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School Counselling for the Classroom Teacher

SUMMER SEMESTER 1995

Jo-Ann Majcher

PREREQUISITE:

EDUC 4011402, EDUC 220 or PSYC 100 and 102

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

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

contributions counseling can make in the classroom setting. Educ 425 is designed to develop

some counseling skills that can be applied within the classroom setting. A combination of

lectures, discussions, practise exercises and seminars will be used to explore such topics as:

different models of counseling, effective helping skills, the use of group discussion to promote

affective development, the application of counseling techniques in the classroom and the role

of the counselor in the school.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1.

Self-Change Project...

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40%

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Group Project and Presentation................................................................20%

3.

Communication Skills tape and transcript................................................24%

4.

Theory Synthesis.......................................................................................16%

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Thompson, C.L., & Rudolph, L.B. (1992). Counseling Children (3rd ed.). Monterey:

Brooks/Cole. ISBN 0-534-17196-6

RECOMMENDED TEXTS: (Do not purchase recommended texts before the first

class).

Allan, J., & Nairne, J. (1992).

Empowering students: classroom discussion themes for

elementary school teachers and counsellors.

Toronto: Ontario Institute for Studies in

Education. ISBN 0-7744-0375-6

Vernon, A. (1989).

Thinking, feeling, behaving: An emotional education curriculum for

adolescents.

Champaign, IL: Research Press. ISBN 0-878-22306-1.

Vernon, A. (1989).

Thinking, feeling, behaving.

Champaign, IL: Research Press. ISBN 0-

878-22305-3.

Barber, J., & Allan, J. (1986).

Managing common classroom problems.

Toronto: University

of Toronto. ISBN 0-7713-0244-4

Allan, J., & Nairne, J. (1993).

Class discussions for teachers and counsellors in elementary

school

(2nd ed.). Toronto: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. ISBN 0-771-301-

502