Creative Practices in Counselling PG (11750.1)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Online Online self-paced |
UC - Canberra, Online |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Discipline Of Counselling | Post Graduate Level | Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 2 2021 (Prof Pathway Social Work- After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) |
This unit will introduce students to expressive therapies, tools including technologies and techniques for creative practice and the role of imagination and intuition in counselling.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Demonstrate use of creative skills to support counselling practice;
2. To build on and integrate creative therapies and tools in counselling practice; and
3. To critically reflect on the role of imagination and intuition in contacting the unconscious in counselling.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
Prerequisites
11747 Placement B OR11989 Professional Placement (Part B) PG
Corequisites
This unit is only available to students enrolled in SCM401 Master of Counselling.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 3 | 06 May 2024 | Online | Mrs Aga Wlodarczyk |
2024 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 6 | 21 October 2024 | Online | Mr Jon Nielsen |
2025 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 3 | 12 May 2025 | Online self-paced | Mrs Aga Wlodarczyk |
2025 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 6 | 27 October 2025 | Online self-paced | Mrs Aga Wlodarczyk |
Required texts
Sharpe, T. (2022) Creative Counselling, creative tools and Interventions to nurture therapeutic relationships. Hachette
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, a standard late penaltymay be applied per day until the assignment is made accessible.
Late submissions will only be accepted for a limited period. If more than one late submission is made within that period, only the first late submission will be accepted for marking and may be subject to penalties as detailed in the Assessment Procedures.
Should the unit convenor approve an extension request, it is highly unorthodox that extensions will be granted for more than 5 days. (RAP students included) It is important to realise that if an extension is approved and the assessment is submitted late, this will delay the marking process. This can result in an inability to commence following units and hinder your progress through your course.
Special assessment requirements
Assignments are graded. In order to pass this unit, all assignments must be submitted and an overall mark of 50% or more must be reached.
When you have allocated to a tutorial, this tutor is your contact person for feedback on assessments, however they may not mark all of your assessments as marking is completed by UC Counselling Academics and is allocated depending on workloads.
Resubmissions are not avaiable in this unit.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
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Inclusion and engagement
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Participation requirements
Attendance at tutorials is essential in this course. Students will be able to attain and demonstrate the required learning outcomes in their assessments if they attend and fully participate in the tutorials. Recordings will be made available for those who are unable to attend the tutorial sessions, however, sections of the video may be removed from the recording if sensitive information has been disclosed. Experience from past years indicates that students who do not participate in tutorials have a risk of failing the unit.
Required IT skills
In order to engage in this unit, you are expected to have a reliable computer with the latest operating system. You will also need reliable internet connections and the latest version of Google Chrome (preferred browser) to access UCLearn. You are expected to have access to Microsoft Office applications: including Word, Excel and PowerPoint equivalent. In some units, you will be required to download specific software applications to complete the unit content and assessment successfully.
In order to complete research, you will need to be able to search the library data bases for relevant journal articles. It is the individual student's responsibility to access appropriate help from the University IT services or the library if they do not have adequate skills.
In-unit costs
For more information regarding fees, please speak to your Student Advisor.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
Additional information
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