EDUCATION 425-4 ?

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COUNSELLING FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER

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Spring, 1987

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Instructor: ?

Dr. A. Horvath

Thursday, 4:30 - 8:20

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Office: ?

MPX 8546

Location: MPX 9511

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Phone: ?

291-3624

Prerequisites:

60 hours of credit. Educ. 220 or Psych. 101, or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

This course is intended for senior students or practicing teachers who wish to explore the area of school

counselling and develop some counselling 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 the counsellor on the school, different models of counselling, effective helping skills, the

use of group discussion to promote affective development, the use of standardized tests as an aid to

counselling, and vocational counselling.

Course Requirements:

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Change project and paper 30%. (Identification of a desirable change in one's own life and a diary

of application of some of the counselling skills learned in class to this issue).

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Research task and class presentation 30%. (Exploration of a specific target problem in counselling,

and presentation in class of your findings).

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Short multiple choice exams (2) based on class content; 12% each.

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4. Class participation 16%.

It (Required):

Thompson, C.L., & Rudolph, L.B. (1983). Counselling Children. Monterey: Brooks/Cole.

(Additional Resources)

Allan, A.B., & Nairne, J. (1984). Class Discussions for Teachers and Counsellors in Elementary School,

Toronto: U. of Toronto.

Fisch, A., Weakiand, J.H., & Segal, L. (1982). The Tactics of Change: Doing Therapy Briefly.

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Martin, J., & Hiebert, B.A. (1985). Instructional Counselling: A Method for Counsellors. Pittsburgh:

University of Pittsburgh.

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