HPY735 - Counselling Diverse Populations
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: Nev Shackleton |
| 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 the foundational knowledge and awareness required to counsel clients from a range of diverse and intersectional backgrounds. Students will also learn about the impact of culture on mental health and counselling.
Particular emphasis will be placed on the experience of First Nations people in relation to mental health and counselling, including the impact of intergenerational trauma, common mental health issues, and systemic disadvantages faced by this population.
Students will also learn about intersectionality and the social contexts of disability, neurodiversity, sexuality, and gender identity in relation to mental health and counselling, as well as the common issues faced by these populations.
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) |
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| ULO1 | Critically reflect on the impact of your own cultural background on your counselling identity and beliefs. | GLO1: Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate culturally sensitive knowledge of First Nations people in relation to mental health and counselling. | GLO1: Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate understanding of the impact of culture on the counselling relationship. | GLO1: Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Analyse and communicate an understanding of social context when working with clients from a range of diverse backgrounds (including gender diversity, sexuality, neurodiversity and disability) in relation to mental health and counselling. | GLO1: Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Case Study (Individual) | 1500 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 2: Presentation (Individual) | 2000 words equivalent | 40% |
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| Assessment 3: LGBTIQ+ Support Brochure | 1000 words | 30% |
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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 HPY735 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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