HPY744 - Research in Counselling
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H758 |
| Assumed knowledge: | This unit assumes that students have already acquired foundational knowledge in principles of counselling and have sound awareness of counselling ethics and respect for diversity and inclusion. |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 2 hour online seminar in Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9. Students must also complete 9 self-paced interactive modules (written or pre-recorded). |
Content
In this unit students will explore academic research in relation to counselling and mental health. Students will learn about the current state of research in counselling, common research methods, how to search for and evaluate the quality of research evidence, and how to communicate research to a variety of audiences. Students will explore how to translate research into counselling practice, as well as the meaning and importance of evidence-informed practice. This unit will also equip students to become effective research-practitioners through the use of counselling outcomes measures, and how to incorporate and interpret these measures in their counselling practice. Students will learn about the importance of ethics in counselling research and how to stay up-to-date with contemporary counselling research.
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