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Counselling and Interviewing Skills (SCWK90053)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
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This subject provides students with an introduction to the microskills of interpersonal communication for professional practice. It is an experiential subject designed to prepare students for entry into supervised agency-based practice. The subject focuses on the development of communication, basic interviewing and counselling, and critical self-reflection skills, for application in a variety of social work contexts. Cultural diversity is explored throughout. In addition to large group discussions and exercises, students engage weekly in role plays and videoed interviews to develop specific micro-skills - in particular, the skills of engaging, attending, listening, questioning, and responding.
Intended learning outcomes
At the end of this subject students should be able to:
A pass in this subject is required before students can begin Supervised Field Practice 1A.
- demonstrate basic competency in the core communication skills for interviewing and counselling that underpin social work practice;
- explain the complexities of communication in a multicultural context, including the technical skills of working with interpreters and understanding the impact of different worldviews and values on establishing an effective social work relationship;
- understand and demonstrate a model of interviewing and the relationship of such a model to the theory and practice of social work;
- demonstrate an increased awareness of themselves in interaction with others;
- improve their ability to critically appraise their own practice following constructive critical appraisal of their practice by others; and
- be prepared for their first field based supervised professional practicum.
Generic skills
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- critically analyse texts and practices
- understand recent developments in social work contexts of practice
- link theory to practice
- competently communicate in ways relevant to both academic and practice contexts
- undertake independent research
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
n/a
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Written essay, 2000 words, due mid-semester (30%)
- 10-15 minute video taped interview with 3,000 word written essay, due end of semester (70%)
Hurdle Requirements: 100% attendance.
All components must be passed for an overall pass in this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- February
Principal coordinator Nicole Hill Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 contact hours (8 x 1 hour lecture, 8x 2 hr simulated practice class) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 12 February 2018 to 13 April 2018 Last self-enrol date 23 February 2018 Census date 2 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 April 2018 Assessment period ends 27 April 2018 February contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Harms, L. (2015). Working with People: Communication Skills for Reflective Practice (2nd ed.). South Melbourne: Oxford University Press
Recommended texts and other resources
Egan, G. (2014). The Skilled Helper: A problem-management and opportunity-development approach to helping (10 th ed.). Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Social Work - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022