Unit of Study COUN2002 Group Therapy: Theory and Practice (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

COUN1001 - Counselling Skills 1 AND WELF1003 - Counselling Theory and Practice

Enrolment information

All students are required to meet compulsory participation requirements to pass the unit. Online students must attend a 3 day on-campus residential.

Unit description

This unit introduces the theories of group work and provides students with fundamental clinical skills used in group work, along with an understanding of how to design, implement, facilitate and assess a group program.

Unit content

1. Introduction to group therapy

2.Theories and techniques of group therapy

3. Group process

4. Group process (continued)

5. Designing a group program - Students implementation of their group program assessment I

6. Designing a group program - Students implementation of their group program assessment II

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term1	Term1
Gold Coast	Term1	Term1
Lismore	Term1	Term1
Online	Term1	Term1

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate theoretical understanding of different approaches to group work and the application of these approaches to diverse and specific populations

apply various theoretical frameworks in the context of specific group facilitation processes and settings

design a sample component of a group program which effectively addresses a specific mental health or relational issue for a specific client group

evidence a coherent understanding of contemporary group process, group dynamics, and group norms

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 3.5 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Critical review	60%
Performance	40%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 3.5 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Critical review	60%
Performance	40%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 3.5 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Critical review	60%
Performance	40%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Residential 7 hours x 3 days (Once during term)

Assessment
Critical review	60%
Performance	40%

Prescribed learning resources

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Fee information

Domestic

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