EDF5064 · Emerging counsellor practice

Overview

This unit consolidates the fundamentals of professional counselling practice required to work as a counsellor in the field. This unit aims to build upon the developing counselling micro-skills that you have learned so far in the course. The unit will introduce and develop your applied knowledge of referral, clinical supervision, the supervisor/supervisee relationship and reflective practice approaches. Opportunities to discover and apply research-based practice and implement in the field counsellors' professional responsibilities will be provided. Furthermore, you will prepare to reflect on your experiences working directly with organisations and clients whilst on placement and transitioning into working as an emerging counsellor.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. demonstrate a consolidation of your understanding of micro skills and continue to build knowledge and confidence in developing your counselling approaches, skillsets and referral process
2. apply reflective practice frameworks and implement developed reflective practice approaches
3. demonstrate applied knowledge of how to successfully establish the therapeutic relationship with clients
4. critically apply relevant research to inform your counselling practices
5. apply an understanding of the importance of clinical supervision in the counselling profession and the role of supervisors and supervisees’
6. demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the professional responsibilities of counselling as an emerging counsellor

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: Clayton campus • 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities, 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study OR • 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^ ^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode. Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. Kaplan off-shore • 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via synchronous activities and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.