Page 223 - SYU Prospectus

Counselling & Psychology

in Hong Kong will be discussed. The course will also explore the implications of diversity in
psychotherapy and counselling in several ways. First of all, the issues of nomothetic and
idiographic nature regarding human society will be examined and discussed. Second of all,
the interrelatedness of cultural elements, such as personality, implicit assumptions, environ-
mental cultural communication and cultural factors which affect the practice and utilization of
psychotherapy and counselling across cultures will be addressed and appraised. Subse-
quently, the application of scientific inquiry and theoretical knowledge to identify common
themes or elements of psychotherapy and counselling practice that are essential and useful
across cultures will be investigated. Finally, distinct approaches and elements that are
primarily ethno-culturally based are explored so as to facilitate the students to have a better
grasp of both the changes and benefits that cultural diversity brings to counselling practices.

COUN 230 Personal Experience as Counsellee
Non-Credit Bearing
It is our belief that a doctor cannot become a good doctor unless he/she fully compre-
hends what it is like to be a patient, and likewise, a counsellor cannot become a good
counsellor until he/she has experienced what it is like to be counselled. Therefore, students
are required to receive by the end of their third year in the degree programme 30 hours of
counselling, including 15 hours of individual counsellee experience and 15 hours of group
counsellee experience. Students may seek counselling service from qualified counsellors
offering psychological counselling. Qualification required can be found in Internship manual,
and students need to seek approval to their counsellors' qualification from the department in
advance. Students need to take note to the potential fee required for counselling services.
Alternatively, students may receive counselling service from Counselling and Research
Centre (CRC) from HKSYU with a nominal fee. This is one of the prerequisites for COUN
461-2 Internship in Counselling.

COUN 240 Pre-internship in Counselling
Non-Credit Bearing
Counselling takes place in a myriad of situations, and students, while choosing an area
of concentration, would like to know what is most suitable for them. The 120 hours of
“Pre-internship” experience allows students to gain access, observe and participate to a
number of counselling situations in the counselling process as low-level operatives. This is a
chance for students to become familiarized with the counselling environment, to understand
the counselling process, to develop an acute sense about the types of counsellees that
frequent the different settings, and to offer rudimentary counselling.

COUN 310 Advanced Skills in Individual Counselling and Psychotherapy
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course involves intensive advanced level training of counselling skills in a structured
and experimental environment. Its focus is twofold: first, in consolidating and building on basic
listening skills while integrating these with techniques from various counselling theories

p. 219