EGC804:Techniques of Counselling
The course is made up of three modules with five units each making a total of 15 units in all. As a master's degree student, one of the courses central to your profession is counselling techniques. This is because at the heart of Guidance and Counselling is your knowledge of the approaches, strategies and techniques of counselling relationships. Therefore, you need to equip yourself with major facts and how you can function effectively in this helping profession. You need to study it with all seriousness.
This course EGC 804, titled Techniques of Counselling, has been specifically designed to equip you with the knowledge of how to assist your clients through the application of various counselling techniques, especially in the educational school environments and other helping situations.
In this regard, the course would highlight the importance of investigations and research in resolving issues and challenges in the study of Guidance and Counselling through various techniques of counselling as applied in various counselling theories.
At the end of the course, you should be able to:
1. explain the concept and basic principles of counselling;
2. discuss the procedures and processes of counselling;
3. highlight the stages of counselling processes and procedures;
4. discuss various counselling skills and techniques;
5. discuss ethical considerations in the use of counselling techniques;
6. discuss the application of each technique of counselling in Nigerian setting; and
7. Make a good critique of each technique of counselling.