CO251B: Counselling and Listening Skills 3 Applications and Issues

CO251B: COUNSELLING AND LISTENING SKILLS 3 APPLICATIONS AND ISSUES (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04

Course Overview

Overview of arenas for support - what areas interest you?

Different diagnoses - Anxiety, Depression, Psychosis

Gender - Binary vs Gender Fluidity, LGBTQI

Bereavement and Suicide

Working with Groups

Addiction

Race and Culture - immigrant; trafficking

Abuse

Children and young people - self harm, ACEs and Trauma

Safeguarding and agency policies

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	Mrs Anne Smith Mrs Susan Black

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

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Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
Either Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2
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What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

CO201A Introduction to Listening Skills 3: Applications and Issues (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Our counselling and listening skills courses provide comprehensive training for use in many settings where effective communication is essential. This is also a suitable foundation for further training in the areas of counselling and psychotherapy.

This is the third course of four - Counselling and Listening Skills - Sustained studies.

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

Reflective Report

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	25
Assessment Weeks	6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16	Feedback Weeks	6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,20	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Submitted weekly - feedback weekly and with final grading. Reflective report. Ultra assessment.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Apply	Participants should be aware of, and able to put into practice, the skills required to be an effective listener, and have an understanding of skills applicable with different client groups
Procedural	Evaluate	Participants should be aware of policy agencies and be able to explain safeguarding.
Reflection	Analyse	Participants should have an awareness of areas and issues they would be comfortable working with and those which might be more challenging for them.

Essay

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	25
Assessment Weeks	17	Feedback Weeks	20	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Turnitin with rubric.	Word Count	2000

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Apply	Participants should be able to show an understanding of the different issues and applications of counselling skills
Conceptual	Understand	Participants should have an understanding of anxiety, depression and psychosis.
Procedural	Apply	Participants should be aware of, and able to put into practice, the skills required to be an effective listener, and have an understanding of skills applicable with different client groups
Procedural	Evaluate	Participants should be aware of policy agencies and be able to explain safeguarding.
Reflection	Analyse	Participants should have an awareness of areas and issues they would be comfortable working with and those which might be more challenging for them.

Skills practice

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	25
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Verbal and written feedback. Reflective report. Ultra assessment.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Apply	Participants should be aware of, and able to put into practice, the skills required to be an effective listener, and have an understanding of skills applicable with different client groups
Procedural	Evaluate	Participants should be aware of policy agencies and be able to explain safeguarding.
Reflection	Analyse	Participants should have an awareness of areas and issues they would be comfortable working with and those which might be more challenging for them.

Tutorial/Seminar Participation

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	25
Assessment Weeks	16	Feedback Weeks	20	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Reflective report. Ultra assessment.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Apply	Participants should be aware of, and able to put into practice, the skills required to be an effective listener, and have an understanding of skills applicable with different client groups
Procedural	Evaluate	Participants should be aware of policy agencies and be able to explain safeguarding.
Reflection	Analyse	Participants should have an awareness of areas and issues they would be comfortable working with and those which might be more challenging for them.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Essay and journals

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	25
Assessment Weeks	45	Feedback Weeks	48	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Understand	Participants should have an understanding of anxiety, depression and psychosis.
Conceptual	Apply	Participants should be able to show an understanding of the different issues and applications of counselling skills
Procedural	Apply	Participants should be aware of, and able to put into practice, the skills required to be an effective listener, and have an understanding of skills applicable with different client groups
Procedural	Evaluate	Participants should be aware of policy agencies and be able to explain safeguarding.
Reflection	Analyse	Participants should have an awareness of areas and issues they would be comfortable working with and those which might be more challenging for them.

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