HPY732 - Professional Counselling Roles
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Mayumi Purvis |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H558 Graduate Certificate of Counselling, H658 Graduate Diploma of Counselling or H758 Master of Counselling. |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour self-paced interactive module |
| Typical 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. |
Note:Online self-paced interactive learning each week will provide students with the theoretical background for practical counselling skills taught in online seminars. Online seminars each week will support students to develop applied counselling skills. These seminars will focus on demonstrating and practising counselling activities in dyads and triads. | |
Content
This unit will provide students with foundational knowledge of contemporary counselling roles and the professional standards that underlie them. Students will learn about the various roles and settings where counselling skills are utilized and counsellors are employed. The unit will also teach the application of counselling skills in supervisory, leadership, and management positions. Students will be introduced to the fundamental codes of conduct and laws that apply across a range of common counselling environments, providing essential preparation for counselling practice.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify and distinguish the common professional roles in counselling and differentiate these from related mental health professions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate understanding of the adaptation of counselling skills in supervisory, leadership, and management roles. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Articulate the common practice standards for counsellors and how these apply to a range of professional counselling roles. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Explain the essential ethical and legal considerations for counsellors working across a range of settings. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Ethical Set-up for online counselling (Individual) | 1200 words | 40% |
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| Assessment 2: Client Intake Form (Individual) | 1000 words equivalent | 20% |
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| Assessment 3: Employment Selection Criteria Responses (Individual) | 1800 words | 40% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
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Students must attend a minimum of eight (8) out of eleven (11) online synchronous seminars.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HPY732 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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