Women's and Gender Studies (WGST) 310
Feminist Approaches to Counselling Women (Revision 1)
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Delivery Mode:Individualized study; video component.*
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Credits:3
Area of Study:Social Science
Prerequisite:WGST 302 or equivalent.
Precluded Course:WMST 310. (WGST 310 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for WMST 310.)
Centre:Centre for Work and Community Studies
WGST 310 has a Challenge for Credit option.
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Overview
The course examines an empowerment model of counselling women and its application to crisis intervention and counselling women. The emphasis is on skill development. Building upon the theoretical foundation laid in WGST 302, the goals are to:
Gain an understanding of how to apply feminist principles to counselling women
Gain an understanding of some of the problems for which women often seek counselling
Provide opportunities to develop crisis intervention counselling skills
Examine the application of these skills to issues of particular concern to women
Focus on developing counselling skills for positive action
Explore the ethics of feminist counselling
Evaluation
To receive credit for WGST 310, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least "D" (50 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Assign. 1 | Assign. 2 | Assign. 3 | Assign. 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | 10% | 30% | 40% | 100% |
Course Materials
Textbooks
Myer, R. A. (2001) Assessment of crisis intervention: A triage assessment model. Toronto, ON: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
Worell, J. & Remer, P. (1996). Feminist perspectives in therapy: An empowerment model for women. Chichester, UK: Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Other Materials
The course materials package also contains a student manual, study guide, reading file, and a video "A Feminist Approach to Crisis Counselling."
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 1, Jan 16/03.
Last updated by SAS 05/26/2015 14:36:13
