Listening, self-reflection and the counselling framework
Overview
- Credit value: 30 credits at Level 4
- Convenor: Laurence Spurling
- Assessment: a 2000-word essay (50%) and two 1000-word essays (30% and 20%)
Module description
In this module we introduce you to the key concepts and basic listening skills of psychodynamic counselling. The module provides learning opportunities to develop your capacity for self-reflection and an understanding of the role of the psychodynamic counsellor.
Indicative syllabus
- Self-knowledge and self-awareness
- Key principles of psychodynamic counselling
- Understanding the self
- Human growth and development
- Establishing a therapeutic alliance
- Understanding the role of counsellor
Learning objectives
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- describe key psychodynamic concepts and, where relevant, explain their relationship to developmental issues in the life-cycle
- understand how psychodynamic counselling practice differs from other forms of helping with regard to key generic and psychodynamic concepts and skills
- establish appropriate boundaries in counselling work and conduct a supportive, helping conversation using self-awareness, listening in a spontaneous and unfocused way, paraphrasing and reflection.