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VLR1005 - Counselling from Helping Perspectives

About

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Letters

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Oppgave 100/100

Course content

Everyone experiences being the giver and the receiver of help. With the students experiential knowledge as a starting point studying the connection between different approaches in counselling and helping practices will be facilitated. Emphasis will be on understanding different views on humanity as well as conditions for helping processes. Important perspectives for clarification and reflection about such contexts are found in theories about power, powerlessness, trust, mistrust, relational quality, dialogue and mutuality. Especially a focus on helping roles, helping relations and different types of helping activities will generate a basis for exemplifying helping functions and practical experimenting. Through exercises students can discover something new by reflecting upon, communicating with and acting in relation to different helping situations as well as helping needs. The development of both theoretical and practical knowledge will be facilitated based on the needs for helping and counselling on individual, group and organisational levels. In addition, emphasis will be on the development of self understanding and self awareness in the students own helping orientation.

Learning outcome

In this course the students will acquire knowledge about the counselling field and its basic helping perspectives and orientations, and will develop insight into how helping can be facilitated both in individual spheres and in social contexts. Furthermore, the students will acquire theoretical understanding, skills and practise in facilitating helping processes on both individual and group levels.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and seminars.
Take a look at blackboard for detailed information about compulsory assignments.

Compulsory assignments

  • Participation at term paper-class

Further on evaluation

Assessment form: A term paper of 10-12 pages (A4, line spacing 1,5, Times New Roman 12 pt.).

Specific conditions

Limited admission to classes. For more information: https://i.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/English/Admission+to+courses+with+restricted+admission

Required previous knowledge

None.

Course materials

Will be announced at the start of the semester.

More on the course

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Foundation courses, level I

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2018
Extraordinary deadline for course registration: 2017-12-01

Language of instruction: Norwegian

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Subject area(s)
  • Counselling
  • Social Sciences
  • Adult Education and Learning
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Education and Lifelong Learning

Examination

Examination arrangement: Assignment

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Oppgave 100/100

Submission
2017-12-12

Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Oppgave 100/100
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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