Unit of Study COUN3001 Counselling Placement and Supervision 1 (2025)

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Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

24
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

Yes

Pre-requisites

192 credit points in 3007321 - Bachelor of Counselling

Enrolment information

This unit contains Work Integrated Learning (WIL) that requires students to meet mandatory fit to practice obligations prior to attending. Failure to comply by the fit to practice deadline will result in the cancellation of your WIL and you will not be permitted to continue in this unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/work-integrated-learning.
Enrolment restriction

Students must seek approval to enrol following submission of required documentation in accordance with fit to practice requirements.

Unit description

This is the first of two placement units, marking the transition from learning in the classroom setting to working as counselling professionals with clients, peers and supervisors in the general community. Students are required to spend a minimum of 100 hours internship at a counselling agency. In addition to placement experiences, students attend a combination of individual and group supervision sessions with experienced practitioners allocated by the University. This unit highlights the importance of regular supervision in counselling practice.

Unit content

Ethical practice
Confidentiality
Diversity
Clinical case conceptualisation
Clinical supervision
Group work
Self-care
Professional development

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Dual Term2	Dual Term2

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:

develop and maintain professional and ethical relationships with clients, colleagues and supervisors

apply evidence-based counselling theory and accompanying counselling skills, contextualised to specific clinical presentations

demonstrate competence in the assessment of client issues, producing clear, coherent and evidence-based case conceptualisations and client case conceptualisations

display cultural competence, evidenced by awareness of and sensitivity to a range of multicultural factors

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Week 1)

Placement 100 hours (Across the term)

Assessment
Presentation	SR
Placement	SR
Placement	SR
Report	SR
Contract	SR
Report	SR
Report	SR
Journal	SR

Prescribed learning resources

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Fee information

Domestic

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