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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL COUNSELLING FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER

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(Cat #31615)

Fall Semester, 1993 ?

Instructor:

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Dr. A. Horvath

(September 7—December 6)

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Office: ?

MPX 8556

Monday, 16:30 - 20:20 p.m. ?

Phone: ?

291-3624

Location: MPX 7610

PREREQUISITE:

EDUC 4011402, EDUC 220 or PSYC 100 and 102.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

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

contributions counselling will make in the classroom or similar settings. Education 425

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 35%. (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. Research task and class presentation 35%. (Exploration of a specific target

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

3.

Short exam, multiple choice, based on class content; 15%.

4. Class participation 15%.

REQUIRED TEXT

Course reader and reprints.

(Additional Resources)

Allan, J.

A. B.

& Nairne, J. (1992). Class Discussions For Teachers and Counsellors in

Elementary Schools. Toronto: University of Toronto. Second Edition.

RECOMMENDED TEXT

Barber, J., & Allan, J. (1986). Managing common classroom

p roblems. Toronto: U. of

Toronto.