Counselling in Health Care Settings (P01875)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HEA-P-CIHCS

This course provides a focused examination of the provision of counselling within health care settings. It investigates the evolution of counselling in this context, the research base which has informed its development and the policies and funding arrangements that enable it. Topics include the distinctive features of counselling in health care settings, including referral criteria and procedures, dual roles of health care personnel who also provide counselling, ethical dilemmas, interdisciplinary practice and the evidence base of counselling in health care settings with respect to health outcomes and the utilisation of health resources.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : This course is open to any enrolled postgraduate student with an existing knolwedge of counselling skills and models.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Counselling Studies, (School of Health in Social Science, Schedule D)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	16:10	18:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The aim of this course is to enable the student to understand the distinctive features of the practice of counselling in health care settings. By the end of the course students should be able to:-
1) Identify and analyse the distinctive features of the provision of counselling in health care settings, including the key practice issues for counsellors.
2) Critically assess the evolution of counselling within health care settings in the context of the development of counselling as a profession, of health policies and the mixed economy of care.
3) Analyse issues of difference, diversity and power in the practice of counselling in health care settings.
4) Evaluate the evidence base of counselling in health care with respect to health outcomes and the utilisation of health resources.

Assessment Information

One 4,000-5,000 word essay analysing one of the themes discussed in the course. As with all Counselling Studies assessed tasks, students will critically reflect on the practice of counselling, examine their own professional context and practice, and integrate relevant research.