REHABILITATION COUNSELLING

PHE5REC

2017

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students increase theoretical knowledge and develop basic skills in the interpersonal helping process, especially as it applies to rehabilitation. Topics include: counselling models, theories and assumptions; basic counselling techniques; counselling clients on problems commonly encountered in rehabilitation settings.

School: School of Psychology & Public Health

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Paul O'Halloran

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Offered subject to sufficient enrolment.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Interpersonal Process in therapy 6th edition	Recommended	Teyber, E. & McClure, F. (2011)	THOMSON BROOKS/COLE
Readings	Motivational Interviewing: Helping people change 3rd edition	Recommended	Miller, W.R. & Rollnick, S. (2013)	GUILFORD

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Conduct and demonstrate a capacity to engage a client in a counselling session and clearly demonstrate the capacity to form a durable working alliance, and assist the client to clarify their presenting issues and the associated feelings

Activities:: Workshops, 2,500-word counselling analysis assignment

02. Demonstrate capacity to enagage in basic counselling skills such as active (reflective) listening, summarising, affirmations, and appropriate timing and integration.

Activities:: Workshops, 2,500-word counselling analysis assignment

03. Demonstrate capacity to identify basic presenting themes or relational issues in a counselling session

Activities:: Workshops, 2,500-word counselling analysis assignment

04. Analyse rehabilitation interactions to be able to identify barriers to change, and to critique your own performance in facilitating change

Activities:: Workshops, 2,500-word counselling analysis assignment, reflective task

Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Paul O'Halloran

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 21
Nine 3.0 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 21 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
1,500-word journal record		35	04
2,500-word counselling analysis assignment		65	01, 02, 03, 04