CO251E: Counselling & Listening Skills 3 & 4: Process & Application of Skills

CO251E: COUNSELLING & LISTENING SKILLS 3 & 4: PROCESS & APPLICATION OF SKILLS (2025-2026)

Last modified: 22 Jul 2026 13:41

Course Overview

This is the second of two immersive courses run on-campus to meet the professional standards for a counselling skills programme. It comprises teaching on key issues in the delivery of embedded counselling, and practice skills development.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	2
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	30 credits (15 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
One of CO101C Counselling Skills: Introduction to Listening & Theoretical Approaches (Passed) or CO101E Counselling Skills 1 & 2: Listening, Responding & Therapy Models (Studied) or CO102E Counselling Skills 1 & 2: Listening, Responding & Therapy Models (Studied) or CO151A Introduction to Listening Skills 2: Theoretical Approaches (Passed) or CO151D Counselling Skills 2: Different Therapeutic Modalities/Approaches (Passed)
Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

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 second immersive Counselling Skills course, students will develop skills and knowledge including:

Ability to understand the appropriate use of counselling skills within different settings
Clarity around the differences between the terms sex, sexuality and gender and an understanding of gender and sexual diversity therapy and 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
Safeguarding issues when using a counselling skills approach
The importance of continuous professional developmentand how to increase self-awareness and knowledge
Group therapy and how this differs from support groups; group process and ways of working with groups
What burnout and compassion fatigue and the importance of self-care to prevent burnout
Understanding of technological support for mental health difficulties
What supervision is and its importance to a counselling approach
The relevance of research to the use of listening skills
Integration of learning from the counselling skills courses

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

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

Portfolio

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	40
Assessment Weeks	37	Feedback Weeks	40	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 grief and bereavement, addiction, and adverse childhood events
Procedural	Understand	Show an understanding of the impact and experience of difference and power in helping relationships.
Reflection	Apply	Demonstrate understanding of the importance of continuous professional development, self-awareness, supervision, and ethical working, and be able to apply these in context
Reflection	Understand	Be able to describe the counselling process including the importance of self-awareness and reflection in both formal and embedded counselling in-person and online.

Essay

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	30
Assessment Weeks	37	Feedback Weeks	40	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Essay - A case study of the use of counselling skills with a client/helpee in a work or educational setting. Written feedback will be provided	Word Count	3000

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Understand	Be able to describe models of grief and bereavement, addiction, and adverse childhood events
Procedural	Understand	Show an understanding of the impact and experience of difference and power in helping relationships.
Reflection	Apply	Demonstrate understanding of the importance of continuous professional development, self-awareness, supervision, and ethical working, and be able to apply these in context
Reflection	Understand	Understand group dynamics, therapy groups, and support groups
Reflection	Understand	Be able to describe the counselling process including the importance of self-awareness and reflection in both formal and embedded counselling in-person and online.

Essay

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	30
Assessment Weeks	32	Feedback Weeks	35	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	Word Count	3000

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Understand	Show an understanding of the impact and experience of difference and power in helping relationships.
Reflection	Apply	Demonstrate understanding of the importance of continuous professional development, self-awareness, supervision, and ethical working, and be able to apply these in context
Reflection	Understand	Be able to describe the counselling process including the importance of self-awareness and reflection in both formal and embedded counselling in-person and online.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Resubmission of Failed Elements

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	100
Assessment Weeks	48	Feedback Weeks	51	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Understand	Show an understanding of the impact and experience of difference and power in helping relationships.
Conceptual	Understand	Be able to describe models of grief and bereavement, addiction, and adverse childhood events
Reflection	Apply	Demonstrate understanding of the importance of continuous professional development, self-awareness, supervision, and ethical working, and be able to apply these in context
Reflection	Understand	Understand group dynamics, therapy groups, and support groups
Reflection	Understand	Be able to describe the counselling process including the importance of self-awareness and reflection in both formal and embedded counselling in-person and online.

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