| CODE | COU3204 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Introducing the Counselling Profession - A Wellness Framework | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Counselling | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit intends to introduce counselling as a profession to service users and to students interested in becoming professional counsellors. It will explore the core issues in counselling, including definitions, skills, theoretical approaches, ethical considerations, work context and areas which need counselling. It will also provide opportunities for students to reflect and discuss the personal and professional identities of the counsellor. Understanding the perspectives and practices in counselling will help students to recognize the difference between counselling and other helping professions. Study-Unit Aims: - To define counselling and the counselling profession; - To discuss similarities and differences between counselling and different forms of support; - To introduce the counsellor’s role; - To introduce the counselling process; - To introduce the core conditions in helping relationship; - To introduce professional issues, including supervision, personal therapy, association membership, continuous professional development, and warranting; - To introduce the counsellor’s personal and professional identity; - To expose students to the skills and qualities of an effective counsellor; - To introduce basic ethical issues in counselling practice. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Define counselling and the counselling profession; - Discuss similarities and differences between counselling and different forms of support; - Introduce the counsellor’s role; - Introduce the counselling process; - Introduce the core conditions in helping relationship; - Introduce professional issues, including supervision, personal therapy, association membership, continuous professional development, and warranting; - Introduce the counsellor’s personal and professional identity; - Expose students to the skills and qualities of an effective counsellor; - Introduce basic ethical issues in counselling practice. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify the behaviours and attitudes of an effective helper; - Describe different types of counselling approaches; - Describe how counselling is different from other helping professions; - Compare and contrast counselling skills, approaches and techniques; - Identify the similarities between counselling and other helping professions. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: McLeod, J. (2013). An introduction to counselling (5th ed.) New York: Open University Press. Supplementary Readings: - Gladding S. T. (2009). Counseling: A comprehensive profession (6th Edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. - Bor, R. & Watts, M. (2011). The trainee handbook: A guide for counseling and psychotherapy trainees (3rd ed.). London: Sage Publications. - MACP Code of Ethics: http://www.macpmalta.org/downloads/ - Bond, T. (2015). Standards and ethics for counselling in action (4th ed.). London: Sage Publications. - Proctor, B. and Inskipp, F. (2001). Making the most of supervision (2nd ed.) Twickenham: Cascade Publications. - Culley, S. & Bond, T. (2004). Integrative counselling skills in action. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. - McLeod, J. (2007). Counselling skills. New York: Open University Press. - McLeod, J. (2004). The counsellor’s workbook - Developing a personal approach. - New York: Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education. - Nelson-Jones, R. (2006). Human relationship skills. London: Routledge. - Nelson-Jones, R. (2000). Introduction to counselling skills: Text and activities. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Anthea Maria DAmico |
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