COURSE PLAN(C)

FAC OF EDUCATION & HUMANITIES

From : June 2016 Oct 2016

Course Title

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING

Course Code
Credits

:
:

ESSB4083
3 credits

Contact Hours Per Week

Delivery Methods

3.5 hours

Lectures, Tutorial and online facilitation

Pre-requisite

Nil

Course Leader

Mr.Al

Faculty/ School

Course Location
Venue

Faculty of Education & Humanities

UNITAR International University

Day

Time

Telephone

E-mail

mahdi@unitar.my

This document comprises the following:

Introduction of the modules
Learning objective & learning outcome
Course requirement and policies
Module Rules & Regulations
Course Assessment
Calendar Schedule
Other documents as follows will be issued to you on an ongoing basis throughout the
semester via UNIEC:
Syllabus + Lecture Outline
Handouts for Assignments
Submission Requirements + Guidelines
INTRODUCTION:
This course focuses on the helping skills in counselling; counselling strategy to cope with
behavioural problems: affective strategies, behavioural strategies and cognitive strategies;
skills of counselling and interventions applied in counselling are also the focus of this course.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
The objective of the course is to assist students to:
1. be familiar and understand antisocial behaviour among adolescence.
2. apply process of counselling
3. apply skills in counselling session
4. apply interventions in counselling session.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, students are able to:
1. conduct individual counseling session by applying the stages of counseling.
2. demonstrate attending skills in individual counseling session.
3. apply counseling theories in individual counseling session.
4. apply strategies and techniques in individual counseling session.
5. interact competently, confidently and ethically with others.
COURSE STRUCTURE:
Contact hours
No. of weeks
1

: 36 hours
: 12 weeks

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Lectures/Tutorials/Online Facilitation
No. of assignments
No. of test / exam

: 30 hours lectures/ 6 hours Tutorials/ 6 Hours Online Facilitations

: 2 Assignments
: 1 final exam

COURSE POLICY/ATTENDANCE POLICY

Students are required to abide by the universitys Academic Regulation pertaining to all
matters during their course of study. Learners are advised to take note that class
attendance is very important. Learners who do not meet the attendance requirement will
be barred from sitting for the final examination.
COURSE ASSESMENT:
Assessment Description
Exercises & Participation
Assignment 1 (Live Assessment)
Assignment 2 (Individual
Assignment)
Final Exam
TOTAL

Issue Date

Due Date

W1
W1

W10
W12
W13 & W 14

%
10%
15%
25%
50%
100%

You are expected to fulfill the following requirements of the course to obtain a grade:

Assignment 1 (Live individual assessment) (15%)

Do a live individual counselling session with a client.

Assessment
a. Counselling skills & stages
b. Application of technique

10%
5%

Assignment 2 (Individual assignment) (25%)

Find a client and do case study of the clients problem. Carry out a session
consisting of:
a) Counselling five stages
(i)
Initial stage,
(ii)
Exploration
(iii)
Problem Identification
(iv)
Setting Counselling Goal and Planning Action Strategy, and
(v)
Termination Stage,
and
b) Counselling Skills
Make a presentation of the case study. Write a report on the case study
including its verbatim.
Assessment
(a) Counselling skills & stages
(b) Presentation
(c) Report

10%

10%
5%

Final Examination (50%)

Final examination coverage will be announced by course leader. Students may refer to
the test plan posted UNIEC for coverage. Students who are unable to sit for the exam on

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the stipulated date must produce necessary document(s) to enable themselves to sit for
special exam. All arrangements must be made through the Exam Unit.
GENERAL GRADING
RANGE
MARK
90 100
80 89
75 79
70 74
65 69
60 64
55 59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35 - 39
0 - 34

GRADE
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD
E
F

QUALITY POINT
EQUIVALENT
4.00
4.00
3.75
3.50
3.00
2.75
2.50
2.25
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.00

LEVEL OF
ACHIEVEMENT
Distinction
Distinction
Distinction
Merit
Merit
Merit
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Pass
Redeemable Pass
Fail
Fail

(Hours)Total SLT

Assignment

Exam

Library Search

Self-study

Facilitation Online

Tutorial

Course Material

Lecture

COURSE CONTENTS/ SLT (CONVENTIONAL)

1. Helping Skills for Understanding.

2. Counseling Process and Stages in

Counseling (Initial & Exploration Stage).
3

3
3

0
1

3
3
3
3

1
1
1
1

3
30

1
6

3
0

20

25

120

3
0

20

25

120

3. Counseling Process and Stages in Counseling

(Consolidation, Planning and Termination
Stage)
4. Applying Psychoanalytic Theory in Counseling.
5. Applying Individual Psychology Theory in
Counseling.
6. Applying Gestalt Theory in Counseling.
7. Applying REBT Theory in Counseling.
8. Applying Behavioral Theory in Counseling.
9. Applying
Person-Centered
Theory
Counseling.
10. Applying Cognitive Theory in Counseling.
TOTAL HOURS

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MAIN REFERENCE
Corey,G.& Corey,M. (2011). Becoming a Helper (6th. Ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES/COMPULSORY READING
Corey,G.& Corey,M. (2002). Becoming a Helper (4th. Ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Cormier,S. & Hackney, H. (2008). Counselling Strategies and Interventions (7th. Ed). Boston:
Allyn & Bacon
Brammer, L. & MacDonald, G.( 2002 ). The Helping Relationship: Process and Skills (8 th. Ed.).
USA : Pearson
COURSE CONTENTS (CONVENTIONAL)
TOPICS

WEEK

FACE
TO
FACE

ONLINE
FACILITI
TATION

HANDOUT/
DEADLINES
ASSESSMENT
INDUSTRY TAL
REMARKS

Topic 1
Introduction to Helping Relationship

Week 1

Lecture,
Discussio
n

Topic 2
Counselling process and stages in
counselling

Week 2

Lecture,
Discussio
n

Course Notes

Topic 3 & 4
Helping Skills for Understanding:
Attending skills, responding skills,
interpreting and summarizing
Counselling Strategies: Affective, cognitive
and behavioural strategies.

Week 3

Lecture,
Discussio
n

Course Notes

Topic 5
Application of PCC theory in counselling.

Week 4

Lecture,
Discussio
n

Course Notes

Refer to Cour
Plan in UNIE
Course Notes

Topic 6
Application of REBT in counselling
MID SEM BREAK (WEEK 5)

MID SEM BRE

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Topic 7 & 8
Application of Behavioural Theory in
counselling
Application of CBT in counselling

Week 6

Course Notes

Topic 9
Application of Gestalt theory in Counselling

Week 7

Course Notes

Topic 10
Application of Reality Therapy in counselling

Week 8

Live assessment

Week 9

Presentation & Submission of Assignment

2

Week
10

Lecture,
Discussio
n

Course Notes

Conduction o
Assignment
Conduction o
Assignment

PUBLIC HOLIDAY MAULIDUR RASUL

(WEEK 11)
Revision
Week
12
Final Examination

PUBLIC HOLID

Week 13 & week 14

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Students are expected to read all chapters from the main textbooks and articles uploaded in
UNIEC Virtual.
Copy of each chapters PowerPoint presentation is shared in UNIEC Virtual (reading just
these ppt files wont help you in understanding this course). Thus, you are highly
encouraged to read the books and articles.
VIDEO SCREENINGS
Refer to videos (and ensuing activities arranged for those videos) posted in UNIEC Virtual.

Prepared by

Signature

Verified by (Deputy Dean)

Date:

Review by (HOD):
Signature

Signature

:
Date:

Approved by (Dean):
Date:

Signature

Date:

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