6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Coordinator(s)
Not offered in 2017
Notes
Students need to contact the Arts Student ServicesArts Student Services (http://future.arts.monash.edu/contact-arts/) desk to enrol in the unit.
Synopsis
This unit explores theoretical frameworks for advanced counselling and case management in casework practice. The casework process is the focus of theory and skill development to explore the strengths and limitations of theories including eco-systems, crisis intervention, problem solving and feminist theories.
Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit students will have:
- Demonstrated understanding of their implicit theories on their approach to counselling;
- An ability to apply more than one theoretical framework to counselling and case management practice;
- Demonstrated understanding of the case management process.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 50% + Exam: 50%
Workload requirements
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
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Chief examiner(s)
This unit applies to the following area(s) of study
Prerequisites
ATS1362 and ATS1363 or permission.
Prohibitions
GSC2303, SCW2303