PG31B53 Introduction to Counseling

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lenka Hloušková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Milan Pol, CSc.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ivana Klusáková
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:35 L31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to present to students an orientation in counselling services in the Czech Republic and in demands of counselling work. In the first part, the course deals with individual types of counselling, offer of counselling services in the Czech Republic, demands on a counsellor’s personality and his/her work. The central part of the course focuses on counselling process guidance in school environment (conditions for counselling services at schools, specific phases of a counselling process, and a counsellor’ personality and skills). The course also contains a block of seminars focused on the development of one of the key skills in counselling, which is selected in collaboration with students in the course. At the end of the course, students are able to present demands of counselling work and they have learnt the principles of a counselling interview guidance.
Syllabus
  • Course outline: 1. Basic characteristics of counselling and counselling services in the Czech Rep. 2. Counselling process. 3. Directive theories of counselling process guidance (especially the cognitive-behavioural theory). 4. Non-directive theories of counselling process guidance (especially Roger’s theory). 5. Work of counselling workers in schools and training of a selected counselling skill.
Literature
  • KOPŘIVA, Karel. Lidský vztah jako součást profese :psychoterapeutické kapitoly pro sociální, pedagogické a zdravotnické profese. 2., rozš. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Portál, 1997, 147 s. ISBN 80-7178-150-9. info
  • GABURA, Ján and Jana PRUŽINSKÁ. Poradenský proces. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1995, 147 s. ISBN 80-85850-10-9. info
  • DRAPELA, J. V. and Vladimír HRABAL. Vybrané poradenské směry : teorie a strategie. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1995, 81 s. ISBN 8071840114. info
  • KOŠČO, Jozef. Poradenská psychológia. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, 1987, 446 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, excursion
Assessment methods
Requirements for the credit are: regular attendance, participation in the visit to an institution and submission of assignments related to the training of a selected counselling skill during the semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2012.
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