phe4rba rsch approach couns
RESEARCH BASED APPROACHES TO COUNSELLING
PHE4RBA
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students learn to read the counselling literature with a critical eye. Students are required to review research-based literature in the counselling domain and to demonstrate a capacity to analyse research reports related to counselling theory and practice. Close attention is paid to research studies aimed at furthering knowledge of the effectiveness of various theoretical approaches and practices with particular client groups in specific settings. Students will be expected to demonstrate familiarity with selected quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, and with their strengths and limitations when applied to specific fields of enquiry.
SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorPaul O'Halloran
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be enrolled in HMCOUN - Master of Counselling.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Only available to students enrolled in the Master of Counselling.
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Doing counselling research | Recommended | McLeod, J 2003 | 2ND EDN, SAGE, LONDON. |
Readings | Essential research findings in counselling and psychotherapy: the facts are friendly | Recommended | Cooper, M 2008 | SAGE, LONDON. |
Readings | Research methods in health: foundations for evidence-based practice | Recommended | Liamputtong, P 2010 | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, SOUTH MELBOURNE. |
Readings | The SAGE handbook of qualitative research | Recommended | Denzin, N & Lincoln, Y (eds) 2005 | 3RD EDN, SAGE, THOUSAND OAKS, CA. |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
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Melbourne, 2015, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorPaul O'Halloran
Class requirements
Lecture/Seminar
One 3.0 hours lecture/seminar per week and delivered via face-to-face.
"First first 11 weeks of semester."
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
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one 300-400 word assignment on methodological issues | 15 | 01 | |
one 70-minute class presentation (students will present in pairs) | 40 | ||
one individual 2,500-word research critique | 45 |