ADVANCED ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
PHE5AEP
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will focus on the ethical obligations of counsellors as professional practioners in the contemporary context. Students will be expected to deal with their own readiness to take on such a responsibility and to consider what mechanisms need to be in place to ensure the clients' needs are appropriately met and to ensure that 'good' counselling practice occurs. The development of the counsellor as an ethical practitioner is considered from a number of contemporary ethical theories.
School: School of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Margot Schofield
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.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Ethical Maturity in the Helping Professions: Making difficult life and work decisions. | Prescribed | Carroll, M. & Shaw, E. (2012) | PSYCHOZ PUBLICATIONS |
| Readings | Ethics: an introduction to philosophy and practice | Prescribed | Freeman, S 2000 | WADSWORTH, BELMONT, CA. |
| Readings | Issues and ethics in the helping professions | Recommended | Corey, G, Corey, M & Callanan, P 2006 | 6TH EDN, BROOKS/COLE, CA. |
| Readings | Standards and ethics for counselling in action | Recommended | Bond, T 2000 | SAGE, LONDON. |
| Readings | Therapists' dilemmas | Recommended | Dryden, W 1997 | SAGE, LONDON. |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. To develop a deeper understanding of the ethical obligations of counsellors
- Activities:
- workshop, enquiry-based learning
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)
02. To develop skills in applying ethical decion-making frameworks to a variety of complex situations
- Activities:
- workshop, enquiry-based learning
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)
03. To reflect on what helps and hinders their own ability to respond ethically
- Activities:
- workshop, enquiry-based learning
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)
04. To develop knowledge of contemporary ethical theories and their application to the practice of counselling
- Activities:
- workshop, enqiry-based learning
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)
City, 2015, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Margot Schofield
Class requirements
Block Mode
Four 1.0 days block mode per study period on saturday during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"7 hours per day"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 5,000-word essay | 100 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |