Introduction
On successfully completing this subject, you 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 | Health School of Psychological Sciences |
| Discipline | Psychology |
| Coordinator | Miss Jess Forward |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Sustainable Development Goals
The Unit Coordinator has identified that this unit aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on the alignment of the unit with these goals.
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Identify basic counselling skills.
- Apply different models of counselling to match client presentations.
- Establish and maintain a collaborative counselling relationship with clients
- Apply basic counselling micro-skills.
- Use self-reflective practice to critique your own counselling performance.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Three (3) x 3hr online Workshops, 4 x 1hr online Seminars (synchronous), 10hrs Independent Learning weekly |
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| Assessment | Practice Skills Log Sheet|Self-Evaluation (25%)|Written Assignment (35%)|Skills Demonstration (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
It is important that you have ongoing access to this textbook from the University of Tasmania Library collection (online or hard copy). Egan, Gerard. (2019). The skilled helper: a problem-management approach to helping, 11th ed. (11). Boston: CENGAGE Learning. (or other edition published within the past 8 years). |
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| 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.
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