Pre-requisites

CN5100
CN5200

Co-requisites

CN6600

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Compare key person-centred theories and practices

• Explain person-centred theories in light of philosophical and theological understandings of personhood, justice and power

• Appraise the use of person-centred theories with issues of personal and cultural difference in the therapeutic relationship

• Apply person-centred therapies to diverse client circumstances and needs

Unit Description

Person-Centred therapies represent a major shift in the field of counselling and psychotherapy - away from expert-led, medical “treatments” and towards collaboration, respect for the client and a belief in the power of compassion.
This unit introduces students to the most prominent theories and practices of what are loosely called person-centred approaches. They will learn how personhood, identity and cognitive and social development are framed by person-centred theories. The unit covers key ideas and practices informing Rogerian therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Solution focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy and Narrative Therapy among others.
The unit must be taken along with CN6600, Person-Centred Counselling Skills which provides opportunity to experience and apply the theoretical learnings from this unit.

Topics

1. Introduction and a brief history of therapeutic theories
2. Cognitive and social development and person-centred psychology
3. Humanistic Therapies - theoretical principles
4. Constructionist Therapies - theoretical principles
5. Creating collaborative relationships
6. Client-centred (Rogerian) Therapy
7. Existential Therapy and Logotherapy
8. Emotion-Focused Therapy
9. Internal Family Systems Therapy
10. Solution focused Therapy
11. Narrative Therapy
12. Other Constructionist and Multi-Cultural Therapies

Assessment and Indicative Load

Assessment types include Case Study, Major Essay, Online Forum, and Attendance. Indicative study load is 150 hours.

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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.