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Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.
This unit develops understanding of the ethical, legal, and regulatory dimensions of professional counselling practice, with special consideration given to agency context and modality of delivery (face-to-face, phone and digital). Students will examine the ethical foundations of the profession and gain an awareness of the complex moral obligations and dilemmas faced by counsellors as the field expands across the digital realm. Content in this unit reflects the need for ethical diversity and supports students to appreciate the variety of human experience by recognising and responding to differences in client abilities, needs and culture. Students will reflect upon, and analyse, their values, beliefs, attitudes and biases to understand how these impact on their counselling practice and learn to resolve common ethical dilemmas, and more complex challenges, not addressed by professional codes of conduct.
Students undertake this unit in an accelerated delivery mode over 6 weeks.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
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 Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Mapping of ethical practices and principles | 30% |
| Case Study | Managing and responding to ethical dilemmas | 40% |
| Reflective Practice | Self-reflection on complex ethical issues | 30% |
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.
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:
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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