Loss and grief are normal human experiences. However, when they overwhelm a person’s ability to cope mental health and wellbeing are negatively impacted. Using the bio-psycho-social model this unit will explore: (1) the psycho-biology of stress; (2) effective helping for a variety of losses faced by people; (3) stages of grief, complex grief, and grief counselling; and (4) traumatology with a focus on trauma-informed counselling to promote post-traumatic growth.
Unit code: CO2003Z
Unit status: Approved (Minor revision)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 2
Unit discipline: Counselling
Delivery Mode: Blended
Proposing College: School of Professional Practice - Counselling
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Articulate the psycho-biology of stress and stages of grief as useful psycho-education. |
| 2. | Name a variety of common losses faced by people. |
| 3. | Be able to perform common interventions to assist people in the acute stage of loss, to help them manage grief, and to reduce trauma. |
| 4. | Be able to describe post-traumatic growth. |
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Offering: This unit is to be taught in year 2, semester 1 (term 2).
Prerequisites: CO1005Z Introduction To Counselling
Scaffolded learning In practice: This is a collaborative way of learning that takes note of the learner’s zone of proximal development (ZPD). By repeatedly extending the learner’s ZPD they develop a comprehensive and integrated system of knowledge/skills. Scaffolded learning is achieved through the provision of online modules which clearly guide a student’s learning; through activities of increased complexity during intensives; by face-to-face seminars which are tailored to induce academic/professional growth in an ordered and coherent way; and by assessments which not only seek to identify that key knowledge/skills have been learnt, but that the student is developing an integrated understanding of counselling.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeleton Argument | For 5 different module “Activities” across the unit provide either: (1) a response of approx. 100 words to the question posed; or (2) a response of approx. 100 words to another student’s post. Each response will be marked as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. |
500 | 5.0 |
| Personal Reflection | For 5 different module “Reflection questions” across the unit provide either: (1) a response of approx. 100 words to the question posed; or (2) a response of approx. 100 words to another student’s post. Each response will be marked as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. |
500 | 5.0 |
| Skill Demonstration | Divide into pairs. Choose who will be the “client” and who will be the “counsellor”. The client is to present with signs and symptoms of grief following a significant loss. Conduct a mock counselling session. The counsellor is to provide effective therapy using skills appropriate to grief counselling. Now change roles. |
750 | 30.0 |
| Skill Demonstration | Divide into pairs. Choose who will be the “client” and who will be the “counsellor”. The client is to present with signs and symptoms of trauma. Conduct a mock counselling session. The counsellor is to provide effective therapy using trauma-informed practices. Now change roles. |
750 | 30.0 |
| Book Review | Read, summarise, and analyse the arguments put forward in one contemporary book on trauma and post-traumatic growth. |
2000 | 30.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 4 Nov, 2024
Unit record last updated: 2024-11-04 08:57:01 +1100