Bor, R. Gil, S. Miller, R and Evans A (2009) Counselling in health care settings: a handbook for practitioners, Basingstoke,
Palgrave Macmillan
Egan G (2009) The Skilled Helper: a problem management and opportunity development approach to
helping (9th Ed), Belmont, Brooks Cole
McLeod, J. (2009) Introduction to Counselling, 4th Edition. Buckingham, Open University Press

Communication and counselling skill theories and practice
The efficacy of counselling with regard to its evidence base.
Integrating basic counselling skills to enhance the carer/client relationship.
Self-awareness and interpersonal sensitivity - empowering clients
Ethical issues, contracting, confidentiality and referrals in counselling practice
Person centred theory and skills
Working with families
Concepts of grief and bereavement
Motivational Interviewing
Cognitive behavioural skills / therapy

Contact time: (33)
22 hours Interactive lectures / discussion
11 hours experiential exercises

Independent Study Hours : (117)
57 hours Assignment preparation
28 hours library searches
32 hours preparation for sessions

Library for journals and texts
Internet for wider searches
Blackboard

Essay of 2500 words critically analysing a short (up to 30 minutes) piece of the student's own helping communication, with reference to the counselling research and literature (addressing all LO's)

Formative assessment
Discussion of sessions involving practicing counselling skills with other course members in pairs