GSC1304

Welfare methods IB

Sue Arnall

6 points
* 6 hours per week
* Second semester
* Gippsland and distance
* Prerequisites: (on-campus students): GSC1306/GAS1501, GSC1201, GSC1303. Distance students: additionally GSC1307/GAS1502, GSC1202
* Corequisites (on-campus student): GSC1307/GAS1502, GSC1202, GSC1305

Objectives On completion of this subject students should be able to identify and understand some of the basic processes of interpersonal communication, as well as identify, and demonstrate in practice, the key roles of a welfare interviewer in simulation role plays and the development of micro skills relevant to the qualities of genuiness, empathy and specificity.

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 Two assignments (1000 words each): 25% each
* Workbook: 50%

Prescribed texts

Geldard D Basic personal counselling Prentice-Hall, 1989