| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | PSYC13-306 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Society and Design |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
This subject introduces the process, activities, theories and practice of counselling psychology in a multi-cultural society. The emphasis is on understanding the major therapies of psychotherapy and counselling, and how theory and research guide counselling practice. This subject provides knowledge and skills to initiate and establish client relationships based upon the micro-skills approach.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate theories, empirical findings, and therapeutic approaches in counselling psychology, including person-centred therapy, behavioural and cognitive therapies, and acceptance and commitment therapy.
- Write an essay evaluating a counselling approach with reference to theoretical and empirical evidence.
- Apply the Psychology Board of Australia Code of Conduct and professional standards to ethical dilemmas arising in counselling practice.
- Apply counselling micro-skills through simulated therapeutic interactions.
- Investigate psychological questions using appropriate scholarly sources and methods.
Enrolment requirements
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge. All Psychology programs are accredited in the sequence presented and designed to provide students with learning and graduate outcomes in line with APAC accreditation standards. In order to meet these outcomes, students in the Undergraduate program should complete PSYC11, then PSYC12, and finally PSYC13 subjects in the order sequenced. |
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Subject outlines
- May 2026 [Standard - Counselling Psychology]
- May 2025 [Standard - Counselling Psychology]
- May 2024 [Standard - Counselling Psychology]
- May 2023 [Standard - Counselling Psychology]
- May 2022 [Standard - Counselling Psychology]
- May 2021 [Standard - Counselling Psychology]
- May 2019 [Standard - Introduction to Counselling Psychology]
- May 2018 [Standard - Introduction to Counselling Psychology]
- May 2017 [Standard - Introduction to Counselling Psychology]
Subject dates
May 2026
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 22/03/2026 |
| Semester start: | 18/05/2026 |
| Subject start: | 18/05/2026 |
| Last enrolment: | 31/05/2026 |
| Teaching census: | 12/06/2026 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 13/06/2026 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 04/07/2026 |
| Standard Offering | |
|---|---|
| Enrolment opens: | 22/03/2026 |
| Semester start: | 18/05/2026 |
| Subject start: | 18/05/2026 |
| Last enrolment: | 31/05/2026 |
| Teaching census: | 12/06/2026 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 13/06/2026 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 04/07/2026 |