School Of PsychologyProfessional Issues in Psychological PracticeWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 52340.1
Discipline: CURRICULUM STUDIES
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
This unit is restricted to students enrolled in course 1569 Graduate Certificate in School Counselling.
The highly content specific nature of this unit prevents the unit from being applicable as an elective in other awards.
About this Unit
This unit considers the professional, philosophical and practical parameters with which the professional works. It focuses on dimensions of the typical systems operating in educational organisations and related services and considers strategies that may be used successfully to negotiate with these systems. It also focuses on a range of social, cultural and political phenomena prevalent in contemporary Australian society which impact on clients and their communities.