Applied Counselling and Case Management
REHB5072
The unit covers Counselling as practiced by Rehabiltation Counsellors. It includes advanced counselling microskills in a problem solving approach. Application of these skills to the rehabilitation context is a major focus, for example, in adjustment to disability, vocational counselling and occupational rehabilitation case management. Students are introduced to action-based counselling theory and techniques as applied to rehabilitation counselling. Solution Focused Brief Therapy is also introduced to augment students? skills base. Students are required to undertake a taped counselling interview and self-critique as part of assessment. The unit is also focused on the area of case and caseload management. Students are exposed to both the theoretical and practical aspects of managing individual clients and a caseload of clients through a rehabilitation process. Issues addressed in this unit are: how to determine appropriate assessments, how to draw up individual rehabilitation plans, how to monitor and document progress in rehabilitation and the negotiation skills needed to work with a variety of rehabilitation providers. Strategies to be an effective and efficient manager of clients within a human service environment are also discussed.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 2
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: REHB5072
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No