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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Health in Social Science : Counselling Studies

Postgraduate Course: Between Counselling and Research 1: Approaches, Issues and Debates (CNST11050)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Health in Social Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaCounselling Studies Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.health.ed.ac.uk/counsellingstudies/cpd/betweencounsellingresearch1.htm Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course provides students, who may or may not be counselling practitioners, with an overview of key approaches to research relevant to counselling and related practices. Emphasis will be given to the relevance of a variety of disciplinary perspectives, to the distinction between "insider" and "outsider" perspectives, and to the relationship between research and reflective counselling practice.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:

- identify and conceptualise key research epistemologies and methodologies relevant to counselling and related practices, including the influence of different disciplinary perspectives
- conceptualise the relationship between counselling practice and research practice in relation to epistemological and ethical debates
- formulate, justify and criticise research questions relevant to counselling and related practices
- critically assess the relevance of research for the practice and provision of counselling and related practices
Assessment Information
One 4,000 to 5,000 word essay on a topic agreed with the course organiser.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Liz Bondi
Tel: (0131 6)50 2529
Email: Liz.Bondi@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Nikki Pakarian
Tel: (0131 6)50 3890
Email: Nikki.Pakarian@ed.ac.uk
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