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HSCS313 Counselling in the Health Professions

Updated: 07 December 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
24 August 2012 26 August 2012 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12cp and candidature in an undergraduate health award or 48cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HSCS413
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Jane Clark (jclark@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit provides an introduction to counselling theory and practice for health professionals. It describes personal, professional and ethical aspects of the helping relationship, including the challenge of addressing diversity appropriately. It introduces basic counselling microskills and the importance of developing a therapeutic relationship. Students will gain a basic knowledge of counselling skills through attendance at a mandatory intensive school where they will also practice applying those skills in simulated situations. The limitations of working in this way in various health care settings will be addressed.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. describe the nature of the helping relationship and the characteristics of an effective helper;
  2. describe and practise a person-centred approach to relating to clients;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the counselling microskills necessary to establish a helping relationship with clients/patients in particular health contexts including mental health;
  4. use critical reflection to ensure cultural competency;
  5. apply counselling microskills in simulated practice situations; and
  6. describe the limitations involved in offering counselling support in various health care contexts.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will be taught about counselling theory and practice. Students will apply these concepts in their own working environment. This knowledge will be assessed in Assignments 1 and 2. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Oral communication skills will be taught and practised in the intensive school component. Written communication skills will be assessed and practised through two essays in Assignments 1 and 2. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Competence in dealing with diversity, including multicultural contexts will be taught in unit materials and at the intensive school. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Students are expected to use their information literacy skills to write assignments. This knowledge will be assessed in Assignments 1 and 2. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
Self-reflexive skills will be taught and students will be encouraged to recognise that the process of becoming a counsellor is a life-long process. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
This will be assessed through written assignments reporting on practical application of knowledge to problem contexts encountered in professional practice.This knowledge will be assessed in Assignments 1 and 2. 		True
7 Social Responsibility
This will be explicitly taught since social responsibility lies at the heart of counselling practice. 		True
8 Team Work
This will be taught and practised through satisfactory participation in group activities during the intensive school. 		True True
   

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