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Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work (MC-NTCW) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
About this course
Contact
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-narrative-therapy-and-community-work/
Principal Coordinator
David Denborough
Professional accreditation
Australian Counselling Association
The Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work is accredited by the Australian Counselling Association (ACA).
Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work graduates are eligible to apply for full membership and registration with ACA.
Intended learning outcomes
This course prepares graduates for narrative therapy and community work. The course should:
- Provides graduates with the theoretical and advanced skill base for working with narrative approaches with individuals, families and communities across the life course, particularly in the areas of trauma and recovery.
- Prepares graduates for narrative practice in diverse cultural contexts
- Introduces the specific theories and advanced skills of narrative therapy
- Engages students in critical reflection of their own practice development
- Engages students in practice research and writing for publication.
Graduate attributes
Knowledge
Graduates of the Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work degree will have:
- a body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent developments in narrative therapy and community work, and how they relate to professional practice.
- knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to narrative therapy and community work.
Skills
Graduates of the Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work degree will have:
- cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of narrative therapy and community work theories and skills; and to reflect critically on the theory and professional practice of narrative therapy and community work.
- cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories of narrative therapy to different bodies of knowledge or practice
- cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas concepts at an abstract level
- communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences
- technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse, theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship
Application of knowledge and skills
Graduates of the Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work degree will demonstrate the application of knowledge & skills:
- with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
- with high level personal autonomy and accountability
- to plan and execute a substantial research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship
Last updated: 7 November 2024