Details for Counselling Practice II

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The following subjects are pre-requisites:

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

Develop the skills for integrating core competencies and micro-skills with a range of evidence-based counselling techniques and contexts;
Critique counselling skills within a counselling framework to assess, formulate and assist clients in addressing identified issues;
Develop an understanding of and committment to professional and ethical counselling practice;
Synthesise the principles of reflective practice and supervision as components of ongoing professional development and wellbeing.

Nature of counselling
Foundation skills, with focus on assessment, case formulation, treatment planning, intervention and review
Identifying the client’s problem
Helping clients tell their stories
Using the basic listening sequence
Reflecting meaning, utilising influencing skills and other strategies for change
Using these skills to address common concerns / problems such as loneliness, low self-esteem, stress and anger
Demonstrate capacity for self-reflection and engagement in professional supervision
Professional and ethical practice, including note-taking, file management, confidentiality and mandatory reporting

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis College.

Geldard, D., Geldard K. & Foo, R. (2017). Basic personal counselling (8th ed.). Melbourne, VIC: Cengage Learning Australia.

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