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2011/12 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

HECS3156 Ethical and Practice Issues

20 creditsClass Size: 12

Module manager: Jane Macaskie
Email: J.F.Macaskie@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2011/12

Module replaces

ADUL3750 Ethical and Professional Issues in Counselling

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Present and argue a coherent view of the ethical and professional basis of counselling with reference to the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Critically analyse the social context of counselling provision.
- Demonstrate a reflexive understanding of issues of difference in the counselling setting i.e. gender, culture, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation.
- Analyse a range of professional issues from a practice-based perspective i.e. assessment, time-limited counselling, and referral.
- Analyse theoretically and from a practice-based perspective a range of presenting issues i.e. eating disorders, self-harm, abuse.
- Contribute to informed clinical discussion of client case material.

Syllabus

Students will be introduced to relevant perspectives of moral philosophy and explore links with the values and ethics of counselling practice. The module will discuss the application of the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy to professional issues and practice situations. Reference will be made to the relation between counseling values and those of other groups. Attention will be drawn to aspects of the law which have a bearing on counselling practice and to contemporary perspectives in anti-discriminatory practice.

Students will be encouraged to critique the social context of counselling provision in public and private/voluntary sectors and to refelect on questions of difference and how this may impinge on equality to access to counselling. The impact of perceived difference or similarity between counsellor and client will also be explored. Professional issues such as time limited counselling, assessment and referral will be analysed from a practice-based perspective drawing on the students' knowledge and experience as well as insights from the literature. Presenting issues such as eating disorders, self harm and abuse will be analysed drawing on a range of theoretical contributions and the students' own developing clinical experience, and implications for practice will be explored. Students will be expected to contribute to clinical discussion and to present client material to the group.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	49	1.00	49.00
Private study hours			151.00
Total Contact hours			49.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Recording observations, impressions, reactions, reflections: 46 hours;
Reading: 70 hours;
Assignments: 35 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Contributions to seminars and tutorials. After 10 weeks - essay of 2500 words on the management of an ethical issue or dilemma arising from the student's counselling practice.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	After 10 weeks - essay of 2,500 words on the management of an ethical issue or dilemma arising from the student's counselling practice	50.00
Presentation	Research and 15 minute seminar presentation on an issue relating to ethical and/or professional practice	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 22/08/2012

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