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Psychology (PSYC) 347
Introduction to Feminist Counselling (Revision 1)

Revision 1 is closed for registrations, replaced by current version.

Delivery mode: Individualized study or grouped study.

Credits: 3 - Social Science

Prerequisite: None.

Precluded course: PSYC 343 (PSYC 347 may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for PSYC 343.)

Centre: Centre for Work and Community Studies

PSYC 347 has a Challenge for Credit option.

Overview

Psychology 347: Introduction to Feminist Counselling is about feminist theory and the development of a feminist model of counselling. It is also about your development as a feminist and as a counsellor. Some of you may be taking this course to broaden your counselling perspectives; others may be taking the course because they are feminists and want to apply feminist philosophy and theory to their work in the helping professions.

Outline

Unit 1: The Role of Theory

Unit 2: Principles of Feminist Counselling

Unit 3: Feminist or Gender Neutral

Unit 4: Radical Social Change: Implications

Unit 5: The Role of Culture

Unit 6: Women of Colour

Unit 7: Toward a Transnational Feminist Understanding

Unit 8: Feminist Postmodernism

Unit 9: The Future of Feminist Counselling

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Evaluation

To receive credit for PSYC 347, you must achieve a minimum grade of “D” (50 percent) on Assessment Activity 4 and an overall grade of “D” (50 per cent) or better for the entire course. The weightings for each activity are as follows:

Assessment Activity 1: Three short essays Assessment Activity 2: Examination Assessment Activity 3: Major Essay Assessment Activity 4: Final Examination OR Research Proposal Total
15% 25% 35% 25% 100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

Enns, C. Z. (2004). Feminist theories and feminist psychotherapies: Origins, themes, and diversity (2nd ed.). Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press.

Other Materials

The course materials include a course manual, study guide, reading file and forms.

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