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UNIT OUTLINE COUN5201: Counselling Skills and Models Discipline of Counselling Document Name Unit Outline COUN5201 Counselling Skills and Models Responsibility Academic Dean Version UO COUN5201.V1 1 Unit Outline: COUN5201 Counselling Skills and Models V1.0 (27/01/2022) 1. Unit description This unit examines the background and applications of a range of contemporary counselling theories and models. Students develop advanced counselling skills, and further develop their understanding and application of case conceptualisation and assessment. This unit encourages students to develop an evidence-based integrative approach to counselling responsive to client presentations. ACAP classes are an open space for the critical and civil exchange of ideas, and this Unit will include topics that may be difficult for you to confront or discuss. If you feel uncomfortable discussing certain content during class, please seek the support of your educator or fellow students in the first instance. Additional free and confidential counselling support is available on all ACAP campuses. Please visit https://www.acap.edu.au/current-students/services-and-support/counselling-support/ for further information on the ACAP Counselling Support Service and external supports including Lifeline, Beyond Blue, MensLine, and others. 2. Unit Information Unit level and type Level 500 (2nd year), Core Credit point value 8 (out of a total 96) Prerequisites All year 1 units: COUN5131; COUN5141; COUN5151; COUN5161; COUN5171; COUN5831 Co-requisites N/A Equivalent Units N/A Delivery modes On-campus and Blended Course Graduate Diploma of Counselling (GradDipCouns) https://www.acap.edu.au/current-students/services-and-support/counselling-support/ 2 Unit Outline: COUN5201 Counselling Skills and Models V1.0 (27/01/2022) 3. Development of Learning Outcomes and Graduate Attributes 3.1 Unit Learning Outcomes This unit, COUN5201, covers the learning required to deliver the following Unit Learning Outcomes: a) Review, interpret, integrate, synthesise and apply an advanced theoretical knowledge of a range of contemporary counselling theories and models b) Critically analyse, evaluate and ethically apply information to develop an evidence-based integrative approach to counselling responsive to client presentations. c) Competently apply and transmit advanced knowledge and skills to effectively demonstrate sophisticated levels of self-reflexivity, autonomy and adaptability. d) Demonstrate an advanced capacity to critically analyse, synthesise and communicate ideas at an advanced academic level, using contemporary communication approaches. 3.2 Course Learning Outcomes This unit, COUN5201, covers the learning required to deliver the following Course Learning Outcomes: 1. Review, interpret, integrate, synthesise and apply an advanced theoretical knowledge of a range of theories, models and frameworks influencing contemporary counselling, mental health and wellbeing practice. 2. Critically analyse, evaluate and apply information to complete a range of activities in counselling, with a commitment to the principles of ethical practice, social justice and sustainability. 3. Professionally apply and transmit advanced knowledge to effectively demonstrate sophisticated levels of self-reflexivity, autonomy and adaptability, with diverse populations within multiple service provision contexts. 4. Demonstrate an advanced capacity to critically analyse, synthesise and communicate ideas at an advanced academic level, using contemporary communication approaches 3.3 ACAP Graduate Attributes Successful completion of this unit also contributes specifically to the development of the following ACAP Graduate Attributes: • GA1 COMMUNICATE: Apply effective communication skills with others in diverse contexts and through multiple modalities • GA2 SUSTAIN: Sustain an intentional commitment to maintain currency and further develop knowledge and skills over their lifetime • GA3 THINK: Apply critical, creative and flexible thinking to contribute and respond constructively across diverse settings • GA4 ENGAGE: Engage effectively with contemporary and traditional knowledge across multiple contexts • GA5 WELLBEING: Utilise skills and knowhow to maintain resilience, personal and professional wellbeing when responding to challenges and opportunities • GA6 EQUALITY: Enact inclusive practices that deliver social justice and equality of opportunity • GA7 INTEGRITY: Apply integrity and ethical standards to study, research and practice • GA8 COMMUNITY: Use teamwork and leadership knowledge and skills to advance teams, groups and communities • GA9 GLOBAL: Apply culturally sensitive professional knowledge and skills to contribute to a sustainable global future 3 Unit Outline: COUN5201 Counselling Skills and Models V1.0 (27/01/2022) 4. Learning and Teaching Process The content of this unit has been designed to maximise the learning and the integration of the subject matter. Much of the unit material is specific to the Australian context. For example, this outline does include reference to diverse individuals and diverse groups of individuals. Diversity can encompass but is not limited to: individuals identified with atypical and typical behaviours; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; LGBTIQ+ peoples; culturally and linguistically diverse peoples; individuals with chronological / lifespan status; individuals with learning differences; individuals with different family backgrounds and history. Students are encouraged to access additional information relevant to their local context, which will assist in applying the learning and ensuring its relevance. This may include specific legislation, government and professional association resources, and journals. It is important that students’ reading is broad. In general students are expected to: • read each section of the unit carefully and make notes on new content, and points that are unclear, or in conflict with previous learning or experience • complete readings of the text and other readings and resources, making notes on important insights or facts, especially those relevant to assignments There may be periodic suggestions or issues on which students are asked to deliberate and reflect. Sometimes these are dilemmas or difficult issues associated with the study topic which have no right or wrong answers but are used to trigger critical thinking. Learning activities are set in each section of the unit to give opportunities for further learning. These activities include self-inventories, quizzes, video activities, exercises, case studies and reflection activities. These activities do not need to be sent to the academic teacher for marking. However, valuable learning opportunities will be missed by not engaging with the activities. In this Unit students will engage in 36 hours of teacher directed and student directed activities throughout the trimester. These 36 hours are inclusive of all modes of delivery – on campus, online, blended, and synchronous (coaching). Students are also expected to engage in at least 12 hours per week of independent study throughout the trimester. The workload may include regular weekly learning tasks, attending classes (face-to-face / online), online activities, completing readings, hurdle task activities, researching module topics, and completing prescribed assessment tasks. Students will be required to be proactive and self-directed in their learning, sourcing information as required, especially from the sources available through the Moodle site. Self-assessment There are self-assessment questions at the end of each section to test students’ understanding of the section’s content. Students should write down what they remember before going back to review the relevant material in the section. Some of the questions will require more than simple recall; others will require synthesis of the students’ learning on different topics or from different sources of information. Real learning is more than remembering what has been read. It involves students making this knowledge their own by: • reflecting • questioning • relating theory to experience • integrating a number of readings on a particular topic or concept • paraphrasing 4 Unit Outline: COUN5201 Counselling Skills and Models V1.0 (27/01/2022) 5. Student Attendance: Counselling In the Discipline of Counselling, 100% attendance is expected, with a minimum mandatory 80% attendance across the components specified in the relevant descriptions. This unit is On-Campus and Blended. On-Campus Fortnightly 60-minute lectures to be livestreamed and recorded weeks 1, 3, 5, Break Week/No Classes, 8, 10, 12. Fortnightly On-Campus scheduled 120-minute interactive tutorials weeks 1, 3, 5, Break Week / No Classes, 8, 10, 12. Fortnightly On-Campus scheduled 180-minute interactive tutorials weeks 2, 4, 6, Break Week / No Classes, 9, 11, 13. Attendance requirements are only associated with tutorials. When students enrol in this modality they are enrolling in the livestreamed national lecture, and the tutorials on their local campus. The fortnightly 60-minute livestreamed lecture will be the same for On-Campus students and Blended students enrolled in the same unit. Blended Fortnightly 60-minute lecture to be livestreamed and recorded weeks, 1, 3, 5, Break Week / No Classes, 8, 10, 12. Fortnightly Online scheduled 120-minute interactive tutorial weeks 1, 3, 5, Break Week / No Classes, 8, 10, 12. Fortnightly Online scheduled 120-minute consultation drop-in sessions starting weeks 2, 4, 6, Break Week / No Classes, 9, 11, 13. Consultation drop-in sessions are organised in the same timeslot as the online interactive tutorials. On-Campus 2-day interactive skills training workshop scheduled during the trimester. Attendance requirements are only associated with tutorials and workshop. When students enrol in this modality they are enrolling in the national lecture, the tutorials and the 2- day workshops on their local campus. The fortnightly 60-minute livestreamed lecture will be the same for On-Campus students and Blended students enrolled in the same unit. A quick guide to important assessment issues in this subject You must meet the attendance requirements for the mode of delivery that you are studying, as detailed in this Unit Outline. Yes Submit all assessment in the designated timeframe. Yes Pass all assessment tasks in order to pass the unit overall. Yes 5 Unit Outline: COUN5201 Counselling Skills and Models V1.0 (27/01/2022) 5.1 Trimester Key dates The Trimester Key Dates can be accessed at https://www.acap.edu.au/current-students/key-dates/ 6. Weekly Schedule Week Topic Assessment 1. Introduction and Third wave theories and practice • Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) Mindfulness-based therapies: MBCT and MBSR 2. Third wave theories and practice • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) 3. Advanced case conceptualisation and skills • Cognitive-Behaviour-Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT 4. Postmodern approaches