CN6200 Directive Counselling Skills
Unit Description
Pre-requisites
CN5100
CN5200
Co-requisites
CN6100
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
Relate directive theories of counselling practice to diverse real-world contexts and situations
Apply a directive approach with a client to develop a treatment plan and initiate a therapeutic alliance
Appraise own use of directive skills and practices
Develop competence in the use of a variety of directive therapy skills in counselling
Unit Description
Directive Counselling Skills is a companion unit to CN6100 Directive Therapies: Theory and Practice and augments that unit’s focus on theory and practice principles with experiential skill-development.
Students will have opportunity to see demonstrations of and then try for themselves many of the core skills, practices and interventions used in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - including mindfulness interventions - Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Family Systems Therapy and more. Through video recordings, live demonstrations, plenty of in-class practice activities and practical assessments, students will be coached through the use of each skill and provided feedback about their technique along the way.
This unit must be taken concurrently with CN6100 Directive Therapies: Theory and Practice.
Topics
- Introduction to directive counselling skills
- Skills for developing rapport - Review of counselling micro-skills
- Assessment and diagnosis - the DSM and ICD
- Treatment planning
- Cognitive restructuring
- Behavioural activation
- Using mindfulness with clients
- Introduction to genograms and identifying family patterns
- Coaching for differentiation
- DBT skills training with clients
- Applying Attachment Theory in counselling
- Applying Positive Psychology in counselling
Unit offerings
Face to face: (Demand based)Please note
The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.
This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.