PBB004 Introduction to Counseling

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Bohumíra Lazarová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Majcík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Majcík, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Zajíčková
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to get students oriented in the demands of guidance and counseling work and in the offer of counselling services in the Czech Republic. The first part of the course focuses on selected groups of counselling theories, which are widely used in first-hand work with the client and provide students with the insight into the guidance of counselling process. Attention is also paid to particular counseling types, the offer of counselling services in the Czech Republic and requirements for personality of counsellors and working contitions in selected fields of counselling services in the Czech Republic.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to - explain the fundamental principles related to guidance of counselling process according to Rogers' theory, according to cognitive-behavioral approach, according to the system theory in the counselling
- to describe the structure of counselling services within helping occupations in the Czech Republic
- to list legislative and other conditions which regulate providing of counselling services in the Czech Republic
- to describe the conditions of using types of counselling services
- to formulate demands on counselling work and to reflect their relation to counselling
Syllabus
  • Course outline
  • 1. Basic characteristics of advising, guidance and counselling. Counselling, therapy, teaching.
  • 2. The types of the counselling and guidance services (social guidance services, career guidance, psychology counselling etc.)
  • 3. The structure of the guidance and counselling services within helping occupations in the Czech Republic
  • 4. Guidance and counselling professions. Training of the guidance and counselling practitioners (training-based and competence-based approach, the role of professional associations and network in the education and training, the support of the professional development)
  • 5. The overview of counselling theories and their characteristics
  • 6. Rogers' theory/therapy and personal centred approach
  • 7. Behavioral and cognitive-behavioral theory/therapy.
  • 8. Systemic therapy and approach in counselling
  • 9. Guidance and counselling process and communication in this process
  • 10.-11. Methods and forms of the guidance and counselling process
  • 12. Conclusion: strategy of the guiding counselling process, professional roles in this process, professional/ethical dilemmas
Literature
    required literature
  • CULLEY, Sue. Integrative counselling skills in action. 3rd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2011, x, 213. ISBN 9781848601512. info
  • EHLOVÁ, Marcela. Výchovné poradenství na středních školách v kontextu současnosti. Vydání první. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, Filozofická fakulta, 2016, 248 stran. ISBN 9788073959913. info
  • HORSKÁ, Bohuslava, Andrea LÁSKOVÁ and Ladislav PTÁČEK. Internet jako cesta pomoci. 1st ed. Praha: Nakladatelství SLON, 2010, 197 pp. ISBN 978-80-7419-034-6. URL info
  • NYKL, Ladislav. Carl Ransom Rogers a jeho teorie : přístup zaměřený na člověka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2012, 183 s. ISBN 9788024740553. URL info
  • PROCHÁZKA, Roman. Teorie a praxe poradenské psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2014, 249 s. ISBN 9788024744513. URL info
  • TOLAN, Janet. Na osobu zaměřený přístup : v poradenství a psychoterapii. Translated by Helena Hartlová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2006, 223 s. ISBN 9788073671464. info
  • ÚLEHLA, Ivan. Umění pomáhat : učebnice metod sociální praxe. Vyd. 2., v Sociologickém na. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1999, 128 s. ISBN 8085850699. info
    recommended literature
  • GABURA, Ján and Jana PRUŽINSKÁ. Poradenský proces. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1995, 147 s. ISBN 80-85850-10-9. info
  • KOPŘIVA, Karel. Lidský vztah jako součást profese. Edited by Jiřina Šiklová. Vyd. 7., V Portálu 6. Praha: Portál, 2013, 147 s. ISBN 9788026205289. info
  • KNOTOVÁ, Dana, Lenka HLOUŠKOVÁ, Bohumíra LAZAROVÁ, Šárka PORTEŠOVÁ, Martina HREJSEMNOU and Michaela VACKOVÁ. Školní poradenství (School counseling). Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2014, 258 pp. Pedagogika. ISBN 978-80-247-4502-2. info
  • PEŠEK, Roman, Ján PRAŠKO and Petr ŠTÍPEK. Kognitivně behaviorální terapie v praxi : pro terapeuty, studenty a poučené laiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2013, 229 s. ISBN 9788026205012. info
  • ROGERS, Carl Ransom. Způsob bytí : klíčová témata humanistické psychologie z pohledu jejího zakladatele. Translated by Jiří Krejčí. Vyd. 2., rev., V této řad. Praha: Portál, 2014, 340 s. ISBN 9788026205975. info
  • SCHLIPPE, Arist von and Jochen SCHWEITZER. Systemická terapie a poradenství. 1. české vyd. Brno: Cesta, 2001, 251 s. ISBN 8072950134. info
Teaching methods
lectures, discusion and class exercises, self-instruction of the study materials
Assessment methods
Written test. In the written test all questions are open questions (60 % of correct answers is needed to pass).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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