Details for SSC500 Professional Practice – Counselling

Gaining practical experience in a professional setting is essential for bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and real-world application. This unit consists of a 100-hour placement in a relevant organisation, allowing students to apply and refine key competencies in counselling, chaplaincy, or another people-helping organisation. Through professional supervision and self-reflective practice, students enhance their understanding of professional responsibilities and ethical practices, fostering professional growth.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: SSC500
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

The following courses are co-requisites:

• SSC519—Professional Accountability

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Identify and apply key competencies and tasks required for professional practice in counselling, chaplaincy and/or care contexts;
2. Critically evaluate the application of these competencies to real-life contexts and workplace situations;
3. Critique professional responsibilities and ethical practice as experienced during the professional placement;
4. Discuss personal and professional development in professional practice through supervision and reflective practice.

Pre-req: SSC413

Subject Content

• Supervised practical experience which offers opportunity for observation, client contact, reflection and critical supervision
• Experience of the working practices of the placement context and operating within its administrative framework
• Opportunity to explore, discuss and share their personal growth in relationship to placement
• Participating in a professional supervised relationship

This course may be offered in the following formats

N/A as placement subject. This subject is offered in Semester 1 and Semester 2.

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Placement Logbook (30%)
• Superivsion, PD and Research Portfolio (50%)
• Critical Reflection (20%)

Prescribed Text

• Cleak, H.M., & Wilson, J. (2019). Making the most of field placement (4th ed.). South Melbourne: Cengage Learning Australia

Please consult your instructor prior to purchasing any texts.