Counselling Psychology Student Handbook.pdf - Health Sciences ...

This unit will be conducted as a weekly seminar and emphasise professional development as aCounselling Psychologist. Ethical awareness and competence will be particularly stressed. Topicswill include the practice of counselling psychology in various settings, the development of personalawareness as it relates to: professional practice, inter and intra-professional relationships,contracting for supervision, and best practice and negligence.You will be asked to do a moderate amount of reading but do a great deal of thinking/reflecting. Youwill be required to actively participate in detailed and extensive discussion of the assigned readings.These should be read carefully and thoughtfully BEFORE class. Make notes and raise issues thatprovoked you or interested you. This unit provides an opportunity to refine your thinking and explorenew ideas and boundaries.Assessment1. Written presentation of your personal philosophical orientation to practice, assessment andintervention (DUE TEACHING WEEK 10 – calendar week 12). This assignment will includethe following sections (the maximum number of double-spaced pages for each section isindicated in parentheses):(a) What is your understanding about the nature of counselling psychology? What IS it?How does it differ from counselling? How does it differ from clinical psychology? (3pages)(b) State your beliefs about the nature of people, indicating your thoughts on issues of freewill, responsibility, and the origin of psychological problems (2 pages).(c) Describe your therapeutic stance, i.e. from what personal philosophical position will youenter into a therapeutic relationship with a person who has, or has not, requestedassistance. Indicate what personal attributes will assist and hinder you in this process(3 pages).(d) Based on what you know so far, what theoretical system seems to ‘fit’ best with yourpersonal style? Why? (1 page). (NOTE: Specific theoretical models of practice will betaught later in the course. This question requires reflection on the broaderunderstandings and assumptions that underpin Cognitive Behavioural, Psychodynamic,and Humanistic/Existential models. If you have absolutely no idea about these, you willneed to do some basic reading(e) Refer to the previous discussions and indicate what types of ethical problems are likelyto arise as a result of your assumptions about people and your personal orientation topractice (2 pages).In writing this assignment, you may use readings from 795, any other readings that you havefound useful, and personal experience if appropriate. This is an opportunity to write andarticulate what you really believe to be true about people and helping relationships. Thedocument should employ APA style for referencing.Grade: Pass or Resubmit.2. Complete an ethics exam which addresses issues of ethical knowledge, professionalbehaviour, and legal awareness. The exam will utilise a short answer format. The pass markPage 54 of 88Curtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of Technology.CRICOS Provider Code 00301J (WA), 02637B (NSW)