Course Coordinator: Paula Gillespie-Fotheringham
Phone: +61 8313 6276
Email: paula.gillespie-fotheringham@adelaide.edu.au
Location: Level 11, 178 North Terrace

Learning and Teaching Team
Phone: +61 8313 0148
Email: postgrad_enq@adelaide.edu.au
Location: Level 7, 178 North Terrace

1	Recognise and define the theory and practice of a variety of theoretical models in counselling and psychotherapy.
2	Demonstrate understanding of the various counselling models presented in terms of underlying philosophy, key concepts and the goals of the therapy.
3	Explain the function of both the therapist and client in terms of techniques and procedures undertaken, and the specific nature of the therapeutic relationship of each of the models presented.
4	Appraise the contributions and limitations of each of the counselling models including implications for multicultural contexts and application in clinical settings.

Corey, G. (2013). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy, (9th ed.). , Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.

McLeod, J. (2013). An introduction to counselling. 5th ed. Maidenhead, Berks: McGraw-Hill Education.  NOTE:  This is an online text and can be accessed via ebrary on the University’s library homepage.

Additional helpful resources will be outlined in the course handbook.

3.3.1 MyUni
MyUni is the primary entry point to online learning at Adelaide University. MyUni provides students and staff with access to course  materials, discussion forums, announcements, online and many other features to help manage your study or teaching. You can  connect to MyUni on or off campus from an internet connected computer using a Web browser. The URL is:  www.myuni.adelaide.edu.au/ 

Login to this resource using your Username and Password. Once logged on to MyUni, you will find the information displayed is  customised to present only details relevant to you and the online content for courses that you are studying.

For enquiries about online education services, what’s available and access, contact the Online Education Helpdesk:
Phone: (08) 8313 3000

E-mail: servicedesk@adelaide.edu.au 

The Helpdesk is available for extended hours during the week or through voicemail.

You will use MyUni for a number of purposes:-
Accessing announcements about changes in scheduling, course information etc.

Accessing lecture notes both in pdf format and, if recording is possible in the allocated lecture theatre, in audio file format.

Accessing online learning activities including self and peer-assessment tasks, discussion boards, blog posts, wikis

Accessing online resources

3.3.2 Access Adelaide
Access Adelaide is the name of the online service that allows you to access and, in some cases, amend your records. It can be found at: https://access.adelaide.edu.au/sa/login.asp

You can log into Access Adelaide to view:
your enrolment details for any term
your academic results
your unofficial academic transcript
your personal details
the fees, charges and payments on your University account
your exam schedule
your graduation eligibility details.
 
As a student you can:
change your address and telephone details (please inform the Discipline as well) change your password
set a password clue to help you remember your password. 
 
3.3.3 Student email
We assume that students access email and that their address is the University of Adelaide student address that was assigned on enrolment.  This is of the form: firstname.lastname@student.adelaide.edu.au

A notice to a student by email is considered to have been received and read by the student unless there is a transmission error  and the postmaster bounces the message back to us.  As discussed above, the Announcements page of the MyUni site for this  course will also display relevant notices from time to time, so it is essential that students check their student email and log on to MyUni regularly.

3.3.4 COMPUTER LABORATORIES AND OTHER COMPUTING SERVICES

University information on computer laboratories and other computing services is available at:

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/technology/yourservices/learning-teaching/student-suites/

3.3.5 Internet access
The University provides a free dial-up service to students without the need for a commercial ISP account. This service is available at the cost of a local call to students residing within Adelaide (please refer to your telecommunications provider for confirmation of call costs). Students residing outside these numbers can dial into the University at STD call rates (www.adelaide.edu.au/its/desktop /dialup/). Postgraduate Coursework students will receive a University Funded Quota of 500Mb.

Counselling and Psychotherapy Theories differs from the skills-based courses, such as Counselling Skills 1, as its primary purpose is to enable students to develop a broad understanding of a variety of theoretical models of counselling and psychotherapy, and how of each these therapeutic approaches may be applied in effective counselling practice. That is, this course does not require you to demonstrate the skills of each of the counselling models presented.

Assessment tasks have been designed to expand your knowledge base to a broad range of counselling and psychotherapy theories  and approaches that will ensure you have a sound level of ‘theoretical literacy’ when you undertake Placement in a counselling agency.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

In addition to weekly 3 hour lectures students will be asked to work, at times, in small groups in class, as well as to participate in a group project for Assessment Task 2. This will enable student learners to identify and attain professional competence in theoretical  knowledge that links theory with practice.

The teaching methods in this course will employ a range of techniques to allow the integration and understanding of the content  presented. Group-work and in-class practical and reflective activities will be employed in addition to the traditional methods of  communicating information. Consequently, it is expected that by creating an environment that promotes the practice of individual  responsibility as essential for students in managing their own and others learning, it will also complement the expectations that  current professional counselling and psychotherapy workplaces adopt.

Further, it is assumed that all students are of a mature age, professionally educated and motivated to adopt the responsibilities  associated with post-graduate study. Therefore, a level of intellectual effort (including a minimum of 10 hours of private study time  outside of formal class time per week), and a level of commitment and participation in class activities, is expected.

Finally, please note that the timetable may change according to guest lecturer availability.

Schedule

Topic	Lecture
Overview of Course	Course Learning Outcomes. Establishing Norms, Assessment. The emergence of theory in Counselling and Psycotherapy.
Psychoanalysis	Psychoanalytical Theory (Freud, Jung)
Psychodynamic approaches	Psychodynamic Theory (Adler)
Experiental/Existential approaches	Experiential and Relationship-Oriented Therapies (Gestalt, Existenal Therapy)
Relationship-oriented approaches	Person-Centred Therapy
Behavioural and cognitive behavioural approaches	Behaviour Theory, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Post-structuralist approaches	Systems Theory/Family Therapy
Solution-focused therapy	Solution-Focused Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Feminist, multicultural and interpersonal approaches	Feminist Theory Multicultural/Interpersonal
Transpersonal approaches	Transpersonal approaches

None.

N/A

Assessment Task	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome(s) being addressed
Online Quizzes	Summative	20% (each quiz of 4%)	1-4
Essay: group project	Summative	30%	1-4
Critical analysis essay	Summative	40%	1-4
Class participation	Summative	10%	1-4

N/A

Extensions
All extensions for assignments must be requested, at the latest, by the last working day before the due date of submission.   Extensions will generally be granted only on medical or genuine compassionate grounds.  Supporting documentation must be  provided at the time a student requests an extension.  Without documentation, extensions will not be granted.  Late requests for  extension will neither be accepted nor acknowledged.

Only the Course Co-ordinator(s) may grant extensions.

Supporting documentation will be required when requesting an extension. Examples of documents that are acceptable include: a  medical certificate that specifies dates of incapacity, a police report (in the case of lost computers, car & household theft etc.), a  letter from a Student Counsellor, Education and Welfare Officer (EWO) or Disability Liaison Officer that provides an assessment of  compassionate circumstances, or a letter from an independent external counsellor or appropriate professional able to verify the  student’s situation.  The length of any extension granted will take into account the period and severity of any incapacity or impact  on the student.  Extensions of more than 10 days will not be granted except in exceptional circumstances.

Late submission
Marks will be deducted when assignments for which no extension has been granted are handed in late.

All assignments, including those handed in late, will be assessed on their merits.  In the case of late assignments where no  extension has been granted, 5 percentage points of the total marks possible per day will be deducted.  If an assignment that is 2  days late is awarded 65% on its merits, the mark will then be reduced by 10% (5% per day for 2 days) to 55%.  If that same  assignment is 4 days late, the mark will be reduced by 20% (5% per day for 4 days) to 45%, and so on.

The School of Public Health reserves the right to refuse to accept an assignment that is more than 7 days late.

Assignments submitted after the due date may not be graded in time to be returned on the listed return dates.

Students submitting examinable written work who request (and receive) an extension that takes them beyond the examination  period are advised that there is no guarantee that their grades will be processed in time to meet usual University deadlines.

Resubmission
If a student is dissatisfied with an assessment grade they should follow the Student Grievance Resolution Process  <https://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/grievance/process/>.  Students who are not satisfied with a particular assessment result should raise their concerns with Course Co-ordinator(s) in the first instance.  This must be done within 10 business days of the  date of notification of the result.  Resubmission of any assignment is subject to the agreement of the Course Co-ordinator(s) and  will only be permitted for the most compelling of reasons.