselling agency Students must attend the two on-campus placement seminars.
Students must pass 5 units from COU5210, COU6113, COU6305, COU6324, COU6403
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 13 x 3 hour seminar | Not Offered | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Eligible placement students are interviewed by the university panel/Field Placement Coordinator to assess the suitability of the students to progress on Placement. Thereafter, CVs of selected students will be emailed to available agencies for further selection. See the COU6424 placement manual to understand the process and requirements. Students must be accepted for Placement at the agency before proceeding. Students must complete a minimum of 120 hours in the field out of the 280-field placement in this unit and additionally complete the two placement seminars led by the placement coordinator.
GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning
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 information 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.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Practicum ^ | Learning plan |
| Practicum ^ | Mid-semester review |
| Practicum ^ | Supervisor's evaluation |
^ Mandatory to Pass
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.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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