Unit information: Counselling Skills and Supervision in 2010/11

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Unit name Counselling Skills and Supervision
Unit code EDUCM5131
Credit points 20
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director Ms. Di Brothers
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

EDUCM5132 Integrative Skills Development
Co-requisites

None
School/department School of Applied Community and Health Studies
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Description including Unit Aims

This unit is designed to enable students to understand and use appropriate counselling skills within their counselling contexts and to reflect on their practice. Experience from counselling practice will inform the learning within this unit.

Aims:

This unit aims to equip students with the core skills of counselling and supervision and the ability to apply them professionally in a variety of counselling contexts.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Successful completion of this unit will enable a student to:

  • Demonstrate their understanding of how counselling theory is applied in practice.
  • Demonstrate and evaluate their effective use of counselling skills
  • Analyse the impact of their use of counselling skills
  • Demonstrate their ability to use and learn from supervision within their role as counsellor

Teaching Information

  • Tutor input and experiential exercises
  • Tutorials
  • Small group practice of counselling and feedback
  • Small personal and professional development groups
  • Supervised placement
  • Workshops

Assessment Information

Assessment through portfolio (equivalent to 4,000 word essay) designed to demonstrate stated outcomes and consisting of:

  • Videotape and analysis to demonstrate application of theory to practice, effective use of skills and critical questioning of professional assumptions.
  • Peer and tutor feedback documents
  • Personal reflection on personal and professional development to show personal learning
  • External supervisor’s report to show level of competency and ability to learn through supervision.
  • Evidence of 40 hours counselling practice

Reading and References

  • Corey G (2001) The Art of Integrative Counselling Monteray, CA, Brooks/Cole
  • Egan G (2002) Exercises in Helping Skills: a manual to accompany The Skilled Helper Monteray CA Brooks/Cole
  • Egan G (2002) The Skilled Helper: a problem management approach to helping Monteray, CA, Brooks/Cole
  • O’Brien M and Houston G (2000) Integrative Therapy A Practitioner’s Guide, London Sage

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