Module Details

Module Code: COUN6011
Title: Coun Skills Application 1
Long Title: Counselling Skills Application 1
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: In this module students will learn to apply and reflect upon their use of counselling, helping and interpersonal communication skills in peer relationships. They will learn to draw upon some of the principles and practices of counselling, helping and interpersonal communications skills as they engage in practice sessions with peers. They will be facilitated to use experiential learning to reflect upon and learn from this experience.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Use some of the principles and practices of counselling skills to enhance their interpersonal communication and helping experience.
LO2 Develop helping relationships that offer contactful, empathic attunement to the client
LO3 Conduct an independent counselling interview with a peer
LO4 Observe and manage their own personal process and its impact on the helping situation
LO5 Keep a skills application journal to describe, reflect upon and analyse the experience of the use of counselling skills.
LO6 Review their counselling and helping skills application experience and appraise their strengths and weaknesses in the helping setting.
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
Counselling and helping skills application
1. Applying counselling skills in interactions and exercises with peers. 2. Providing effective helping relationships, using some of the principles and practices of counselling and helping skills application. 3. Managing the skills application arrangements effectively 4.Demonstrating awareness of own personal process and how it impacts on the helping setting 5 Maintaining a skills application journal 6. Appraising strengths and weaknesses in the helping setting.
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
Assessment Description
Counselling skills application
Assessment Type Reflective Journal % of Total Mark 30
Timing Every Second Week Learning Outcomes 5,6
Assessment Description
Counselling skills application journal
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 development session Every Week 1.00 1
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Work experience, Skills practise and review, Reading, viewing video/DVD Every Week 6.00 6
Total Hours 7.00
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: 9781446252529].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Bolton, R.. (1986), People skills, Simon and Schuster, [ISBN: 9781439188347].
  • Egan, G.. (2018), The skilled helper, 11th. Brooks/Cole, [ISBN: 9781473708082].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
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 3 Mandatory