CO252B: Counselling and Listening Skills 4 Self Care and Support

CO252B: COUNSELLING AND LISTENING SKILLS 4 SELF CARE AND SUPPORT (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04

Course Overview

Ongoing support vs formal counselling

CPD and self-development

Mental Health Awareness – own and others

Self-care, support and burnout

Support through technology

Supervision

Awareness of Research

Reflection on self as a listener

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	2
Term	Second 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?

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

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

CO251A Introduction to Listening Skills 4: Self-Care, Support and Supervision (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 final 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

Essay

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	25
Assessment Weeks	35	Feedback Weeks	38	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Turnitin with rubric.	Word Count	2000

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Understand	Participants will gain an understanding of the difference between formal counselling and use of the skills
Factual	Understand	Participants will gain an awareness of future avenues for development
Reflection	Apply	Participants should be aware of the importance of ethics ans be able to explain the use of supervision to develop practice and prevent burnout
Reflection	Apply	Participants will evidence the skills required to be an effective listener, consolidating their learning around ethics, theory and self-awareness into a 3-week block of listening practice
Reflection	Understand	Participants will be aware of the need for support and ways in which to maintain their effectiveness.

Skills practice

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	25
Assessment Weeks	34	Feedback Weeks	38	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Reflective report Ultra assessment

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Reflection	Apply	Participants should be aware of the importance of ethics ans be able to explain the use of supervision to develop practice and prevent burnout
Reflection	Apply	Participants will evidence the skills required to be an effective listener, consolidating their learning around ethics, theory and self-awareness into a 3-week block of listening practice
Reflection	Understand	Participants will be aware of the need for support and ways in which to maintain their effectiveness.

Tutorial/Seminar Participation

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	25
Assessment Weeks	34	Feedback Weeks	38	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Reflective report Ultra assessment

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Reflection	Apply	Participants should be aware of the importance of ethics ans be able to explain the use of supervision to develop practice and prevent burnout
Reflection	Apply	Participants will evidence the skills required to be an effective listener, consolidating their learning around ethics, theory and self-awareness into a 3-week block of listening practice
Reflection	Understand	Participants will be aware of the need for support and ways in which to maintain their effectiveness.

Reflective Report

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	25
Assessment Weeks	24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34	Feedback Weeks	24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,38	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Submitted weekly - feedback weekly and with final grading Reflective report Ultra assessment.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Reflection	Apply	Participants will evidence the skills required to be an effective listener, consolidating their learning around ethics, theory and self-awareness into a 3-week block of listening practice
Reflection	Apply	Participants should be aware of the importance of ethics ans be able to explain the use of supervision to develop practice and prevent burnout
Reflection	Understand	Participants will be aware of the need for support and ways in which to maintain their effectiveness.

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
Factual	Understand	Participants will gain an awareness of future avenues for development
Reflection	Apply	Participants will evidence the skills required to be an effective listener, consolidating their learning around ethics, theory and self-awareness into a 3-week block of listening practice
Reflection	Apply	Participants should be aware of the importance of ethics ans be able to explain the use of supervision to develop practice and prevent burnout
Reflection	Understand	Participants will be aware of the need for support and ways in which to maintain their effectiveness.
Factual	Understand	Participants will gain an understanding of the difference between formal counselling and use of the skills

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