HPY736 - Contemporary Counselling Therapies
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online H658 Graduate Diploma of Counselling students must enrol in online offering. |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H658 Graduate Diploma of Counselling or H758 Master of Counselling. |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 1 hour self-paced interactive module per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 1 hour self-paced interactive module per week |
| In-person attendance requirements | Weekly on campus or online seminar offerings are available to H758 Master of Counselling students. International students are advised to contact Student Central and seek course advice to ensure they are meeting their on-campus/online enrolment requirements. |
| Note: | Online self-paced interactive learning for each module will provide students with the theoretical background for practical skills taught in online and on-campus seminars. Weekly seminars will support students to develop applied counselling skills by focusing on demonstrating and practising counselling activities. |
Content
This unit will provide students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills relating to several contemporary evidence-informed counselling therapies. Students will learn about the underlying philosophies and theories of change relating to these therapies, as well as the evidence base informing and supporting each therapy. Intervention planning will be taught, and students will learn to apply counselling interventions to a variety of case presentations. Students will learn to use a variety of skills from the most common counselling therapies, which will increase their repertoire of counselling techniques and increase their effectiveness at promoting personal growth.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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