University of the West of England

MODULE SPECIFICATION

Code: USPJCT-20-1 Title: COUNSELLING SKILLS 2 Version: 3

Level: 1 UWE credit rating: 20 ECTS credit rating: 10

Module type: Standard

Owning Faculty: Applied Sciences Field: Psychology

Valid from: September 2003 Discontinued from:

Pre-requisites: NONE

Co-requisites: USPJCS-20-1 Counselling Skills 1

USPJCR-20-1 Counselling Skills 3

Excluded combinations: NONE

Learning outcomes:

At the end of the module, students will be able to:-

• Understand the main theoretical and practical features of person-centered approaches to counselling.

• Understand and explain some basic group dynamic processes.

• Use counselling skills in a culturally sensitive and appropriate manner.

• Have some appreciation of the criticisms and limitations of counselling.

• Demonstrate the safe and competent use of counselling skills.

Syllabus Content:

Theory and practice of person-centred counselling.

Key issues in counselling.

Exploration of group process.

Teaching and learning methods:

Experiential; workshops; discussion; reading and written work.

Reading Strategy

All students will be encouraged to make full use of the print and electronic resources available to them through membership of the University. These include a range of electronic journals and a wide variety of resources available through web sites and information gateways. The University Library’s web pages provide access to subject relevant resources and services, and to the library catalogue. Many resources can be accessed remotely. Students will be presented with opportunities within the curriculum to develop their information retrieval and evaluation skills in order to identify such resources effectively.

This guidance will be available either in the module handbook, via the module information on UWEonline or through any other vehicle deemed appropriate by the module/programme leaders.

D'Ardenne P & Mahtani A (1988) Transcultural Counselling in Action London: Sage

Heron J (1990) Helping the Client London: Sage

Hinshelwood R D (1987) What Happens in Groups London: Free Association Books

Masson J (1990) Against Therapy London: Fontana

Mearns D & Thorne B (1988) Person-centred counselling in action London: Sage

Rogers C (1961) On Becoming a Person Boston: Houghton Mifflin

Yalom I (1988) The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy New York: Basic Books

Assessment

Weighting between components A and B (standard modules only)

A: % weighting Pass/Fail

B: % weighting Pass/Fail

ATTEMPT 1

First Assessment Opportunity

Component A Element weighting

CS1	Supervision of Case Study	1

Component B

Description of each element Element weighting

BR1	Book Commentary	1
ES1	Assignment on person-centred approaches	1

Second Assessment Opportunity (further attendance at taught classes) NO

Component A

Description of each element Element weighting

CS1	Supervision of Case Study	1

Component B

Description of each element Element weighting

BR1	Book Commentary	1
ES1	Assignment on person-centred approaches	1

SECOND (OR SUBSEQUENT) ATTEMPT Attendance at taught classes. YES

Specification confirmed by …………………………………………………Date ……………………………

(Associate Dean/Programme Director)