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Educ. 425-4
Counselling for the Classroom Teacher
Spring,
1983
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INSTRUCTOR: A. Horvath
Tuesday 12:30 - 4:20
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LOCATION: on campus
This course is intended for senior students or practicing teachers who
wish to explore the area of school counselling and develop some skills
that can be applied within the classroom setting. A combination of lectures,
discussions, practice exercises and seminars will be used to explore such topics
as: the role of a counsellor, counselling theories, effective helping skills,
the use of standardized tests and other "diagnostic" aids, group discussions
as a means to solve classroom issues, effective communication with parents,
counselling techniques with exceptional children and creative approaches
to maintaining discipline.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
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Weekly small projects, requiring integration of classroom ]earnings
with practical situations.
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Participation in a small group seminar on one selected topic.-
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Three or four short multiple choice quizzes.
Those students who wish to achieve first class standing in the course:
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Review of a book or an article.
TEXT: Required:
Ivey, A.E.; Simek-Downing, L. Counselling and Psychotherapy: Skills, Theory
and Practice. ?
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1980.
Recommended: Allan; Naire. Class Discussions in the Elementary School: A
Developmental Counselling Model. Vancouver, U.B.C.,
1982.