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SRH4101 - Counselling for rural practice

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

School of Rural Health

Coordinator(s)

TBA

Offered

Moe

First semester 2016 (Online)

Synopsis

This unit aims to provide students with introductory counselling skills to assist both themselves and rural clients, families and communities when the need arises for a nurse counselling practitioner. Students will be equipped to respond effectively, while learning professional self care to sustain themselves in their rural context. The unit also incorporates the legal and ethical implications of providing counselling support in a diverse range of small communities where discretional judgement, sensitivity and possible referral may be required.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

construct a learning portfolio which demonstrates integration of rural counselling theory, practice and reflection
differentiate the skills associated with counselling practice
evaluate the impact of self on the counselling role
competently apply basic counselling skills to appropriate situations
distinguish formal and informal referral services/networks and access
assess the legal and ethical implications of providing counselling support in small communities
explore the diversity of issues that may need to be considered when counselling people in rural and remote communities.

Assessment

Assignment (30%)
Oral assignment (20%)
Learning portfolio (50%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Angelo D'Amore