1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

AY512 Counselling Theory and Skills
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: nil
Assessment: practical examination involving the
demonstration of an adequate skill level in conducting and
appraising a counselling interview Theory (50%) Examination
(50%)
A subject in the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Objectives and Content
This subject is intended first to consolidate students'
counselling-related knowledge and skills acquired during
undergraduate study. The second aim is to develop a high
level of skill in those help-intended communication
behaviours seen as fundamental to effective interpersonal
helping. The third aim is to develop a basic level of
competence in selected intervention techniques used
frequently by counselling psychologists.
Topics include:
the development of counselling and counselling
psychology. Major theoretical perspectives; cognitivebehavioural,
psychodynamic, experiential, systemic;
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developments in counsellor education Carkhuff's
IDET/SHRT model; Kagan's IPR; Ivey's
-. microcounselling model; Stone's cognitive;
5 behavioural model, the work of Egan. The clientcounsellor
relationship, goals of helping;
3 E, developing competence in counselling skills through
t; microcounselling skill-based training;
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assessment:, problem-conceptualisation, selected
interventions.
Recommended reading
Corsini, R.J. and Wedding, D. Current Psychotberapies. 4th edn,
Itasca, Illinois, F.E. Peacock, 1989
Egan, G. The Skilled Helper, 5th edn, Pacific Grove, California,
Brooks/Cole, 1993
Gelso, C.J. and Fretz, B.R.Counselling Psychology, Fortworth,
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992
AY51 3 Research Colloquium
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: AY110
Assessment: presentation of a research proposal 5O%,
submission of literature review 50%
A subject in the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Objectives and Content
This subject is designed to extend students' appreciation of
developments in research related to counselling psychology.
Students in the program give brief presentations concerning
their proposed individual research projects.
Presentations by school staff and visiting researchers and
practitioners are made concerning current research in the
field.
Selected examples of published research are examined, which
constitute exemplars of approaches to researching
theoretical or practice issues in counselling psychology.
Recommended reading
Brown, S.D, and Lent, R. W. Handbook of Counseling, Psychology,
2nd edn, New York, Wiley 1992
Forsyth, D.R. and Strong, S.R. 'The Scientific Study of
Counselling and Psychotherapy'. American Psychologist, 41, 461-
466, 1986
Judd, C.M. Smith, E.R., Kidder, L.H. Research Methods in Social
Relations. 6th edn, Fortworth, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1991
Heinemann, A.W. and Shontz, F.C., ' Methods of Studying
Persons'. The Counseling Psychologist, 13, 111-16.605, 1985
Miller, D.C. Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement.
5th edn, London, Sage Publications 1991
Smith, M.L., Glass, G.U. and Miller, T.I. The Benefits of
P~~chother~py. Baltimore, John Hopkins, 1980
AY514 Development and Adaptation
3 hoursper week Hawthorn Prerequisite: nil
Assessment: seminar paper 5O%, examination 10%
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A subject in the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Objectives and Content
Introduction to life span development theory analysis of
meta theories. Theoretical models derived from the
above metatheory, e.g. Erikson, Piaget, Levinson,
Bandura and others.
The notion of life transitions and their links to the
experience of stress and coping.
Problems and issues in conceptualising and measuring
development and adaptation to life events.
Applications of the above theoretical material and
models to specific life events and transitions including
identity and intimacy issues in adolescence and young
adulthood; developmental problems confronting men
and women in mid-life and late adulthood; crises of
development such as substance abuse; stress related
illness and relationship breakdown.
Recommended reading
Grain, W. Theories ofDevelopment, 3rd edn, Englewood Cliffs,
New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 1992
Lazarus, R.S. and Folkman, S. Stress Appraisal and Coping, New
York, Springer, 1984
Schaie, W.K. Adult Development and Aging. 3rd edn, New York,
Harper and Collins, 1991
AY51 5 Psychological Assessment:
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: nil
Assessment: practical examination involving the use,
intwpretation, and reporting of selected assessment procedures
(100%)
A subject in the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Obiectives and Content
This subject builds upon knowledge of psychometrics gained
from undergraduate study and is intended to equip graduates
with skills in a selection of psychological Assessment:
procedures.
Topics include:
a review of the foundations of psychological assessment
including - reliability, validity;
procedures for establishing and improving the reliability
and validity of assessment procedures;