Life Long Counselling, Human Relations and Communication

Recommended Prerequisites

Knowledge of Human Development Theories. Proficiency in English.

Teaching Methods

Lectures. Group discussion and project work. Case studies.

Reading and critical thinking in class will be valued. Writing assignments in all classes.

Learning Outcomes

Students must learn and recognize Counselling as a specific way of human communication. Perceive and understand human relations on its communication’s distinctiveness. Personal development as core issue on communication between human beings.

Know and recognize concepts and theories on human relations and communication.

Study and develop abilities on counselling. Develop counselling skills on multicultural settings.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Human communication Theories and theories of human relationships.

2. Intercultural communication.

3. Counselling Theories. Counselling skills. Methods and techniques of Counselling. Human communication theories.

4. Personal narratives.

5. Counselling, psychological interventions and psychotherapy. The therapist as a person. Personal development as a therapist.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Jorge Santos Almeida Rama Ferro

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Evaluation will be a sum of each student’s participation on reading and critical report of papers (10%); Reports about class debates (20%); written paper or plan for an investigation project (70%). Final Exam.: 100.0%

Bibliography

Brown, S. D., & Lent, R. W.(Eds.) (2005).Handbook of Counseling Psychology.New York, NY: Wiley.

Chryssochoou, X. (2003).Cultural diversity: Its social psychology. Oxford: Blackwell. 

Cialdini, R. B (2000).Influence: Science and practice. New York: Allyn & Bacon. 

DeLucia-Waack, J. L., Gerrity, D. A.,Kalodner, C. R., & Riva, M. T. (Eds.) (2004).Handbook of group counseling and psychotherapy.CA: Sage. 

Gergen, K. J. (2010).An Invitation to Social Construction. Sage. LA.

Gergen, K. J.(2009).Relational Being – Beyond self and community. Oxford University Press.

Locke, D. C.,Myers, J. E., & Herr, E. L. (Eds.) (2001).The handbook of counselling. CA:Sage.

Ponterotto, J. G.,Casas, J. M., Suzuki, L. A., & Alexander, C. M. (Eds.) (2010).Handbook of Multicultural Counseling. Sage. LA.

Schwarzbaum, S. E.,&Thomas, A. J. (2008). Dimensions of Multicultural Counseling – A life story approach. Sage. LA.

Sue, D. W., & Sue, D.(2008). Counseling the Culturally Diverse – Theory and practice. Wiley. NJ.