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(E01.00)

Gillian Smith

Office: EDB 8501

Phone: 291-3459

email: gsmith@sfu.ca

4:30-8:20 p.m.

PREREQUISITES

ED1JC 323-3

DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this course is to assist students in developing basic listening, reflecting and interviewing

skills. Since skills training is most effective when students are active participants, the course will be

devted to providing opportunities for students to practice role-plays and various exercises. Students

will also videotape their interviews as a means to reflect upon and critique their skill development.

Students who enroll in this course are expected to actively participate in role-play sessions. As such,

students are expected to maintain complete confidentiality and demonstrate professional and ethical

conduct during class and interviewing activities.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course is intended to give students the opportunity to develop and enhance their ability to be

empathetic with others. Students will be assessed on their ability to achieve the following:

1.

Demonstrate, describe and critique the primary elements of effective helping.

2.

pply a variety of basic counseling skills during mock interviews.

3.

Become aware of personal values, beliefs, judgements, and premature advice when in the process of

listening to another.

4.

Appreciate issues of diversity that may arise in interviewing and counselling.

EVALUATION

Final Grades will be based on a variety of sources that will include the following:

Atteidance and Active Participation in all sessions ..

.5%

Trancripts and Critiques of 3 videotapes ............... 10%,

25%,35%

Reflection Paper on Personal Skill Development.......

25%

REQUIRED TEXT

Youiig, M.

(2005).

Learning the Art of Helping: Building Blocks and Techniques (3rd ed). Upper

Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall.

ISBN 013111753X

readings and resources will be provided in class.

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