CN622.306 Counselling Theory and Practice 2
Unit Description
Pre-requisites
CN522.306 Counselling Theory and Practice 1 OR CN510.306 Introduction to Counselling
Co-requisites
None.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
Explain counselling approaches and how they are implemented.
Critically appraise contemporary theories and schools of counselling and basic application skills.
Compare and contrast different methodologies used by counsellors in diverse settings, arguing their strengths and weaknesses and evaluating their relationship to the Christian faith.
Justify a personal model of counselling that integrates psychological and theological perspectives.
Unit Description
This unit will continue the examination of psychological theories and schools of counselling begun in CN522.306 Counselling Theory and Practice 1 by surveying therapeutic approaches that have emerged from the behavioural school of psychology, notably behaviour therapy and cognitive behaviour therapy.
The unit examines cognitive therapy as developed by Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck. Students will be introduced to the basic concepts of cognitive/behavioural therapy and will have an opportunity to learn counselling strategies that are based on these therapies.
Other schools of thought are analysed and their practical applications explored. A number of Christian theorists are examined and their differences and similarities are explored.
Learners will be encouraged to think through theory and practice in the context of pastoral counselling. They will begin to develop a personal model of counselling that reflects a thoughtful integration of psychology and theology.
Teaching Strategies
Teaching strategies include: lectures and tutorials; weekend schools; class discussions; role plays and practice of skills within class; presentation of instructional material in the form of printed documentation, DVD, video and audio tape; and online interaction.
Unit offerings
Face to face: (Every Year, Semester 1)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.