MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
GSC1304
Welfare methods IB
Gordon Dawber
6 points + 5 hours per week + Second semester + Gippsland/Distance +
Prerequisites: Gippsland - GSC1306/GAS1501, GSC1201, GSC1303. Distance -
additionally GSC1307/GAS1502, GSC1202 + Corequisites: Gippsland -
GSC1307/GAS1502, GSC1202, GSC1305
Synopsis General introduction to the subject; communication - an
essential part of welfare practice; different kinds of interview (information
giving and receiving, assessment, helping); the essential personal qualities of
an interviewer; basic interviewing skills; some key aspects of the interview;
stages of the interview; application of theory in practice.
Assessment Assignment one (1000 words): 25% + Assignment two (1000
words): 25% + Examination (3 hours): 50%
Prescribed texts
- Geldard D Basic personal counselling Prentice-Hall, 1989
- Meier S T The elements of counselling Brooks-Cole, 1989
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