Consulting Basics

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Preparation	-	-
Independently strengthen the lecture material by reading sources and preparing for seminar classes and intermediate programmes – test work.
2. Observation	-	-
Make an observation in communication outside the institution of higher education in order to capture non-compliance paterns.
3. Consultancy skills	-	-
In small groups, train basic counselling skills outside lecture time.

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Test	20.00% from total grade	10 points
1. Active participation in lectures, classes and seminars, asking questions and referring to the sources read (20%).
2. Mid-semester examination	30.00% from total grade	10 points
2. Mid-semester examinations — Test work (30%). Topics of test work: psychological counselling and psychotherapy – common and different. Interpersonal neurobiology – mirrored neurons and their role in psychotherapy. Presence, matching and resonance. Micro-skills in counselling. Therapeutic environment; presence factor. Therapeutic interventions. Planning/structuring of the therapeutic process. Contractual contract – time, space, objectives of cooperation, payment. Customer/patient liability – patient’s right to information and confidentiality. Current ethical aspects of therapeutic relationship with client/patient. Psychosanitary.
3. Exam	50.00% from total grade	10 points
3. Exam task – working in three: client, advisor and observer. Each participant performs certain tasks in each role and answers questions from each perspective about the strengths and weaknesses of the advisor, as well as the client’s difficulties and resources (50%).

Introduction to counseling Description Course requirements, basic concepts, definitions. Psychological counseling and psychotherapy. The effectiveness of psychological counseling and psychotherapy – common therapeutic factors; ethical counseling practice. The personality of the counselor.

Interpersonal Neurobiology and Therapeutic Factors in Effective Counseling Relationships Description Interpersonal neurobiology approach – the role of mirror neurons and empathy in counseling relationships. Internal and external therapeutic factors of effective counseling.

Goals, Objectives, and Stages of the Counseling Process: Formulating Goals and Obtaining Informed Consent Description Goals, objectives, agreements, and stages of the counseling process. Formulating counseling goals, making agreements, and obtaining informed consent in counseling.

Basic Principles of Counseling and Their Differences Across Methods: Interim Assessment Description Basic principles of counseling and their differences in various counseling methods. Interim assessment – test.

Hierarchy of Counseling Microskills: Training Attention and Presence through Mindfulness Description Hierarchy of counseling microskills, basic skills – attention, presence. Mindfulness practice for training attention and presence.

Training Attention, Presence, and Observation Skills Description Training in attention, presence, and observation skills.

Initial Assessment and Active Listening Skills Training Description Initial assessment, information gathering, and structuring. Active listening skills. Training in active listening skills and questioning techniques

Active Listening and Emotion Processing Skills Description Active listening skills, recognizing and reflecting feelings, developing feelings. Mid-semester examination

Active Listening and Emotion Processing Skills Description Active listening skills, recognizing and reflecting feelings, developing feelings. Mid-semester examination

Paraphrasing, Confrontation, and Skills Training Description Paraphrasing, restructuring, summarizing. Confrontation, reflecting contradictions. Skills training

Paraphrasing, Confrontation, and Skills Training Description Paraphrasing, restructuring, summarizing. Confrontation, reflecting contradictions. Skills training

Hierarchy of Counseling Microskills: Training Attention and Presence through Mindfulness Description Hierarchy of counseling microskills, basic skills – attention, presence. Mindfulness practice for training attention and presence.

Reflection Description Reflection of meanings and significance, influence skills. Skills training

Reflection Description Reflection of meanings and significance, influence skills. Skills training

Reflection Description Reflection of meanings and significance, influence skills. Skills training

Reflection Description Reflection of meanings and significance, influence skills. Skills training

Influence Description Reflection of meaning and influence skills training.

Influence Description Reflection of meaning and influence skills training.

Influence Description Reflection of meaning and influence skills training.

Influence Description Reflection of meaning and influence skills training.

Agreement Description Making agreements, counseling framework – time, space, money, goal.

Agreement Description Making agreements, counseling framework – time, space, money, goal.

Agreement Description Making agreements, counseling framework – time, space, money, goal.

Agreement Description Making agreements, counseling framework – time, space, money, goal.

Integration Description Skill integration

Integration Description Skill integration

Integration Description Skill integration

Integration Description Skill integration

Introduction to counseling Description Course requirements, basic concepts, definitions. Psychological counseling and psychotherapy. The effectiveness of psychological counseling and psychotherapy – common therapeutic factors; ethical counseling practice. The personality of the counselor.

Interpersonal Neurobiology and Therapeutic Factors in Effective Counseling Relationships Description Interpersonal neurobiology approach – the role of mirror neurons and empathy in counseling relationships. Internal and external therapeutic factors of effective counseling.

Goals, Objectives, and Stages of the Counseling Process: Formulating Goals and Obtaining Informed Consent Description Goals, objectives, agreements, and stages of the counseling process. Formulating counseling goals, making agreements, and obtaining informed consent in counseling.

Basic Principles of Counseling and Their Differences Across Methods: Interim Assessment Description Basic principles of counseling and their differences in various counseling methods. Interim assessment – test.

Hierarchy of Counseling Microskills: Training Attention and Presence through Mindfulness Description Hierarchy of counseling microskills, basic skills – attention, presence. Mindfulness practice for training attention and presence.

Training Attention, Presence, and Observation Skills Description Training in attention, presence, and observation skills.

Initial Assessment and Active Listening Skills Training Description Initial assessment, information gathering, and structuring. Active listening skills. Training in active listening skills and questioning techniques

Active Listening and Emotion Processing Skills Description Active listening skills, recognizing and reflecting feelings, developing feelings. Mid-semester examination

Active Listening and Emotion Processing Skills Description Active listening skills, recognizing and reflecting feelings, developing feelings. Mid-semester examination

Paraphrasing, Confrontation, and Skills Training Description Paraphrasing, restructuring, summarizing. Confrontation, reflecting contradictions. Skills training

Reflection Description Reflection of meanings and significance, influence skills. Skills training

Reflection Description Reflection of meanings and significance, influence skills. Skills training

Influence Description Reflection of meaning and influence skills training.

Agreement Description Making agreements, counseling framework – time, space, money, goal.

Integration Description Skill integration

Integration Description Skill integration