COUN679-18S1 (D) Semester One 2018 (Distance)

Solution Focused Theory and Skills

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2018
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 2 March 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 18 May 2018

Description

This course aims to introduce students to the theory and skills of a postmodern model of brief counselling called solution-focused counselling which aims to help clients identify and implement workable solutions to problems.

This course provides the opportunity for students to examine the theoretical basis of solution-focused counselling and to develop competence in the basic relational and empowering conversational skills of counselling within a solution-focused framework.  Social constructionism accounts for shifts in clients’ perceptions and definitions and enables them to work towards building their own preferred future. Students will have the opportunity to engage with what it is like to think and act in a solution-focused manner. Students will be encouraged to be both self-reflective and reflexive in their learning.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to:
  • Understand the implications of a social constructionist position on the counselling/therapy interaction.
  • Understand and apply principles of solution-focused counselling
  • Understand the nature of the counselling interaction in terms of the participants involved, their needs, meaning making,  expectations and desires.
  • Demonstrate effective use of solution-focused skills.
  • Demonstrate ability to use self-reflection and reflexion to improve practice.

Prerequisites

Subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Health Sciences

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Timetable Note

(Lectures and Streams): March 17 and 18 (9.00am – 4.00pm; March 19, 9.00am – 12.30pm; April 9, 9.00am – 12.30pm; May 20, 9.00am – 4-00pm

Course Coordinator

Judi Miller

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Literature review 05 Apr 2018 35% Thematic review of solution-focused counselling/therapy.
Solution-focused interview 07 May 2018 55% Recorded interview with class member and feedback from a reflective team.
Self-reflective critique 23 May 2018 10%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Hanton, Paul; Skills in solution focused brief counselling & psychotherapy ; SAGE, 2011.

Recommended Reading

De Jong, Peter , Berg, Insoo Kim; Interviewing for solutions ; 4th ed; Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, 2013.

Additional Course Outline Information

Assessment and grading system

Grading Scale
Grade    GPA Value        Marks

A+              9            90 – 100
A                8            85 – 89.99
A-               7            80 – 84.99
B+              6            75 – 79.99
B                5            70 – 74.99
B-               4            65 – 69.99
C+              3            60 – 64.99
C                2            55 – 59.99
C-               1            50 – 54.99
D                0            40 – 49.99
E               -1             0 – 39.99

A Pass is 50 marks or over

Attendance

100% attendance required

Evaluation

Formal and informal evaluation will take place in accordance with the relevant Course Evaluation Policy, to provide feedback to staff about the relevance and validity of what has been learned as well as the quality of course delivery.

Requests for extensions

In the event of exceptional circumstances (e.g. illness, accident, bereavement or critical personal circumstances) that prevent you from working, you may apply for an extension before the due date for an assignment.  You should contact the lecturer responsible for that piece of assessment in writing, and explain why you are requesting an extension.

Resubmissions

Resubmissions are not accepted.

Aegrotat Considerations

If you are prevented from completing any major item or items of work for assessment in a course, or consider that your performance in any major item or items of work for assessment in a course has been impaired by illness, injury, bereavement or any other critical circumstance you may apply for aegrotat consideration. Aegrotat consideration is available only for major items of work. Major items are examinations, tests and other work worth not less than 10% of the total assessment. Please refer to the UC Policy: (http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/ucpolicy/GetPolicy.aspx?file=aegrotatconsiderationprocedure.pdf)

Where to submit and collect work

FLO students are to submit hard copy Assignments with a cover sheet to the College of Education.
By Hand:
Deliver to, Assignments Room in Ōrakipaoa, accessed from the back doors closest to The Collective (the USCA Cafe), by 5.00pm, or time directed by course lecturer, on or before the due date. Please use the drop boxes placed at the back entrance to Ōrakipaoa.
By Mail:
Send to
University of Canterbury
College of Education
Academic Services Team - Assignments
P O Box 31-065
Ilam
Christchurch 8444

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $905.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 9 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

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  • COUN679-18S1 (D) Semester One 2018 (Distance)