COUNSELLING FOR THE CLASSROO•EACHER

Fall, 1981

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INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Bryan Hiebert

Monday/Wednesday 1 - 3 p.m.

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Office: MPX 8628

Phone: 291-3389

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is intended for senior students or practising teachers who wish

to explore the area of school counselling and develop some counselling

skills

that can be used within a classroom setting. A combination of lectures, dis-

cussion, and practice exercises will be used as a means for exploring such areas

as: the role of the school counsellor, counselling systems, vocational

counselling, use of standardized tests as an aid to counselling, affective

communication

skills,

and affective development.

COURSE OUTLINE:

1.

Counselling in the school

- roles of school counsellor

- the classroom teacher as counsellor

2.

Approaches to counselling

3.

Developing basic counselling

skills

4.

Vocational development

5.

Use of standardized tests

6.

Affective development

7.

Developing pupil potential

8.

Developing self-concept and personal coping

9.

Use of referral services

10.

Ethical considerations

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS:

1.

Minor paper - value 20% - 5 to 8 pages

Elaborating one theoretical approach to counselling according to

guidelines distributed in class.

2.

Major paper - value 40% - 12 to 15 pages

Reviewing one counselling intervention/program suitable for classroom

implementation.

3.

Final exam - value 40% - covering the whole course.

COURSE TEXTBOOKS:

Belkin, G. S. Practical counseling in the schools (2nd Ed.), Dubuque:

Wm. C. Brown, ll.

Calhoun, J. F., E Acocello, J. R. Psychology of adjustment and human

relationships, New York: Random House, 1978.