Postgraduate Course: Beginnings in Counselling Practice (CNST11061)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Counselling Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the theme of beginnings in counselling practice, examining the essential skills and knowledge which beginning counsellors need to commence therapeutic practice, in order to meet the needs of counselling clients entering the therapeutic relationship. The course explores the diversity in professional approaches to contracting, assessment and goal-setting, including the debates around these issues within contemporary social and political contexts. The course focuses intensively on the client's experience of making themselves vulnerable to another in commencing therapy and the implications of this for counsellors-in-training. The course also introduces students to the substantial corpus of research related to the therapeutic alliance. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should have
- an understanding of the needs of counselling clients entering the therapeutic relationship and the practice implications of these, including an awareness of issues of power, diversity and difference
- a comprehensive understanding of the importance of the therapeutic alliance and the body of research on this topic
- the capacity to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of a variety of approaches to the core activities associated with beginning counselling practice, such as assessment, contracting and goal-setting
- a clear assessment of their strengths, learning and support needs in relation to beginning counselling practice
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Assessment Information
| A 4,000 - 5,000 word essay. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Seamus Prior
Tel: (0131 6)51 6599
Email: Seamus.Prior@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk |
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