Basics of Counselling

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE
Course titleBasics of Counselling
Chair of Labour and Social Security Law Sciences and Social Work
Number of ECTS credits5
Lecturerdoc.dr.sc. Anita Begić
Office AddressRadićeva 13
Telephone
e-mailabegic@pravos.hr
Associate Gordana Horvat
Office AddressRadićeva 13 18-2
Telephone+385 31 224 550
e-mailgordana.horvat@pravos.hr
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course content

Definition of the concept of counseling, basic models of counseling, prerequisites for conducting counseling, specific skills and techniques of counseling in the preparatory phase of work, specific skills and techniques of counseling in the work phase and skills for completing the counseling process. Recognizing transference, resistance and defense mechanisms during counseling and working on them. Researching problems on a social and emotional level, bringing the user to insight, determining and implementing positive actions and achieving defined goals and separating from the user. Evaluation of counseling process, Supervision in counseling.

Course learning outcomes

Define counseling approaches, Describe key counseling approaches in working with individuals, partners and families, Determine the role of a helper - advisor, his essential personality characteristics and competence, Apply acquired knowledge, skills and counseling methods in practice, Interpret and apply the stages of counseling as an integral process and explain the specifics and skills of group counseling, Define professional influence and relationships with the person in the helping process, Interpret the completion of the counseling process and its evaluation, Explain what supervision is in counseling,

TEACHING METHODS
☑ Lectures
☐ Seminars and workshops
☑ Exercises
☑ Independent tasks
☐ Multimedia and internet
☐ Distance education
☐ Office hours
☐ Laboratory
☐ Field work
☐ Mentoring work
☐ Knowledge test
EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
☑ Oral exam
☑ Written exam
☑ Colloquium
Other:
ADDITIONAL FACTS
Class attendance (70%), pass two written colloquiums or an exam. Attending the exercises is mandatory in full, the condition for taking the exam or colloquiums is that the reports from the exercises are accepted.
LIST OF LITERATURE FOR STUDIES AND EXAMS
Required reading
Janković, Josip. Savjetovanje u psihosocijalnom radu. 2004. Etcetera,
Janković, Josip. Savjetovanje-psihodinamski pristup. 2003. Etcetera
Corey, G. . Teorije i tehnike u psihološkom savjetovanju i psihoterapiji. 2007. Naklada Slap
Shulman, L. . Vještine pomaganja pojedincima i grupama. 1996. Sunce Društvo za psihološku pomoć
Okun, B. F. i Kantrowitz, R. E.. Effective helping - Interviewing and counseling techniques. 2015. Stamford: Cengage Learning
Hackney,H. L. i Cormier, S. . Savjetovatelj – stručnjak – procesni vodič kroz savjetovanje. 2012. Naklada Slap
Nelson-Jones, R. . Praktične vještine u psihološkom savjetovanju i pomaganju. 2007. Naklada Slap
Optional reading
Lauri Korajlija, A.. Pomaganje ljudima u psihičkoj nevolji. U D. Čorkalo – Biruški (Ur.) Primijenjena psihologija: pitanja i odgovori. 2009. Školska knjiga