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Faculty of Education

Simon Fraser Universit

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291-352

EDUCATION 425-4

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SCHOOL COUNSELLING FOR THE

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CLASSROOM TEACHER

Being a teacher is becoming an increasingly complex career. In B.C., the

Ministry's policy document defines the goals of formal education broadly,

including not only the traditional academic subjects but education leading

to personal development and better citizenship. The expanded role of the

school teacher requires educators have a knowledge base and skill

repertoire beyond the traditional academic subjects. Education 425 was

primarily prepared for school teachers and persons whose vocation involves

teaching in less formal settings. The goal of the course is to make

accessible to a wide audience some of the theories and techniques that

counsellors found useful helping people grow, make decisions and/or solve

problems.

The topics covered in this course include: theories, communication,

play, gender-fair classroom practices, sexuality, and practical applications

of counselling techniques to classroom problems. Some of the units focus

on material that can be directly applied in many settings while other parts

of the course deal with more general issues.

The course is built around a course reader, texts and a number of

assigned readings taken from diverse sources. The student is required to:

(a) read the course reader and the assigned readings, and (b) complete the

assignments that form part of each unit.

PREREQUISITE:

EDUC 401/402, EDUC 220 or PSYC 100 and 102.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Allan, John A.B. & Nairne, Judith.

Class Discussions For Teachers &

Counsellors In Elementary Schools. OISE

Press, 1989.

Thompson, C.L., & Rudolph, L.B.

Counseling Children. (4th ed.)

Brooks-

Cole, 1996.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

The assignments are of two types:

• "To Do's"—these involve reading or doing some experiential tasks, and

• formal "Assignments"—involving the completion of some specific task

and writing a short (1-3 pages) report or an essay.

The course grade is based on these assignments.

SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:

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Course Materials & Service Fee $30

Deposit for Additional Materials $20

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