Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04
The theme of Counselling Skills 4 is 'Integration'. It is the final module of the Counselling Skills Certificate (COSCA validated). Students will review and consolidate areas covered in the previous 3 modules and focus on issues that clients bring to counselling.
See 'Further Information & Notes'.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The theme Integration brings together different theoretical perspectives in the counselling/psychotherapy field. The process of increasing and integrating counselling skills and self-awareness is further developed by the contributions from different theoretical perspectives.
The module begins with a review of Counselling Skills 3 and discusses students' expectations. It presents the Gestalt and Transactional Analysis counselling perspectives. There are 2 units on ethics, one of which again looks at boundaries and the other looks at listeners’ responsibilities in the context of the counselling approach. Awareness is raised about issues related to social inclusion in the use of the counselling approach.
The course also raises the issue of stress for users of the counselling approach and for those with whom they work. Skills practice is given much attention in this module. Counselling Skills 4 draws to a close with a two-staged approach to a final review of personal development in relation to this module and the entire course, ending with a self-evaluation assessment.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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Candidates are only permitted a resit for the essay for this course. To achieve credit for the course overall, a pass in each element is required. |
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| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | 25 | |
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Tutors give verbal feedback to the group and individuals in each of the 10 classes. No resit is permitted for this element of the course. |
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Attendance at 85% of the weekly seminars for each module of Counselling Skills 1-4 is a requirement of COSCA (counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland) A resit is not permitted for this part of the course. To achieve credit for the course overall, a pass in each element is required. |
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| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | 25 | |
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A reflective personal learning log, between 300-500 words in length will be completed by all students and submitted to tutors after week 2 on a weekly basis. The log is an opportunity for students to reflect on their epxeriences of learning in the class, how they relate theory to practice and their own personal awareness, growth and development. At the end of the course 10 logs will be graded linked to the CGS. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Remember | Be able to describe the distinctive characteristics of the humanistic and existential perspectives. |
| Factual | Remember | Be able to describe and appropriately apply some of the Gestalt principles in their counselling skills work. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Be able to describe the concepts of freedom and responsibility in personal and professional decision-making. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Be able to discuss the concepts of belonging, social inclusion and social exclusion |
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