Unit information: Supervision, Professional and Personal Development in 2010/11

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Unit name Supervision, Professional and Personal Development
Unit code EDUCM5135
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

EDUCM5131, EDUCM5132 & EDUCM5134
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 will explore and assess students' ability to counsel effectively and safely, to reflect on and develop their understanding of their personal and professional development and to use supervision appropriately in a range of settings.

Aims:

This unit aims to equip students to counsel professionally and ethically and to use supervision appropriately in a range of counselling settings.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Successful completion of this unit will enable a student to:

  • Operate professionally and ethically as a counsellor
  • Monitor and continue professional development
  • Extend personal development to optimise their professional role

Teaching Information

  • Tutor input and experiential exercises
  • Tutorials
  • Small group supervision of practice
  • Small groups for personal and professional development
  • Audio-tape work

(Reflection on experiences from counselling placement will be present within all teaching in this unit)

  • Workshop

Assessment Information

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

  • Audiotape 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 and commitment to continuing professional development.
  • Internal and external supervisors’ report to show level of competency and ability to learn through supervision.
  • Evidence of a further 80 hours counselling practice (120 hours over two years).

Reading and References

  • Johns, H (1996) Personal Development in Counsellor Training. London, Cassell
  • Page S (1999) The Shadow and the Counsellor. London and New York Routledge
  • Proctor, B and Inskipp F.(1996 Making the most of Supervision. Hastings, Alexia Publications.
  • Rowland N and Goss S (eds) (2000) Evidence-Based Counselling and Psychological Therapies, London and Philadelphia Routledge

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