Macquarie University

Counselling and Mental Health in Organisations - PSYO904

This unit will address counselling micro-skills, interviewing, suicide assessment, the management and identification of psychopathology in the workplace, and strategies for conceptualising client problems with an emphasis on the context of the presenting problem. Directions for intervention will also be emphasised, with special attention directed towards an integrative approach. These learning objectives are addressed with a special emphasis on cultural context. For students in the organisational psychology program the unit will focus on counselling skills within the organisational setting. Special emphasis is placed on the use of counselling micro-skills, interviewing techniques, psychopathology, intervention, and ethics with reference to industry. The knowledge and skills gained in this unit is made relevant to practice as an organisational psychologist. Special emphasis will be placed on the context of the client's world and its relationship to the presenting problems of the client, including the cultural context. The unit will highlight the importance of the therapeutic alliance and emphasise core counselling skills to optimise the therapeutic relationship.

Timetable Information

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