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Due to professional body requirements for a minimum number of practice hours and the nature of the practical work entry to the course is not permitted after week one of teaching unless under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Course Co-ordinator.
Our counselling and listening skills courses provide comprehensive training for use in many settings where effective communication is essential. This is also a suitable foundation for further training in the areas of counselling and psychotherapy. This is the first of four courses, that adhere to BACP's Counselling skills competence framework; ensuring high standards. BACP is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy the largest professional body in the UK.
Topics covered: Mental Health Awareness; UPR, Congruence and Empathy; Active Listening Skills; Contracts and Confidentiality; Beginnings, Middles and Endings; Self-awareness
Assessment:
Candidates should note that to achieve credit for the course overall :
Resit:
Essay (30%). Candidates should note that a resit is not permitted of the other two elements of the course.
To achieve credit for the course overall, a pass in each element is required.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | Yes |
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Due to professional body requirements for a minimum number of practice hours and the nature of the practical work entry to the course is not permitted after week one of teaching unless under exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Course Co-ordinator.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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In-course assessment: Essay (30%); learning log (30%); practical participation (40%) Candidates should note that to achieve credit for the course overall, a pass in each element is required. Attendance at 85% of the weekly seminars for each module of Counselling Skills 1-4 is a requirement to pass the course.
Resit: essay x 2 (30%) Candidates should note that a resit is not permitted of the other two elements of the course. To achieve credit for the course overall, a pass in each element is required. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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In-course assessment: Essay (30%); learning log (30%); practical participation (40%) Candidates should note that to achieve credit for the course overall, a pass in each element is required. Attendance at 85% of the weekly seminars for each module of Counselling Skills 1-4 is a requirement to pass the course.
Resit: essay x 2 (30%) Candidates should note that a resit is not permitted of the other two elements of the course. To achieve credit for the course overall, a pass in each element is required. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Feedback |
In-course assessment: Essay (30%); learning log (30%); practical participation (40%) Candidates should note that to achieve credit for the course overall, a pass in each element is required. Attendance at 85% of the weekly seminars for each module of Counselling Skills 1-4 is a requirement to pass the course.
Resit: essay x 2 (30%) Candidates should note that a resit is not permitted of the other two elements of the course. To achieve credit for the course overall, a pass in each element is required. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
In course assessment: essay x 2 (30%). Candidates should note that a resit is not permitted of the other two elements of the course. To achieve credit for the course overall, a pass in each element is required. |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Participants should have an awareness of some of the differences between support delivered face-to-face and through the use of technology. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Participants should have a basic awareness of the different areas where counselling skills may be used |
| Conceptual | Apply | Participants should be able to discuss the importance of ethics and be able to explain confidentiality, contracting and boundary issues. |
| Factual | Understand | Participants should be able to demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by mental health. |
| Procedural | Apply | Participants should have a knowledge of, and be able to put into practice, the skills required to be an effective listener, including active listening skills and the core conditions of acceptance, |
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