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Graduate Counselling and Applied Psychology (GCAP) 631

Models of Counselling and Client Change (Revision 3)
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Delivery mode:

Paced study

Credits:

3

Area of study:

Counselling

Prerequisites:

None

Precluded:

None

Faculty:

Faculty of Health Disciplines

Status:

Open

Notes:

This course is not open to non-program students.

Overview

This course critically examines a wide selection of contemporary counselling models according to their evidentiary support, guiding assumptions, historical and cultural context, and relationship to common factors of change. The intent of this course is to foster an open, inquisitive, appreciative, and flexible attitude towards counselling models associated with the four primary domains of human functioning: cognitive, behavioural, emotional, and relational. Students will also learn about, and critique, the various models of psychotherapy integration.

Outline

  • Lesson 1: Introduction to Models of Counselling
  • Lesson 2: Deconstruction of Historical Foundations
  • Lesson 3: Deconstruction of Cultural Foundations
  • Lesson 4: Critical Deconstruction
  • Lesson 5: Evidentiary Traditions in Counselling Outcome Research
  • Lesson 6: Common Factors: The Dodo Bird and Beyond
  • Lesson 7: Therapist Expertise and Soliciting Client Feedback
  • Lesson 8: Preparation Week
  • Lessons 9: Thoughts and Beliefs: Wiki Discussion
  • Lesson 10: Behaviours: Wiki Discussion
  • Lesson 11: Emotions/Sensations: Wiki Discussion
  • Lesson 12: Interpersonal/Relational: Wiki Discussion
  • Lesson 13: Counselling Models: Integration or Disintegration?

Evaluation

To receive credit for GCAP 631, students must submit all of the course assignments. The passing grade for the course is 70%.

The weighting of assignments is as follows:

Activity Weight
Learning Plan Pass/Fail
Participation in Online Discussions 20%
Assignment 1: Person of the Counsellor Reflective Paper 15%
Assignment 2: Elevator Speech 15%
Assignment 3: Critical Deconstruction of Counselling Models Wiki 20%
Assignment 4: Practice Webpage 10%
Assignment 5: Website Supporting Literature 20%
Total 100%

Materials

All course materials are available online.

Important links

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  • Program Student Advising
  • Graduate Calendar
  • Faculty of Graduate Studies

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.

Opened in Revision 3, May 10, 2017

Updated June 17, 2022, by Student & Academic Services

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