EUN669 Educational Guidance and Counselling: Professional Practice
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| Unit code: | EUN669 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | EUN666 or LCN636 or EUQ640 |
| Equivalent(s): | LCN619 |
| 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: Semester 2 2025, Online
| Unit code: | EUN669 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | EUN666 or LCN636 or EUQ640 |
| Equivalent: | LCN619 |
Overview
This unit will develop your understanding and knowledge regarding areas of practice undertaken by Guidance Officers/School Counsellors in early childhood, primary school and secondary school settings. This unit is designed to prepare you for your professional experience (practicum) and a career in school guidance and counselling.
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 guidance and counselling (CLO1.1).
- Demonstrate cognitive and critical reflection skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge in educational guidance and counselling professional practice (CLO2.1).
- Demonstrate technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments in educational guidance and counselling that contribute to professional practice or scholarship (CLO2.4).
- Apply knowledge and skills with creativity and initiative to new situations in educational guidance and counselling with high level personal autonomy and accountability (CLO3.1).
Content
During this unit, you will explore areas of practice undertaken by Guidance Officers/School Counsellors in early childhood, primary school and secondary school settings, such as: mental health and well-being, trauma, disability, inclusion, rural and remote, case management, supervision, well-being, leadership, case management, crisis management and student protection.
Learning Approaches
The unit will be delivered externally (on-line) throughout the semester. Teaching and learning will involve weekly lectures, on-line activities and on-line tutorials. Assessment will be due throughout the semester.
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 on-line tutorials with academics and peers and via email (as needed) with academics throughout the semester.
Assessment
Overview
You are to write two professional plans to respond to the mental health needs of two students (one primary and one secondary student).
You will reflect on your understanding of three areas of practice that are discussed during the unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Mental Health Support Plans
You are to write two professional plans to respond to the mental health needs of two students (one plan per student). You will be provided with a list of student cases from which to choose and you will choose one primary case and one secondary case.
Relates to learning outcomes
CLOs 1.1, 2.1, 2.4, 3.1
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Reflective Journal
To be successful in the role of a Guidance Officer/School Counsellor, you need a theoretical basis and conceptual understanding of various areas of practice relevant to the role. In this assignment, you will reflect on your understanding of three areas of practice that are discussed during the unit.
Relates to learning outcomes
CLOs 1.1, 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.
Resources
Any unit specific learning resources will be made available on-line.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no risks beyond the ordinary which need to be considered in this unit.