Courses & Units

Counselling Skills 1 KHA501

Introduction

On successfully completing this subject, students will be able to use practical skills for more effective interpersonal communication, as well as basic counselling skills. This unit examines styles of counselling with integration of theories of counselling with its practice. The unit teaches both basic skills in counselling and more advanced skills necessary in more complex counselling situations. Multicultural counselling will be addressed.

Summary

Unit name Counselling Skills 1
Unit code KHA501
Credit points 12.5
College/School College of Health and Medicine
School of Psychological Sciences
Discipline Psychology
Coordinator Doctor Catherine Deans
Delivered By University of Tasmania
Level Postgraduate

Availability

Location Study period Attendance options Available to
Hobart Semester 1 On-Campus International Domestic
Online Semester 1 Off-Campus International Domestic

Key

On-campus
Off-Campus
International students
Domestic students
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Key Dates

Study Period Start date Census date WW date End date
Semester 1 20/2/2023 21/3/2023 10/4/2023 28/5/2023

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2023 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2023 will be available from the 1st October 2022. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

  • Understand and demonstrate basic counselling skills
  • Understand different models of counselling
  • Make accurate observation of verbal and non-verbal behaviour including the ability to discriminate between observation and interpretation of behaviour
  • Have knowledge of a generic three-stage model of counselling
  • Establish and maintain a constructive and facilitative counselling relationship
  • Identify and demonstrate basic counselling micro-skills
  • Demonstrate ability to present and constructively critique one’s own counselling performance.

Fee Information

Field of Education Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 Domestic Full Fee 4
061700 $1,037.00 $1,037.00 not applicable $2,522.00

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Teaching

Teaching Pattern

1-day workshops x 3.

AssessmentSelf-Evaluation (20%)|Written Assignment (30%)|Skills Demonstration (50%)
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Textbooks

Required

It is important that you have ongoing access to this textbook, so a copy will be available for a limited loan period from the University of Tasmania Library collection.
You are, however, strongly encouraged to purchase this text as it will be a useful resource throughout your study.

Egan, G. (2014). The skilled helper: a problem-management and opportunity development approach to helping. Belmont, Calif.: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, c2014. (or other edition published within the past 8 years).
Recommended

The following materials will be useful to your developing knowledge and understanding of the content in this unit, but you are not required to purchase them.
When seeking sources of evidence to support your assignment work, you will find these a useful starting point. These materials are available for a limited loan period from the University Library collection.

  • Corey, G. 2009 Theory and Practice of Counselling and psychotherapy (8th edition) Thomson: United Kingdom
  • Geldard, D., & Geldard, K., 2012 Basic Personal Counselling, A training manual for Counsellors, (7th edition), Pearson, Prentice Hall: Frenches Forrest NSW
  • Kahn, M. (1997). Between therapist and client: The new relationship. Macmillan.
  •  Teyber & Teyber (2019) Interpersonal processes in therapy. Cengage.
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