Course Coordinator: Rebecca Wood
Phone: +61 8 8313 1633
Email: r.wood@adelaide.edu.au

Student & Program Support Services Hub
Email: askhealthsc@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 8313 0273

Timetable details are located on MyUni.

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Identify the principle ideas of poststructuralist theories as they relate to narrative approaches to counselling and psychotherapy.

2. Critically appraise narrative approaches to counselling demonstrating an appreciation of the evidence base, clinical and community applications, strengths, and limitations.

3. Investigate the relevance of narrative approaches as they relate to specific populations.

4. Demonstrate a consistently high level of skill utilizing a variety of narrative practices, substantiating the use of interventions as they relate to the underlying philosophy of narrative practice.

5. Critically appraise narrative therapy practice demonstrating advanced levels of self-awareness and discuss the ethical and political concerns supported within the narrative community of practice.

White, M. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. New York: Norton.

Additional required readings will be made available to participants via MyUni.

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3.3.1 MyUni
All students enrolled in a postgraduate coursework program have access to a Postgraduate Coursework Student Centre on MyUni. This course is available on MyUni at www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/
 
Please check the website regularly as it may contain announcements that are relevant to your study in the course. If you would like the opportunity to network with other students, you can use the Communication features in the site:
Discussion Board – Users can post discussion items and reply to other posts. Note: If you would like to have a specific Discussion Board Forum created, please send your request to jaklin.eliott@adelaide.edu.au
Send Email – This feature enables users to send email to fellow students.
Group Pages – Groups enable Users to collaborate with each other. Groups usually consist of a smaller group of Users in a course or organisation, such as study groups or project groups. From a Group Page, users may send email, exchange files, enter discussion forums or enter collaboration sessions. Note: Only members of a particular Group can access the Group communication
features (discussion forums, email, etc.). If you would like to have a specific Group Page created, please send your request to jaklin.eliott@adelaide.edu.au. For example, Group Pages can be created to include students living in the same geographical area or students working for the same organisation.
Please note that you also have access to individual MyUni sites for EACH course you are enrolled in. Please check the sites regularly as they may contain important announcements that are relevant to your study in the course.

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 School as well)
· change your password
· set a password clue to help you remember your password.

3.3.3 Student email
It is important that you set up your student email and check it regularly. Information from your course coordinator and student administration will be sent to you at your University of Adelaide email address. It is your responsibility to check your email. You will need your student number located on your student card to log in. http://webmail.adelaide.edu.au/

3.3.4 Computers
Where can I use a computer in the University? Computing facilities are provided to students by the University, and there are
several suites of computers available, including at the Barr Smith Library and in Hub Central. The University web site has a list of computer labs 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.

This course will be highly experiential and interactive, with 11 weekly (3 hour) sessions. Each session will include didactic components, small group and large group discussions, as well as scaffolded practice of introduced skills. The lecturer will use illustrations from their own work, videos, structured exercises and group discussion, as a way of supporting participants to engage with this model of practice. An emphasis on connecting theory and practice supported by reading and assessment work is designed to assist integration of learning and development of skills.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The course comprises three hours every week of seminar, practice, and small-group discussions. Sessions will be seminar/workshop format, with a mixture of lectures and interactive exercises, and it is compulsory for all students to attend. Essential readings or on-line video material will be recommended.

Face to Face lectures and practicals: 3 hours / week
Core/background readings: 6 hours / week
Preparation of assignments: 4 hours / week

Workshop 1 Introducing key concepts of a narrative therapy approach
Workshop 2 Construction of stories and identity formation, therapeutic posture
Workshop 3 Externalsing conversations
Workshop 4 Unique outcome and re-authoring conversations
Workshop 5 Scaffolding, and loitering with intent (Guest speaker)
Workshop 6 Re-membering conversations
Workshop 7 Outsider witness practices
Workshop 8 Responding to Violence
Workshop 9 Working with Indigenous Communities
Workshop 10 Working with Children
Workshop 11 Practical Assessment

Assumed Knowledge: Completion of all first year courses.

Restrictions: Available only to Counselling and Psychotherapy students, or with permission of the Course Coordinator.

Assessment Task	Task Type	Weighting	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Participation	Summative	10%	1-5
Critical Analysis and Reflection on Narrative Theory and Practice	Summative	30%	1,2,5
Narrative Therapy Interview	Summative	30%	1,2,4
Interview Analysis	Summative	30%	1,2,3,5

Students are advised to comply with word limits for written assignments, and time limits for the practical assessment. A 10% leeway on either side is acceptable.

Participation (10%)
Assessment by instructor. Assessment of class participation is based on consideration of the student’s attendance record, their ability to manage time (in terms of attendance and assignment submission), their engagement in developing and fostering group norms for the class, their willingness to offer questions in class, engagement in small-group discussions and learning tasks, their respectful and professional engagement with peers and staff, evidence of their tolerance with peers and clients, and their ability to modify behaviour in response to feedback from peers or staff.

Criitcal Analysis and Reflection on Narrative Theory and Practice (30%)
Students will complete a critical analysis essay of the philosophical concepts of poststructuralist theory as it relates to identity and the multi-storied version of life. It includes an explanation of how these concepts integrate with the construction of their personal story of identity. Individual feedback will be provided to each student via MyUni