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Study Course Description

Psychological Counselling (Individually and Systemic Approach)

Main Study Course Information

Course Code

SUPK_078

Branch of Science

Clinical Psychology; Psychology

ECTS

3.00

Target Audience

Psychology

LQF

Level 6

Study Type And Form

Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Sandra Mihailova

Structure Unit Manager

Ieva Puzo

Structural Unit

Faculty of Social Sciences

Contacts

Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv

About Study Course

Objective

To provide an opportunity to acquire knowledge of the basic principles of psychological counselling and their characteristics for different groups of clients/patients and to develop counselling skills with clients/patients through various interventions/methods.

Preliminary Knowledge

Personality psychology, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, personality research, social psychology.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Students understand and are able to explain the nature of psychological counselling and its specifics to a specific group of clients/patients; are able to describe the principles of client relationship development, can describe and explain the stages of the individual counselling process, can identify counselling interventions/methods.

Skills

1.Students recognise the counselling skills they use in their own and others' work, reflect on their skills and experience, and provide feedback to coursemates on their skills.

Competences

1.Students apply their consulting skills.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
Student independently consolidates lecture material by reading sources and prepares for exam; analyses the specifics of counselling for a specific group of clients, transcribes and analyses one consultation video/audio recording.

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
2. Examination	-	-
Active participation in seminars by developing and reflecting on counselling skills, as well as addressing ethical dilemmas (30%), specifics of counselling to a specific client/patient group – case analysis, (30%) and practical skills testing (40%).

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Insight into the diversity of counselling theories. Differences between individual and systemic approaches.

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Insight into the diversity of counselling theories. Differences between individual and systemic approaches.

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Neural basis of psychological counselling.

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Neural basis of psychological counselling.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Building relationships in counselling.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Building relationships in counselling.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Counselling stages: first interview, counselling process, closing sessions. Features of an effective consultant. Micro-Skills in Counselling. Attention, presence, active listening, confrontation, challenge, outreach, techniques/interventions.

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2