PSY3120 - Introduction to counselling - 2019

Central theme: introduction to counselling theory, interventions and research. Themes to be covered include theories of counselling, evaluation of counselling, research designs and interventions, ethical decision making in counselling psychology.

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

1. identify a variety of theoretical approaches to counselling including individual, group and systems approaches;
2. describe techniques used by various theoretical approaches to counselling;
3. recognise the influence of personal values and belief systems to the counselling process;
4. identify ethical issues and ethical decision making in counselling; and
5. conduct research in counselling psychology.

NOTE: From 1 July 2019, the duration of all exams is changing to combine reading and writing time. The new exam duration for this unit is 2 hours and 10 minutes.

• Essay (2,000 words) (25%)
• Mock Counselling and Self Reflection Task (10 minute video and 750 words) (25%)
• Examination (2 hours) (50%) (hurdle)

12 two hour lectures and 6 two hour labs

See also Unit timetable information

Psychology

Psychological science

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/course/ugrad/major-minor.html