Graduate Counselling and Applied Psychology (GCAP) 671

Overview

GCAP 671: Developing a Working Alliance is divided into pre-Summer Institute study and Summer Institute study. The pre-Institute component consists of five (5) Lessons which will cover the theory and skills related to the working alliance, as well as basic information/groundwork necessary for success in the Summer Institute. The Summer Institute consists of three (3) weeks that emphasize skills acquisition and development of counselling competency. It is expected that learners pass the content portion of the pre-Summer Institute before participating in the Summer Institute.

The counselling skills course focuses on the understanding and acquisition of skills for use in interpersonal and counselling contexts. Emphasis will be placed on the identification and development of specific skills that are essential for the development of working alliances. The course will introduce a theoretical framework for the application of counselling skills in addition to providing the opportunity for skill practice.

Outline

Spring Online Lessons

• Lesson 1: The Art and Science of Helping
• Lesson 2: Relationship Management - Technique and Microskills
• Lesson 3: Tracking the Issue
• Lesson 4: Planning What to Do
• Lesson 5: Integration

Summer Institute Lessons

Three weeks, 39 hours direct face-to-face instruction.

Course Evaluation

To receive credit for GCAP 671, students must submit all of the course assignments. The passing grade for the course is B- (70%). The weighting of assignments is as follows.