Professional Counselling Project A

Unit code: APT7002 | Study level: Postgraduate
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
City Campus
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Overview

This unit and APT7003 Professional Counselling Project B are the capstone units for the program. Together they provide students the opportunity to gain experience in researching and preparing a project related to professional counselling practice. Each student, in consultation with their field supervisor, will be required to identify an independent topic with a counselling focus taking into consideration their placement context. Students will research evidence-based approaches in the literature to support the project proposal and, based on the literature review, produce a counselling related project proposal.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Critically reflect upon and synthesis knowledge to identify and design a viable project;
  2. Critically review and evaluate the literature associated with professional counselling practice; and
  3. Produce and present a project proposal suitable for the field placement context.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Project
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Grade: 25%
Project outline and learning goals (1000 words)
Assessment type: Literature Review
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Grade: 35%
Prepare a literature review based on the project outline (1200 words)
Assessment type: Presentation
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Grade: 40%
Presentation of proposal (10 minutes) and written component explaining proposed methodology (1000 words)

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