MHT0003

Counselling techniques for members of the teaching profession (12 points)

(MED)

Leader: Dr D Charman

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: On completion of this unit students will: 1. have gained an understanding of the problem solving model of counselling; 2. become trained in and able to use a variety of micro-skills; 3. be abe to counsel individual students with life difficulties; 4. have gained some knowledge of how to use other professionals to help the counselling process; 5. be able to work with significant people in the student's life to achieve counselling goals and to recognise when this strategy should and should not be employed; 6. understand aspects of personality development which are relevant to the counselling issues of students; 7. have learnt some techniques which people can use to feel less anxious and modify their perceptions of themselves.

Assessment: A class presentation of a case including an analysis of the theoretical issues raised by the case + An outline of suitable counselling strategies and an account of the phases of change observed in the case + An essay in which an aspect of counselling theory will be presented and related to case material