Pre-requisites

CN810 Introduction to Counselling

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

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

• Recognise and describe your personal value system

• Critically analyse the philosophical assumptions underlying traditional counselling theories and practices with consideration of relevant Christian thought

• Critically analyse traditional theories and schools of counselling in light of development of counselling skills

• Compare and contrast different traditional approaches to counselling from theoretical and theological perspectives and evaluate each as an emerging counsellor

Unit Description

This unit allows traditional theories of counselling and their subsequent developments to be considered both theoretically and in their application. Areas of confluence and divergence are considered, clarified, compared and contrasted. The unit surveys and examines, compares and contrasts the major theorists from the psychodynamic and humanist traditions of psychology with special reference to philosophical and applied influences on the counselling profession. Theological worldview issues are considered with a view to preparing students to develop their own personal philosophy of an integrated perspective.

Topics

• Psychodynamic Theorists
• Humanists Theorists
• Developing a Personal Philosophy

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Unit offerings

Face to face: Semester 2, 2025 (Every Year, Semester 2)

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.