CO202D: Counselling Skills 3: Process and Use of Counselling Skills

CO202D: COUNSELLING SKILLS 3: PROCESS AND USE OF COUNSELLING SKILLS (2025-2026)

Last modified: 22 Jul 2026 13:41

Course Overview

This is the third in a series of four counselling skills courses, and it focusses on a range of presentations in mental health, and teaches students to be responsive to these using embedded counselling activities

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	2
Term	First Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Terpsichori Kaltsouni

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Either Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2
Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
Either CO151A Introduction to Listening Skills 2: Theoretical Approaches (Passed) or CO152D Counselling Skills 2: Different Therapeutic Modalities/Approaches (Passed)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

During the on-campus Counselling Skills 3, students will develop skills and knowledge including:

Ability to understand the process of counselling
Ability to understand the appropriate use of counselling skills within different settings
Clarity around the differences between the terms sex, sexuality and gender
Understanding of gender and sexual diversity therapy
Understanding of the impact of sexuality and gender on a listening relationship
Understanding of race and culture issues in a supporting relationship and convey the importance of being aware of the impact of culture on a listening relationship
Understanding of diversity and inclusion policies
Description different models of grief
Understanding of what is meant by addiction and demonstrate different ways of working with the issue of addiction
The different forms of abuse, the effects of adverse childhood experiences and develop a range of listening and responding skills related to working with trauma
Focus on the different ways of working with children and young people,
Understanding of the ethical issues involved in working with children and young people
A range of listening and responding skills and how these can be applied to working with children and young people (expressive methods in counselling)
The opportunity to demonstrate self-aware reflection on the course content and its impact on their development
The ability to self-reflect on practice

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Report: Individual

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	50
Assessment Weeks	18	Feedback Weeks	21	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Process Report containing a transcription a five-minute section of a listening session in which you were the listener. Which is analysed by the student Written feedback provided

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Understand	Be able to describe models of addiction and understand of different ways of working with the issue of addiction
Conceptual	Understand	Be able to describe models of grief and the impact of bereavement
Reflection	Analyse	Be able to describe the counselling process including the importance of self-awareness and reflection
Reflection	Understand	Show a personally reflective understanding of the impact and experience of difference and EDI in helping relationships

Portfolio

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	50
Assessment Weeks	18	Feedback Weeks	21	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	A portfolio of evidence for engagement with the theory and practice elements of the course Written feedback provided

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Understand	Be able to describe models of addiction and understand of different ways of working with the issue of addiction
Conceptual	Understand	Be able to describe models of grief and the impact of bereavement
Conceptual	Understand	Be able to describe different forms of abuse and the effects of adverse childhood experiences and trauma and how these impact on therapy
Reflection	Analyse	Be able to describe the counselling process including the importance of self-awareness and reflection
Reflection	Understand	Show a personally reflective understanding of the impact and experience of difference and EDI in helping relationships

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Resubmission of Failed Elements

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	100
Assessment Weeks	24	Feedback Weeks	27	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Reflection	Understand	Show a personally reflective understanding of the impact and experience of difference and EDI in helping relationships
Reflection	Analyse	Be able to describe the counselling process including the importance of self-awareness and reflection
Conceptual	Understand	Be able to describe models of grief and the impact of bereavement
Conceptual	Understand	Be able to describe models of addiction and understand of different ways of working with the issue of addiction
Conceptual	Understand	Be able to describe different forms of abuse and the effects of adverse childhood experiences and trauma and how these impact on therapy

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