| Semester 1, 2021 External | |
| Short Description: | Guid & Coun Prof Exp |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Education |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 070199 - Teacher Education not elsewher |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: EDU8332 and EDU8333
Other requisites
Students must be available for a specified period of time to undertake a supervised Professional Experience in an approved Education-related site during their enrolment in this course.
Students cannot pass EDU8336 until they have successfully completed the Professional Experience component.
Before commencing this course students will be assumed to have read the full details of Professional Experience particulars and familiarised themselves with the requirements. Please see the Education Placement Professional Experience website and the Professional Experience Book for full details.
State law in Queensland (Australia) requires that all adults working/undertaking professional experience/researching with children under the age of 18, in the state of Queensland must hold a valid Blue Card OR Exemption Card
If undertaking placement outside of Queensland, it is the students’ responsibility to comply with the relevant working with children checks that are required for this jurisdiction, and provide evidence to the Professional Experience office
Rationale
Studying guidance and counselling in education contexts requires the development of skills to apply this knowledge in the practical setting of schools and community organisations. This professional experience course provides students with professional knowledge and skills in the practice of school guidance and counselling and an awareness of ethical code of conduct and guidelines. Students will demonstrate a high standard of professional conduct in the school setting or the community organisation and observe and engage with assessment and intervention processes. This course requires students to undertake a supervised 50 hour professional experience placement in an approved education, training or community setting.
Synopsis
The professional placement course is designed to provide students with a structured situation in an education setting in which counselling skills studied in EDU8332 and EDU8333 can be developed to high levels of competency. It gives the student the opportunity to examine applied problems from a theoretical perspective and to then apply theoretically derived interventions. It promotes a scientist-practitioner model of the professional counsellor. Students will be encouraged to approach counselling scenarios and skill-based learning through observation and intervention. The emphasis is on skill development in a supervised, structured environment. Expert feedback on performance is seen as an essential feature of the learning process and strong emphasis is placed on skill development under adequate supervision.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Use ethical code of conduct guidelines including understanding recent developments in the practice of school guidance and counselling.
- Apply cognitive and critical reflection skills of psychometric assessment and intervention.
- Apply good communication skills to design, evaluate, implement and analyse relevant guidance and counselling policy and practice guidelines.
- Application of knowledge and skills with initiative to new situations in guidance and counselling practice with high level personal autonomy and accountability.
- Use comprehensive knowledge of recent developments in the practice of counselling in education contexts.
- Apply basic micro-counselling skills.
- Apply case conceptualisation principles to case conference scenarios.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ethical code of conduct and practice | 10.00 |
| 2. | Assessment and Intervention | 10.00 |
| 3. | Guidance and counselling policy and practice guidelines in education | 10.00 |
| 4. | Case conceptualisation and case conferencing | 35.00 |
| 5. | Professional Experience and Portfolio | 35.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2021&sem=01&subject1=EDU8336)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed Study | 80.00 |
| Independent Study | 85.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASE REPORT | 50 | 50 | 19 Apr 2021 | |
| CASE CONFERENCE PRESENTATION | 49 | 49 | 31 May 2021 | |
| PROF EXP & PORTFOLIO | 1 | 1 | 04 Jun 2021 | (see note 1) |
Notes
- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND PORTFOLIO. Students must successfully complete the professional experience to be eligible for a passing grade for this course. A mark of one (1) indicates you have passed the Professional Experience component. A mark of zero (0) indicates you have not passed the Professional Experience component.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures and tutorials) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course. To complete assessment items satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for each item (Professional Experience and portfolio and group supervision case conference presentation and participation). Failure to demonstrate competency will result in a Fail grade for this course. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contrivene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at . -
Examination information:
Not applicable. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Not applicable. -
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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Referencing in assignments must comply with the APA referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ library's referencing guide. This guide can be found at .
Other requirements
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Students will require access to e-mail and Internet access to UConnect for this course, including a camera device to enable participation in online Zoom tutorials and case conference.
Students must be available for 50 hours of the face to face practicum component of this course to be completed within the semester offering.