Postgraduate Course: Beginnings in Counselling Practice (CNST11061)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course introduces the professional training in counselling and psychotherapy at the University of Edinburgh and is a key part of preparation for entry into the Postgraduate Diploma programme. |
| Course description |
This course introduces the professional training in counselling and psychotherapy at the University of Edinburgh and is a key part of preparation for entry into the Postgraduate Diploma programme.
It introduces the dialogue between psychodynamic perspectives and the person-centred approach, examining the essential skills and knowledge which beginning counsellors need to commence therapeutic practice and bringing them alive through experiential and interpersonal learning.
The course encourages personal development and awareness of self and other, as well as issues of power, difference and diversity. It introduces students to the learning community, where they can work with these areas in dialogue with others.
Students make the beginnings in their counselling practice through listening practice groups, taking first steps in putting the theory into practice.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 8,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 24,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 12,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
152 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
This course involves lectures, seminars and supervised practical excercises.
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Elements of summative assessment (with weightings)
One 3,000 word essay (100%)
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| Feedback |
Formative feedback will be given on student's therapeutic skills and written feedback on a trial assignment of 750 words.
Summative feedback will be given on the course paper via Learn. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will demonstrate critical engagement with key theoretical concepts in relation to the needs of counselling clients, personal experience, and power, difference, and diversity
- Students will demonstrate ability to identify links between theoretical concepts in relation to counselling practice, personal experiences, and listening practices drawing on relevant research
- Students will demonstrate ability to critically reflect on personal strengths as well as ones own learning and support needs in relation to beginning counselling practice
- Students will demonstrate capacity to conceptualise the counselling relationship and therapeutic process from psychodynamic and person-centred perspectives
- Students will demonstrate ability to write reflectively, demonstrating capacity to integrate personal experience and relevant literature
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Reading List
T. (2000) Standards and Ethics for Counselling in Action, London: Sage (2nd edition)
McLeod, J. (2003) Introduction to Counselling. Third edition. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Mearns, D. and Thorne, B. (1999) Person-centred Counselling in Action. Second edition. London: Sage.
Embleton,Tudor, L., Keeras, K., Tudor, K., Valentine, J. and Worrall, M. (2004) The Person-centred Approach: A Contemporary Introduction. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Higdon, J. (2004) From Counselling Skills to Counsellor: A Psychodynamic Approach, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Spurling, L. (2004) An Introduction to Psychodynamic Counselling London: Palgrave Macmillan |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Students completing this course will have enhanced their:
- communication skills, especially in relation to emotional matters.
- self awareness and capacity to assess their skills and knowledge.
- ability to give and receive feedback. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Alex Williams
Tel:
Email: Alex.Williams@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr David Ford
Tel:
Email: dford2@ed.ac.uk |
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