This unit provides the foundation for student identification with the profession of rehabilitation counselling and acquisition of basic knowledge and specific skills central to counselling in the context of disability. Students will study the philosophical origins of the profession, its evolving scope of practice, the utility of counselling theory and the evidence-base of counselling practice. They will reconcile their generic counselling aspirations with the community-based, person/family-centred, solution-focused, and strengths-based social justice framework of rehabilitation counselling. The primary thrust of the unit is micro-skills acquisition and development. Upon completion the successful student will have full awareness of and nascent proficiency in case conceptualisation, clinical reasoning, developing a working alliance, communication, problem solving, and basic counselling techniques.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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REHB5043 or REHB5076 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Erin Fearn-Smith, erin.fearnsmith@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Erin Fearn-Smith, erin.fearnsmith@sydney.edu.au |
Jemima Isbester, jemima.isbester@sydney.edu.au | |
Tutor(s) | Erin Fearn-Smith, erin.fearnsmith@sydney.edu.au |