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COUN601 Advanced Counselling Techniques

10cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 2 hours per week for twelve weeks or equivalent of lectures and workshops.

This unit aims to introduce students to advanced techniques of counselling. Historical theories of counselling and psychotherapy, including the first, second and third forces are considered. Each of the major schools of psychotherapy is discussed. A particular emphasis is placed on the counselling techniques associated with each school and their application to counselling. Crosscultural issues in counselling are examined as well as the relationship between religion and mental health. While maintaining a practical and applied focus, consideration is also given to the ethical, legal, and clinical issues involved in specific contexts such as those involving depression and suicide, prosecution and prison, and family crises and violence.

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