Faculty of Education and Social Work
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PROFCOUN 707 - Specialist Counselling Skills & Approaches
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Course description
15 points
An advanced examination of the specialist counselling skills and knowledge required to work effectively with clients from a wide range of contexts and experiences. Topics may include working with sexual abuse, family violence, trauma, anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicidality, and loss and grief. The course will focus on the integration of theory, research and practice, and the development of working models to facilitate effective counselling.
Course director
Peter Bray
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Learning outcomes
At completion of this course, students will be able to:- Understand the principles and theoretical foundations of counselling skills and knowledge relevant to clients experiencing trauma related issues and/or complicated grief.
- Understand the contexts in which trauma may occur, with particular reference to Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Demonstrate a developing understanding of a range of theoretical and skills based literature, which is relevant to counselling a variety of clients who have experienced trauma. Demonstrate this understanding in writing.
- Demonstrate a developing competence in applying selected specialist skills and understandings required for facilitating the counselling process with persons who have experienced trauma or complicated grief. Demonstrate in writing an appropriate application of those skills, with reference to a case scenario.
Course Coordinators
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Delivery modes
Block Intensive (intensive on campus days)
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Currently scheduled classes
2018 Epsom (Semester 2): Block sessions on Friday 13 July from 9am to 1pm and Saturdays 14 July, 11 Aug and 15 September
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Take this course
This course can be taken as a taught course in the following programmes:
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School
Counselling, Human Services, and Social Work
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