Course Title: Facilitate the counselling relationship and process

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5346 Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs

Course Title: Facilitate the counselling relationship and process

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 120

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH5923C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face

 Term1 2017,
Term1 2018

Course Contact: Chris Walters

Course Contact Phone: 9925 8268

Course Contact Email: Chris.Walters@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge to support clients to identify and work though concerns, and to manage the overall counselling process to its conclusion. The unit applies to individuals whose job role involves working with clients on personal and psychological issues within established policies, procedures and guidelines.

Workers at this level work under supervision within established guidelines but take on a team leadership role in the coordination of services and service providers. 

This unit applies to work in a range of health and community services contexts.

This unit is delivered and assessed as a cluster with:

  • CHCCSL001 – Establish and confirm the counselling relationship
  • CHCCOM006 – Establish and manage client relationships

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Relevant industry experience or completion of relevant qualification.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCCSL003 Facilitate the counselling relationship and process

Elements:

1. Support clients to identify concerns

2. Support clients to work through concerns

3. Monitor the counselling process

4. Bring the counselling process to an end

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Overview of Assessment

  • Practical demonstrations of skills based on case studies
  • Quiz and/or knowledge questions