COUNSELLING FOR MENTAL HEALTH
PHE5CMH
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject considers the application of counselling approaches to common mental health issues (eg. depression, anxiety, trauma) and complex case presentations. Drawing from current research on evidence-based practice, this subject will help students develop competence in validated approaches such as CBT, Interpersonal Therapies and Mindfulness in relation to working with mental health issues, as well as reviewing other established and emerging approaches. A critical analysis of the limitations of an evidence-based approach will be considered and the importance of common factors will be explored. Students will be expected to be able to assess their own approach to counselling in the light of current findings.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Kathleen Gregory
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in HMCOUN - Master of Counselling or HMART - Master of Art Therapy.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: Students must have passed all first year subjects before they can proceed on to the second year subjects.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Improving the effectiveness of the helping professions: an evidence-based approach to practice | Prescribed | Glicken, M (2005) | SAGE, THOUSAND OAKS: CA |
| Readings | Clinical handbook of psychological disorders: a step-by-step treatment manual | Recommended | Barlow, D Ed 2008 | 4TH EDN, GUILFORD, NY. |
| Readings | Clinical mental health counselling in community and agency settings | Recommended | Gladding, S & Newsome, D 2009 | 3RD EDN, MERRILL, BOSTON. |
| Readings | Medical and psychiatric issues for counsellors | Recommended | Daines, B, Gask, L & Howe, A 2007 | 2ND EDN, SAGE, LONDON. |
| Readings | Trauma: a practitioner's guide to counselling | Recommended | Speiers, T 2001 | BRUNNER-ROUTLEDGE, HOVE. |
City, 2014, Semester 2, Night
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Kathleen Gregory
Class requirements
Seminar
One 2.0 hours seminar per week and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 3,000-word essay | 65 | |
| one 30-minute group presentation | 35 |