Postgraduate Course: Listening and Attunement: an introduction to the counselling approach (CNST11026)
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 |
| Course website |
http://www.health.ed.ac.uk/counsellingstudies/cpd/listeningandattunement.htm |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is designed to introduce two key features of the counselling approach, namely listening and attunement. It is designed for postgraduate students interested in applying the counselling approach to working with people in a diverse range of contexts. The concepts and practices involved in listening and attunement are explored in relation to the person-centred approach and psychodynamic perspectives. The course also introduces students to being in a learning community and to working in small groups within which they put into practice their learning on listening and attunement. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | It is RECOMMENDED that students do NOT also take
Listening and Attunement (CNST10001)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- to understand the significance of key themes of listening and attunement from both the person-centred approach and psychodynamic perspectives
- to identify and practice the listening and responding skills involved in applying the counselling approach
- to develop self-awareness by attending to and reflecting on personal processes of thinking, feeling and relating, incorporating this learning in listening practice.
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Assessment Information
| The student will write an autobiographical account of the development of your interest in listening and attunement, drawing on key influences and experiences. This interest will be related to an experience of listening or being listened to, reflecting on this experience using their learning from the course and including discussion of the person-centred/psychodynamic dialogue (4000 to 5000 words). |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Liz Bondi
Tel: (0131 6)50 2529
Email: Liz.Bondi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Keira Farrell
Tel: (0131 6)51 5067
Email: Keira.Farrell@ed.ac.uk |
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