Counselling Supervision (P02132)

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

Rationale
All counselling and psychotherapy practitioners are required to have regular supervision by a suitably experienced and qualified supervisor. Increasingly, professional bodies expect that these supervisors will have completed a professionally-validated supervision course. In October 2005, COSCA, our professional body in Scotland, launched such a supervision course.

This course will incorporate the COSCA supervision course and serve as an optional course for students enrolled on the new MSc in Counselling Studies (Advanced Practice). It will also be offered as a CPD course.

Aims
This course provides a comprehensive professional training in counselling supervision. Students will
- study the principal theories and models of supervision,
- analyse research evidence on supervision,
- explore the social, cultural and organisational contexts in which supervision takes place,
- examine the challenges and dilemmas, including ethical issues, which arise in counselling supervision
- develop their supervision skills and self-awareness as a supervisor through practising supervision skills on the course, undertaking a counselling supervision placement and completing a substantial case study of their work with a supervisee

Entry Requirements

none

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 : 4 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	18:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- the acquisition of the necessary knowledge, skills and self-awareness to practise as a safe and accountable counselling supervisor in a range of settings
- the capacity to reflect critically on the practice of counselling supervision, its challenges, dilemmas and contexts
- knowledge of theories and models of supervision and the capacity to integrate these into supervision practice

Assessment Information

One 4,000 to 5,000 word case study of the student’s supervision of one counselling supervisee, including an in-depth analysis of the transcript (also submitted) of one supervision session.