School Of PsychologyCore Skills and Ethical PracticeWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 100459.1
Discipline: PSYCHOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 20
About this Unit
This unit provides basic counselling skills and considers ethically oriented practices of practising and research psychologists. It reviews the theoretical underpinnings of counselling practice, and provides training in fundamental counselling skills of attending and listening. Ethical practice is grounded in a study of moral philosophy and relevant codes of ethics of Australian, American and Canadian psychological associations. The unit reviews the major practice problems faced by practitioners and researchers, and modes of resolution acceptable within the profession. The unit concludes with elective modules that address basic skills relevant to the specialisations of clinical, forensic and sports psychology.