EUN667 Advanced Educational Counselling
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| Unit code: | EUN667 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | EUN666 or LCN636 or EUQ640 |
| Equivalent(s): | LCN618 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $578 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,216 |
| International unit fee | $4,344 |
Unit Outline: Flexible Period - 08A 2025, Online (Start Date: 30 Jun 2025)
| Unit code: | EUN667 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | EUN666 or LCN636 or EUQ640 |
| Equivalent: | LCN618 |
Overview
This unit builds on the knowledge and skills gained in its pre-requisite (Foundations of Educational Counselling), and provides you with an overview of major theories of counselling that are helpful in the schooling context. The unit also assists you to develop a model using one or more of these theories that may be used as a basis for your future practice.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Demonstrate a body of knowledge including understanding recent developments in the field of educational counselling (CLO1.1).
- Demonstrate cognitive and critical reflection skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge in educational counselling professional practice (CLO2.1).
- Demonstrate technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments in educational counselling that contribute to professional practice or scholarship (CLO2.4).
- Apply knowledge and skills with creativity and initiative to new situations in educational counselling with high level personal autonomy and accountability (CLO3.1).
Content
This unit includes the following topics:
- Major theories of counselling deemed to be helpful in the schooling context.
- Application of major theories of counselling to problem situations.
- The relevance of major theories of counselling for your future practice.
- Ethical issues underpinning counselling.
Learning Approaches
The unit will be delivered in workshop/seminar style over five full days of an intensive online sessions during the first week of the unit. Attendance is mandatory to support success for your learning and with your assessment. Assessment will be due throughout the 6 weeks. There will be no further classes after the intensive online sessions.
Learning approaches will be synchronous and asynchronous and include video, interactive group learning, practice sessions using role play, demonstrations, group discussions, readings and lectures. Regular opportunity will be provided for practising counselling skills and strategies.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will gain feedback in this unit by participating in discussion and activities that contribute to your understanding and skill for completion of your assessment tasks. This will occur during the intensive online sessions with academics and peers and via email (as needed) with academics throughout the unit.
Assessment
Overview
- You will produce a video recording of yourself undertaking a counselling session that demonstrates one or more of the major counselling theories discussed through the week intensive. You will also write a critique/evaluation of your counselling.
- You will write an essay that presents and justifies your preferred counselling approach for your future practice.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Video recording and critique/evaluation of counselling session
You will produce a video recording of yourself undertaking a counselling session that demonstrates one or more of the major counselling theories discussed throughout the week intensive. You will also write a critique/evaluation of your counselling session.
Relates to learning outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
CLOs 1.1, 2.1, 2.4
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Essay – “Preferred Counselling Approach”
You will write an essay that presents and justifies your preferred counselling approach for your future practice.
Relates to learning outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
CLOs 1.1, 2.1, 2.4, 3.1
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Access to internet and video recording equipment.
Resources
The following resource materials will be used throughout this unit.
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
Corey, G. (2013). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed). Cengage: CA, USA.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with this unit.