Medical Sciences - University of the West Indies

FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
COURSES (Electives)
Course Course Name No. of Credits Course
Code Weighting
OG62A Psycho-dynamic Counselling 3 60% Exam
with Individuals 40% Coursework
OG62B Psycho-dynamic Counselling 3 60% Exam
with Groups 40% Coursework
OG62D Cognitive-Behavioural 3 60% Exam
Counselling with Individuals Part I 40% Coursework
OG62E Cognitive-Behavioural 3 60% Exam
Group Counselling 40% Coursework
OG62F Developing an Eclectic/ 3 60% Exam
Course Description:
Integrative Approach to Counselling 40%Coursework
Qualifying (Pre-Requisite) Courses
Course OG60A: An Introduction to Individual
Counselling
This course is designed to introduce participants
to the field of counselling by clarifying terminology,
examining research findings on the effectiveness
of counselling and counsellors, discussing the principles
of counselling, providing an overview of the
counselling process and relating these to the participants
awareness of themselves, their motives and
needs in choosing Counselling as a career. The
course continues by providing participants with an
overview of the principal schools of counselling as
they emerged chronologically and then provides
an in-depth look at counselling skills with particular
reference to the counselling of individuals. The limitations
of a skills approach to counselling are also
explored. The course ends with an examination of
some of the concerns of trainee counsellors as they
consider the counselling process and the role of the
supervisor.
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