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CO2507: COUNSELLING SKILLS 4 (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04


Course Overview

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'.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mrs Anne Smith

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Either Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • One of CO2007 Counselling Skills 3 (Studied) or CO2017 Counselling Skills 3 (Evening) (Studied) or KL101S Counselling Skills 3 (Passed) or KL101Y Counselling Skills 3 (Passed) or KL200X Counselling Skills 3 (Studied)
  • Either Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • CO2517 Counselling Skills 4 (Evening) (Studied)
  • CO2518 Counselling Skills 4 (1 Year Variant) (Studied)
  • CO2519 Counselling Skills 3 (1 Year Variant) (Studied)
  • CO2520 Counselling Skills 4 (1 Year Variant) (Studied)
  • KL151T Counselling Skills 4 (Studied)
  • KL151Z Counselling Skills 4 (Studied)
  • KL250X Counselling Skills 4 (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

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.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

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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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Formative Assessment

Oral Practice

Assessment Type Formative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

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.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Oral Participation/Attendance

Assessment Type Formative Weighting 25
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Feedback

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.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Reflective Personal Learning Log

Assessment Type Formative Weighting 25
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Feedback

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.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Resit Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
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Feedback Word Count
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualRememberBe able to describe the distinctive characteristics of the humanistic and existential perspectives.
FactualRememberBe able to describe and appropriately apply some of the Gestalt principles in their counselling skills work.
ConceptualUnderstandBe able to describe the concepts of freedom and responsibility in personal and professional decision-making.
ConceptualEvaluateBe able to discuss the concepts of belonging, social inclusion and social exclusion

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