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Course Coordinator: Alexandra Bloch-Atefi
Phone: +61 8313 6228
Email: alexandra.bloch-atefi@adelaide.edu.au
Location:
Graduate Program in Counselling and Psychotherapy
School of Public Health
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Level 9, AHMS Building
North Terrace
ADELAIDE SA 5000. 



Student & Program Support Services Hub
Email: askhealthsc@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 8313 0273

1	Demonstrate an understanding of the most recent advances in the theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy.
2	Demonstrate an understanding of research studies relevant to working with clients presenting with targeted issues (e.g. anxiety, depression, substance abuse, domestic violence, suicidal ideation).
3	Apply relevant theory, research, and practice-based literature to develop best practice approaches to working with contemporary clinical issues (e.g. anxiety and depression), for specific populations (e.g. those dealing with substance abuse, domestic violence,  suicidal ideation) identified in clinical practice.
4	Recognise and outline an appropriate treatment plan for clients with indicators of targeted presenting issues (e.g. depression, substance abuse,  domestic violence, suicidal ideation, anxiety)
5	Apply clinical skills to working with clients presenting with targeted issues while incorporating recent developments in counselling and psychotherapy (e.g. anxiety, depression, substance abuse, domestic violence, anger management)
6	Recognise the limits of their expertise, and define when and how to liaise with relevant other agencies and professionals.
7	Access a range of appropriate resources for helping clients presenting with targeted issues (e.g. anxiety, depression, substance abuse,  domestic violence, suicidal ideation).

A list of required resources will be made available via MyUni.

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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

Students are advised to check the website regularly as it may contain announcements that are relevant to study in the course.  Students wanting the opportunity to network with other students can use the Communication features in the site:

• Discussion Board – Users can post discussion items and reply to other posts.Note: To have a specific Discussion Board Forum created, please send request to gsmith@adelaide.edu.au  

• 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.

Note: Only members of a particular Group can access the Group communication features (discussion forums, email, etc.). To have a  specific Group Page created, please send request to gsmith@adelaide.edu.au . For example, Group Pages can be created to  include students living in the same geographical area or students working for the same organisation.

Students also have access to individual MyUni sites for EACH course in which they are enrolled. Students are advised to check the  sites regularly as they may contain important announcements that are relevant to study in the course.

Access Adelaide
Access Adelaide is the name of the online service that allows students to access and, in some cases, amend their records. It can be found at: .

Students can log into Access Adelaide to view:
• their enrolment details for any term
• their academic results
• their unofficial academic transcript
• their personal details
• the fees, charges and payments on their University account
• their exam schedule
• their graduation eligibility details.

Students can:
• change their address and telephone details (please inform the Discipline as
well)
• change their password
• set a password clue to help them remember their password.

Student email
It is important to set up a student email and check it regularly. Information from the course coordinator and student administration  will be sent to the 成人大片 email address. It is the student’s responsibility to check their email. They will need their  student number located on the student card to log in.

Computers
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 telecommunications providers 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.

The course will comprise ten 3-hour seminar/workshops. Seminar/workshops will involve a mixture of didactic, lecture style presentations and small group exercises facilitating problem-based learning, and experiential skills training.

The course comprises of 10 x 3 hour workshops/ seminars.

Topic	Lecture/Learning Tasks
Introduction and Overview: The links between theory, research and clinical skills.	Developing best practice in counselling  approaches to challenging practice areas;  identifying when and how to refer to other health professionals and agencies; identifying and working with clients experiencing depression.
Neuropsychotherapy	Recent developments in neuroscience and their relationship to informing counselling and psychotherapy
Trauma	Developing knowledge and skills for best practice in working with trauma and complex trauma.
Issues of violence and abuse	Integrating new developemnts in work with violence and abuse with core concepts.
Mind-body interfaces in counselling and psychotherapy	Presentation of new evidence based advances in counselling and psychotherapy
Mind-body approaches to post-traumatic work	Presentation of new evidence based advances in trauma work.
Student-directed topic.	Responding to specific challenges commonly encountered by  students whilst on placement.
Bringing it together.	Identifying students’ developing philosophy of counselling, informed integration of theory, research, and practice.

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Practical exercise, essay, online short answer quiz, participation.

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Participation (10%):
Assessed by lecturer observation of each student’s contribution to the class interactions and small group discussions. Consideration will be given to the following: 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.

Assignment 1: (20%) 1,200 words
Developing and writing a case conceptualisation and treatment plan incorporating new developments in the field for a client
according to case descriptions which be available in MyUni and distributed in class.

Online quiz  (20%).
This short answer and short essay quiz will assess knowledge and skills as covered in the class presentations and associated
readings. .

Essay. Applications of advances in the theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy  (50%: 4,000 word count)
Students will choose from one of several provided scenarios and areas of practice. Students will: describe an area of 
appropriate new development; how this might apply for particular  client presentations; refer to relevant theory and research; discuss practical issues  which might be anticipated; identify helpful resources (including potential links external agencies) for the relevant client presentations and their work with them.

Extensions
All extensions for assignments must be requested, at the latest, by the last working day before the due date of submission.   Extensions will generally be granted only on medical or genuine compassionate grounds. Supporting documentation must be  provided at the time a student requests an extension. Without documentation, extensions will not be granted. Late requests for  extension will neither be accepted nor acknowledged.

Only the Course Co-ordinator(s) may grant extensions.

Supporting documentation will be required when requesting an extension. Examples of documents that are acceptable include: a  medical certificate that specifies dates of incapacity, a police report (in the case of lost computers, car & household theft etc.), a  letter from a Student Counsellor, Education and Welfare Officer (EWO) or Disability Liaison Officer that provides an assessment of  compassionate circumstances, or a letter from an independent external counsellor or appropriate professional able to verify
the student’s situation. The length of any extension granted will take into account the period and severity of any incapacity or impact on the student. Extensions of more than 10 days will not be granted except in exceptional circumstances.

Late submission
Marks will be deducted when assignments for which no extension has been granted are handed in late.

All assignments, including those handed in late, will be assessed on their merits. In the case of late assignments where no  extension has been granted, 5 percentage points of the total marks possible per day will be deducted. If an assignment that is 2  days late is awarded 65% on its merits, the mark will then be reduced by 10% (5% per day for 2 days) to 55%. If that same  assignment is 4 days late, the mark will be reduced by 20% (5% per day for 4 days) to 45%, and so on.

The School of Public Health reserves the right to refuse to accept an assignment that is more than 7 days late.

Assignments submitted after the due date may not be graded in time to be returned on the listed return dates.

Students submitting examinable written work who request (and receive) an extension that takes them beyond the examination  period are advised that there is no guarantee that their grades will be processed in time to meet usual University deadlines.
 
Resubmission
If a student is dissatisfied with an assessment grade they should follow the Student Grievance Resolution Process 
</student/grievance/process/>. Students who are not satisfied with a particular assessment result should raise their concerns with Course Co-ordinator(s) in the first instance. This must be done within 10 business days of the date of notification of the result. Resubmission of any assignment is subject to the agreement of the Course Co-ordinator(s) and will only be permitted for the most compelling of reasons.