units

EDF6533

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 25 April 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Education
OfferedClayton First semester 2012 (Off-campus)
Clayton First semester 2012 (Evening)
Hong Kong Term 2 2012 (Off-campus)
Singapore Term 2 2012 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)Mr John Jakupi (Sem 1 Off-campus, Clayton); Mr Douglas Scott (Sem 1 On-campus Evening, Clayton); and Dr Susan Miller (Off-shore, T2 Hong Kong & T2 Singapore)

Synopsis

Research into the issues commonly raised by clients in a variety of counselling settings has shown that there is a core of problems which frequently occur. These can be divided into several areas; firstly, difficulties arising in relationships, including personal, family, work and community; secondly, conflicts within an individual's personal habits, and thirdly, challenges to do with maturation and ageing. This unit aims to provide students with background information on these issues and effective evidence based methods for dealing with them. This will focus on cognitive and behavioural techniques commonly used to help individuals cope with the stress caused by many of these problems.

Outcomes

The objectives of this unit are:

  • to introduce students to a core of problems raised by counselling clients;
  • to provide information about the social contexts of these problems;
  • to provide information about the personality factors within individuals which contribute to these problems;
  • to describe the counselling techniques used to help people in these problematic settings; and
  • to instruct students in using ancillary techniques which help people cope in general.

Assessment

Two case studies, each covering analysis, discussion of theoretical background to treatment alternatives but majoring on CBT, and then illustrating possible intervention by setting out a CBT based case plan in practical detail (2 x 4000 words each): 50% each task.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brett Furlonger

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

EDF6531 or Corequisite