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| COU5120 | Theories of Counselling | ||
| SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | |||
| Credit Points: 15 | |||
| Description: | |||
| This unit provides a critical appraisal of the major approaches to counselling, including cognitive behavioural, psychodynamic, existential-humanistic and systemic approaches. It introduces students to several specific counselling technologies: including narrative/solution focussed counselling and the use of role training/action methods interventions in individual counselling. It also considers the philosophy and ethics relevant to the counselling relationship, the difference between counselling and psychotherapy, and the relationship between the counsellor and other professionals.
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014