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Undergraduate Course: Counselling within the Health Care Setting (NUST10021)

Course Outline
School	School of Health in Social Science	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type	Standard	Availability	Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	Nursing Studies	Other subject area	None
Course website	None
Course description	Introduction to several theories of counselling: person-centred, cognitive, psychoanalytical. Introduction to counselling skills approaches, Egan, Heron. Application of theory to practice within the health care setting to explore issues that arise out of practice.

Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites	It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Nursing 1 (NUST08001) AND Nursing 2 (NUST08006) AND Health and Society 1A (NUST08002) AND Health and Society 1B (NUST08003) AND Health and Society 2A (NUST08004) AND Health and Society 2B (NUST08005) AND Research and Inquiry in Nursing (NUST10007) AND The Nature of Nursing (NUST10012) AND Pathology and Patient Care (NUST10013) AND Organisation and Management of Health Care (NUST10014) OR The Nature of Mental Health Nursing (NUST10017) AND Therapeutics and Patient Care (NUST10016) AND Politics and Management of Mental Illness (NUST10015)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
Prospectus website	http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To gain an understanding of the range of theoretical approaches to counselling; to familiarise the student with counselling skills; to explore the relationship of context, health status and counselling.

Assessment Information
One set course paper 2000-2500 words counts as 50%. One student choice of topic 2000-2500 words counts as 50%.
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information

Special Arrangements
Not entered

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Anne Robertson Tel: (0131 6)50 3882 Email: Anne.Robertson@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Miss Joanna Hughes Tel: (0131 6)50 3889 Email: Jo.Hughes@ed.ac.uk

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