Bachelor of Community Service

In this subject, students are introduced to counselling skills for community service work. The foundation of counselling skills is in person-centred, collaborative, and ethical approaches to supporting service users and carers. Students will be introduced to the importance of developing working alliances and to explore common factors that underlie the effectiveness of counselling Broader professional practice issues will also be considered including ethical challenges, confidentiality, boundary setting, cultural competence, and selfreflection. Students explore current counselling theories and practices. Through experiential learning environments, students will be supported to develop skills in counselling methodologies