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INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELLING THEORIES

Dr. Roger File?

Office: EDB 8638?

Phone: 778-782-4483

email: roger.frie@sfu.ca

Wednesday 4:30-8:20

EDB 7600

Prerequisite: EDUC

220 or equivalent and 60 credit hours or permission of

the instructor. Students who have credit for Educ

425

cannot take Educ 323

for further credit.

Course description:

This course is designed to introduce students to the major theories

underlying the work of counselling and psychotherapy. The course will

examine a range of theories, including psychodynamic, existential,

cognitive-behavioral, feminist and developmental frameworks. There will be

an overarching focus on the sociocultural contextual ization of theory and

practice throughout the course. Implicit assumptions about human nature, and

interpersonal interactions will be challenged, discussed and explored.

Evaluation:

Assignments in the course will provide students with an opportunity to

become familiar with a variety of theoretical approaches and their

implications and applications to human behavior and experience. Detailed

descriptions of assignments will be distributed at the first class.

Required Readings:

Corey, Gerald. (2008) Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy.

8th Ed. Belmont, CA: Thompson Higher Education. ISBN - 13: 978-0495-10208-3

This book provides an overview of different theories of counselling

and psychotherapy. The text has not changed significantly from the

previous edition. Students wishing to economize and willing to put up

with the slight inconvenience of looking up equivalent material

located in different parts of the text may purchase earlier (and used)

editions.

Burston, D. & Frie, R. (2006). Psychotherapy as a Human Science. Pittsburgh:

Duquesne University Press. ISBN - 13: 978-0-8207-0378-7

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This book provides an overview of different philosophies of human nature

and their applicability to counselling.

Recommended Reading:

Mitchell, Stephen, A. and Black, Margaret, J. (1995) Freud and Beyond: A

History of Modem Psychoanalytic Thought. New York: Basic Books. ISBN:

0-465-01404-6

An excellent and very readable overview of psychodynamic theory. Well worth

buying for future reference.

Students in all Faculty of

Education courses are encouraged to review policies pertaining to

http://www.edtic.sfu.ca/u2radprogs/student

resources/index.html

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