Module Details

Module Code: COUN6014
Title: Coun Skills Development 2
Long Title: Coun Skills Development 2
NFQ Level: Fundamental
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2021/22 ( September 2021 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 7620 - Counselling
Module Delivered in: 1 programme(s)
Module Description: Building on the work of Counselling Skills Developpment 1 (COUN6013), this module will enable students to further develop and practise the intermediate level skills in counselling and helping. Students will complete a process review and commentary on their practise counselling sessions.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Create an effective therapeutic relationship that offers contactful, empathic attunement and appropriate boundaries.
LO2 Make effective use of relevant, advanced counselling skills - tracking, advanced empathy, and exploring.
LO3 Receive and use feedback in a non defensive and insightful way and offer feedback to other group members in an insightful and appropriately sensitive manner.
LO4 Observe and reflect on their own process and manage themselves appropriately for counselling practitioning.
LO5 Write a competent process commentary on the counselling practise sessions, taking account of the experience of the client, the counsellor, the process and the relationship.
LO6 Competently conduct an extended counselling interview with a client and write a process commentary on it.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
No incompatible modules listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
No requirements listed
 
Indicative Content
Listening and exploring skills
The focus of the module is on consolidating reflective listening skills and exploration skills. The method is experiential learning - Student will record counselling interviews with another student. A review of the interview will be facilitated by the skills tutor. Peer and tutor feedback on the interview will be provided as well as the student’s own feedback. Student will write a transcript and process commentary. Tutor will coach students on the use of reflective listening, exploration skills, challenging skills and managing the therapeutic relationship.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 70
Timing Every Second Week Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,6
Assessment Description
Counselling practise assessment
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 30
Timing Every Second Week Learning Outcomes 5,6
Assessment Description
Written process commentary on practise sessions
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

This module has no Full Time workload.
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lab Contact Skills practise session Every Third Week 1.00 3
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Reading, viewing video/DVD Every Week 6.00 6
Total Hours 9.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 1.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Hammond, D.C., Hepworth, D.H. & Smith, V.G.. (2002), Improving therapeutic communication : A guide for developing effective techniques., Wiley, [ISBN: 9780787948061].
  • Mearns, D., Thorne, B. & McLeod, J.. (2013), Person-centred counselling in action, 4th. Sage, [ISBN: 97814462529].
  • Siegel, D.J.. (2010), The mindful therapist: A clinician's guide to mindsight and neural integration, W.W. Norton & Co., [ISBN: 9780393706451].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Bolton, R.. (1986), People skills, Simon and Schuster, [ISBN: 9781439188347].
  • Egan, G.. (2018), The skilled helper, 11th. Brooks/Cole, [ISBN: 9781473708082].
  • Mearns, D. & Cooper, M.. (2018), Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy, Sage, [ISBN: 9781473977938].
Recommended Article/Paper Resources
  • Geller, S.M., & Greenberg, L.S.. (2002), Therapeutic presence: Therapists' experience of presence in the psychotherapy encounter., Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies, 1(1-2), 71-86.
This module does not have any other resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_HCOUN_6 Higher Certificate in Arts in Counselling Skills 4 Mandatory