Postgraduate | TAS-KHA619 | 2024
Relationship Counselling
Course information for 2024 intake
View information for 2023 course intake- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
Price from
$2,324
Upfront cost
$0
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Describe the theoretical constructs that underpin relationship counselling, including the exploration of interrelationships between the individual, the family system, and the wider system
- Evaluate a range of issues impacting on couples and families, that can influence the counselling process
- Apply evidence based skills in working with couples and families
- Refer to MyLO for study topics
This subject focuses on the issues and challenges, both in theory and practice, of working with clients in the context of their intimate personal relationships. Students will have the opportunity to develop their thinking and skills in working systemically with more than one person. Introductory material will provide a framework for thinking about relationships and family of origin and will introduce students to various theoretical approaches to working with families and couples. This subject will emphasise the development of skills associated with working with families and couples facing particular challenges and problems through exploring practical counselling interventions.
- Discussion Board Participation (20%)
- Case Study Analysis (40%)
- Case Scenario and Reflection Task (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-COU-GDI-2024 - Graduate Diploma in Counselling
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: 2 x 3-hr workshops per semester and 3 hrs of independent learning (self-directed learning activities) per week
Study load
0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following degrees
Postgraduate
TAS-COU-GDI