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Course Coordinator: Ann Ibrahim
Phone: +61 8313 4999
Email: ann.ibrahim@adelaide.edu.au

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1	Communicate differentiated knowledge of key theories and their central concepts in relationship counselling
2	Develop an informed understanding of the social construction of gender and power within intimate partner relationships recognising and appropriately responding to domestic violence
3	Formulate succinct hypotheses integrating understanding of client presenting concerns and their maintenance as well as relevant interventions within the framework of theory
4	Appropriately apply and ethically practice modality guided interventions with couples to resolve relationship difficulties
5	Demonstrate capacity for personal reflection in relation to interactional cycles within intimate partner relationships.

An important component of this unit is regular reading and reflection, intended to clarify and expand on material covered in class.

Required textbooks

Gottman, J. S., & Gottman, J. M. (2015). 10 principles for doing effective couples therapy. W.W. Norton & Company.

Greenberg, L., & Goldman, R. N. (2008). Emotion-focused couples therapy: The dynamics of emotion, love and power. APA.

Links to required background readings and videos will be made available to participants via MyUni.

Johnson, S. M. (2003). Practice of emotionally focused couple therapy: creating connection (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Brunner/ Mazel.

Shaw, E., & Crawley. J. (2007). Couple therapy in Australia: Issues emerging from practice. Kew, VIC: Psychoz Publications.

Copies of readings (relevant journal articles) will be made available via MyUni.

A range of videos will be recommended for students to study.

MyUni
All students enrolled in a postgraduate coursework program have access to a Postgraduate Coursework Student Centre on MyUni. This course is available on MyUni at Please check the website regularly as it may contain announcements that are relevant to your study in the course.  Weekly lecture notes will be provided via MyUni. Links to literature that supports class discussions and assignment preparation will be available via MyUni.
If you would like the opportunity to network with other students, you can use the Communication features in the site
Send Email – This feature enables users to send email to fellow students.
Group Pages – Groups enable Users to collaborate with each other. Groups usually consist of a smaller group of Users in a course or organisation, such as study groups or project groups. From a Group Page, users may send email, exchange files, enter discussion forums or enter collaboration sessions.
Please note that you also have access to individual MyUni sites for EACH course you are enrolled in. Please check the sites regularly as they may contain important announcements that are relevant to your study in the course.

Access Adelaide
Access Adelaide is the name of the online service that allows you to access and, in some cases, amend your records. It can be found at: https://access.adelaide.edu.au/sa/login.asp
You can log into Access Adelaide to view: -
- your enrolment details for any term
- your academic results
- your unofficial academic transcript
- your personal details
- the fees, charges and payments on your University account
- your graduation eligibility details.
As a student you can: - change your address and telephone details (please inform the School as well)
- change your password
- set a password clue to help you remember your password.

Student email
It is important that you set up your student email and check it regularly. Information from your course coordinator and student administration will be sent to you at your 成人大片 email address. It is your responsibility to check your email. You will need your student number located on your student card to log in. http://webmail.adelaide.edu.au/

Computers
Where can I use a computer in the University?  Computing facilities are provided to students by the University, and there are
several suites of computers available, including at the Barr Smith Library and in Hub Central. The University web site has a list of computer labs at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/technology/yourservices/learning-teaching/student-suites/

Internet access
The University provides a free dial-up service to students without the need for a commercial ISP account. This service is available at the cost of a local call to students residing within Adelaide (please refer to your telecommunications provider for confirmation of call costs). Students residing outside these numbers can dial into the University at STD call rates (www.adelaide.edu.au/its/desktop/dialup/). Postgraduate Coursework students will receive a University Funded Quota of 500Mb.

This course will be an experiential and interactive one, with 12 weekly (3 hour) sessions, including didactic sessions, small group and large group discussions, and role playing of introduced skills. The lecturers will use illustrations from their own work and case summaries presented by students, along with structured exercises and group discussion, as a way of supporting participants to engage with the various models of practice. Students will be exposed to a variety of approaches, with an emphasis on their connecting the learning to their own work and areas of interest and preferred counselling modalities, to develop their own ways of working in this area of practice. The didactic and other face-to-face sessions will be supported by readings and videos, and assessments designed to assist integration of learning and development of skills.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The course comprises three hours every week of lecture, seminar and small-group discussions. Sessions will be seminar/workshop format, with a mixture of lectures and interactive exercises, and it is compulsory for all students to attend. Essential readings or on-line video material will be recommended.

Face to Face lectures and practicals: 3 hours / week
Core/background readings: 6 hours / week
Preparation of assignments: 4 hours / week

Workshop 1	Introduction Gottman Method 1 - Introduction & theory
Workshop 2	Gottman Method 2 - Session 1 & friendship & intimacy
Workshop 3	Gottman Method 3 - Working with conflict
Workshop 4	Gottman Method 4 - Creating shared meaning
Workshop 5	The construction of gender and power in intimate partner relationships
Workshop 6	Gottman Method Presentations
Workshop 7	EFT-C 1 - Theory & empathic responding
Workshop 8	EFT-C 2 - Framework and interactional cycles
Workshop 9	EFT-C 3 - Working with negative interactional cycles
Workshop 10	EFT-C 4 - Core emotions & positive interactional cycles
Workshop 11	Responding to domestic and family violence
Workshop 12	EFT-C Presentations

Assumed Knowledge: Counselling Skills 1 & 2, Theories of Counselling & Psychotherapy, or equivalent

Restrictions: Available only to Counselling and Psychotherapy students, or with permission of the Course Coordinator

Assessment Task	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome(s) being addressed
Written Assignment1: Critical Analysis	Summative	30%	1, 2
Written Assignment 2: Reflective Paper & Integrative Summary	Summative	30%	2, 3
Assignment 3: Group Video Presentation	Summative	30%	3, 4, 5
Participation	Summative	10%	1-5

Students are advised to comply with word limits for written assignments, and time limits for the group video and discussion. A 10% leeway on either side is acceptable.

Written assignment 1 - Critical Analysis (30%)
Critical analysis of The Gottman Approach to couple counselling, identifying key theory and interventions as well as strengths and limitations, and application to a fictional couple case.
Word limit – 2,000

Written assignment 2 - Reflective Paper & Integrative Summary (30%): 
Personal reflection and application of core principles of Emotion Focused Couples Therapy responding to class session content, readings, and specific questions provided on MyUni.
Word limit – 3,000

Assignment 3 Group video presentation (30%)
Small group presentation of a video of a counselling session with a couple using either The Gottman Method or Emotion Focused Couples Therapy. The video will be presented in class where students will provide an overview of how the counselling modality was applied and facilitate a class discussion related to the session.

Participation (10%)
Assessed by instructor. Assessment of class participation is based on consideration of the student’s attendance record, their ability to manage time (in terms of attendance and assignment submission), their engagement in developing and fostering group norms for the class, their willingness to offer questions in class, engagement in small-group discussions and learning tasks, their respectful and professional engagement with peers and staff, evidence of their tolerance with peers and clients, and their ability to modify behaviour in response to feedback from peers or staff.

Further instructions and marking templates for all assignments will be provided via MyUni.

Details will be made available on MyUni.