| CODE | COU3901 | ||||||
| TITLE | Sensitivity Training | ||||||
| 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 offer future professionals the opportunity to explore their personality and their manner of relating within a group. It is psychologically formative, in that it helps them to understand their personal psychological resources and deficits, and learn how to be understanding and supportive of others in a manner that promotes safety and growth. Sensitivity training is a group experience whereby, through self-disclosure and feedback, participants are encouraged to take a closer look at their personal lives and relationships, and identify possible issues that may be hindering them in their professional work. The group provides the safety, encouragement, and feedback that may be needed while participants work on the issue that may be impeding them from growth. Simultaneously, the group is a social microcos, wherein usual patterns of relating are re-enacted between group members. The aim of this study-unit is to offer participants the opportunity to know and understand themselves and others at a deeper level, thus initiating a process of self-awareness and understanding that can help them in their future work as helping professionals. Study-unit Aims: This individual study-unit has three main aims which are are formative, cognitive, and behavioural. On a formative level, the course aims at offering participants the opportunity to communicate about themselves in a meaningful environment. This experience usually results in important personal experiences of validation, deep understanding, examination of life goals, exploration of the relating self. On a cognitive level the course aims at demonstrating reflexivity and basic communication and self-reflective skills in practice; whilst on a behavioural level, the study-unit aims at providing a deeper grasp of understanding and exploratory behaviours through feedback, self-disclosure, modelling and unconditional positive regard. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate understanding of themselves; - Demonstrate understanding of others at a deeper level; - Describe and discuss the complexity and sensitive nature of interpersonal relationships; - Apply skills learned in a more accomplished and sophisticated manner. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity to, and understanding of underlying emotional realities of persons; - Demonstrate appropriate communication, understanding and support of others; - Demonstrate appropriate confrontation of others using a more sophisticated manner; - Reflect on their self-confidence and self-assurance; - Demonstrate learning on how to use their self as an instrument of understanding and growth; - Discuss and reflect on how the study-unit experience has enabled them to understand themselves better. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Corey, G., & Schneider Corey, M. (2002). I never knew I had a choice: Expolorations in personal growth. California: Brooks/Cole. - Carnegie, D. (1997). How to stop worrying and start living. London: Vermillion. - Corey, G. (1990). Theory and practice of group counseling. California: Brooks/Cole. - Corey, G. (1996). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy. Fifth Edition. CA: Brooks/Cole. - Corey, M.C., & Corey,G. (1993). Becoming a helper. New York: Brooks/Cole. - Fensterheim, H., & Baer, J. (1989). Don't say 'yes' when you want to say 'no'. London: Futura. - Gladding, S.T. (1995). Group work: A counseling speciality. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. - Kennerley, H. (1997). Overcoming anxiety: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques. London: Robinson. - Lindenfield, G. (1995). Self-esteem. London: HarperCollins. - Lindenfield, G. (2000). Managing anger: Simple steps to dealing with frustration and threat. London: Thorsons. - Looker, T., & Gregson, O. (1997). Managing stress. London: Thorsons. - Willmot, W., & Hocker, J. (2010). Interpersonal Conflict. New York: McGraw Hill. - Yalom, I.D. (1985). The theory and practice of group psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books. - Yalom, I.D. (1989). Love's Executioner. New York: Basic books. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Dione Mifsud |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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