EDUCATION 425-4

COUNSELLING FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER

Spring, 1988

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Instructor: Dr. C. Provost

Location: MPX 7504

Thursday: 4:30 - 8:20

PREREQUISITES:

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

instructor.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

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 in 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 career counselling.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1.

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).

2.

Group task and class presentation, 20% (Exploration of a specific target

problem in counselling, and presentation in class of your group's findings.)

3.

Short multiple choice exams (2) based on class content; 10% each.

4.

Career counselling paper (20%). (Practical application of career

counselling theory).

5. Class participation (10%).

TEXT REQUIRED:

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

Brooks/Cole.

TEXT RECOMMENDED:

Egan, G. (1986). The skilled helper: A systematic approach to effective helping

(3rd ed.). Monterey, Calif.: Brooks! Cole Publishing Co.

Kanfer, R.H., & Goldstein. (1986). Helping People Change: A Textbook of

Methods. Pergamon Press.