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EDUCATION 425-4

Counselling for the Classroom Teacher

Regular Summer Semester, 1989

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Instructor: F. Groenewold

(May 8 - August 4)

Thursday, 5:30 - 9:20 p.m.

Location: MPX 7600

PREREQUISITE:

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

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is intended for senior students or practicing teachers who wish to explore

the contributions counselling skills provide. The course is designed to 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,

and the use of assessment techniques in the classroom.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

1.

Change project and paper 30%. (Identification of a desirable change in ones

own life and a diary of application of some of the counselling skills learned in

class to this issue).

2.

Research task and class presentation 30%. (Exploration of a specific target

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

3.

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

4.

Class participation 16%.

TEXT (Required)

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

Brooks/Cole.

(Recommended))

Allan, A. B., & Nairne, J. (1984). Class discussions for teachers and counsellors in

elementary

school. Toronto: U. of Toronto.

Barber, J., & Allan, J. (1986) Managing common classroom problems. Toronto: U. of

Toronto.

Little, N. & Allan, J. A. B. Student-led Teacher Parent Conferences. Toronto: Lugus

Productions.