EDUS390 Introduction to Guidance and Counselling (5 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Teacher Education
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024
Description
- the concepts of guidance and counselling and their relation to other concepts such as pedagogy and therapy
- guidance and counselling services as a societal support system
- guidance and counselling fields and occupations
- life-long and life-wide guidance and counselling
- theoretical approaches in guidance and counselling with an emphasis on humanistic and constructivist approach
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course students will
- have understanding of the nature of guidance and counselling services and occupations and their relations to other forms of helping
- have understanding of and be able to describe guidance and counselling as part of the societal support system, along with its main theoretical approaches
- have understanding of the nature of guidance and counselling services and occupations and their relations to other forms of helping
- have understanding of and be able to describe guidance and counselling as part of the societal support system, along with its main theoretical approaches
Study materials
Feltham, C., & Dryden, W. (2006). Brief counselling: A practical, integrative approach (2nd ed ed.). Buckingham: Open University Press.
McLeod, J. (2013). An introduction to counselling (5th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Education.
Suggested alternatives listed; in addition, journal articles and other sources for the essay to be discussed during lectures.
Completion methods
Method 1
Evaluation criteria:
Assessment criteria will be specified in the study programme or at the beginning of the course
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Parts of the completion methods
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Teaching (5 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English