Applied Social Science - Advanced

Enter the world of psychology and counselling.

High-skilled professional practitioners of applied social science are in increasing demand in the dynamic healthcare, community development and corporate sectors.

Visit the Australian College of Applied Psychology The Cengage Education Applied Social Science - Advanced Certificate gives students advanced theoretical understanding of the role the social sciences play in effecting and managing individual and organisational change. Students emerge with a broad spectrum of advanced practical skills to apply their theoretical knowledge.

On completion of your course:

Upon successful completion of this course you will receive an Applied Social Science - Advanced Certificate.

University credit transfer arrangements.

Students who successfully complete the Cengage Education Applied Social Science - Advanced Certificate course may be eligible for credits towards:

  • The Bachelor of Applied Social Science offered by the Australian College of Applied Psychology

For more information call a Course Advisor today on 1300 853 033, or for degree study options or course fee information you can contact the Australian College of Applied Psychology.

Key areas of learning:

  • Interpersonal skills
  • Conflict management
  • Counselling skills 1
  • Introducing psychology
  • Counselling methods 1
  • Mental health issues
  • Organisational behaviour
  • Social, legal & ethical issues
  • Counselling skills 2
  • Development psychology
  • Counselling methods 2
  • Alcohol & other drugs counselling
  • Counselling in loss
  • Supervision 1
  • Groupwork theory and practice
  • Approaches to cultural diversity
  • Social analysis
  • Working with adolescents
  • Working with children
  • Self-esteem and motivation
  • Managing in ambiguity and change
  • Crisis intervention
  • Gender and sexuality
  • Professional development and reflective practice
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Course Number B0029
Course Type Correspondence
Course Duration Max 48 months
Study Hours Approx 1290 hrs
Qualification Cengage Certificate

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge or experience is required to take this course.

Learning periods

This course is divided into 24 learning periods.

Assessment details

  • 48 written assessments

Additional requirements

Students will need access to:

  • A video camera
  • Audio tape recorder and tapes for the purpose of interviews

Extra learning materials included

  • The Interpersonal Communication
  • Resolving Conflict a Practical Approach
  • The Skilled Helper
  • Psychology Concepts and Connections
  • Theory and Practice of Counselling & Psychotherapy
  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Lifespan Human Development
  • Treatment Approaches for Alcohol and Drug Dependence
  • Handbook for Medical Practitioners and other Health Care workers
  • Grief Counselling and Grief Therapy
  • Student Diary
  • Standards and Ethics for Counselling in Action
  • Supervision in the Helping Professions
  • Organisational Behaviour A Global Perspective
  • Counselling Children
  • Self Esteem
  • Motivation and Emotion in Sport
  • Organisation Development and Change
  • Group Theory and Group Skills
  • Counselling Adolescents
  • Crisis Intervention Strategies
  • Gender Crossing Boundaries
  • The Centre for Work life Counselling

Subjects You’ll Cover

Interpersonal skills

  • Demonstrate an understanding of interpersonal skills as part of effective communication processes
  • Identify the significance of attitudes, values and perceptions in interpersonal communication
  • Identify the effects of behaviour on interpersonal communication

Conflict management

  • Apply the terminology and concepts for managing and resolving conflict
  • Identify the signs, stages & causes of conflict
  • Assess the appropriate application of conflict resolution skills within a range of contexts & circumstances

Counselling skills 1

  • Use the terminology and concepts of counselling
  • Define the extent of counselling skills to be used
  • Explain own counselling role & limits to the client

Introducing psychology

  • Describe the role of psychology in various contexts & its contribution to the social & behavioural sciences
  • Describe the components & functions of biological systems, instinct, learned behaviours & genetics on human behaviour
  • Discuss the behaviourist approach to learning, states of consciousness, memory, cognition & intelligence, motivation, emotion & personality

Counselling methods 1

  • Demonstrate an understanding of counselling as part of the therapeutic process
  • Identify common issues/difficulties in the therapeutic process of counselling
  • Demonstrate a knowledge of the main counselling approaches

Mental health issues

  • Use terminology and core concepts of mental health issues
  • Identify current issues in mental health
  • Identify possible abnormal behaviour and common types of mental health problems

Organisational behaviour

  • The origins of management and organisational behaviour
  • Organisational culture
  • Modules for assessing and managing behaviours, structures and processes within organisations

Social, legal & ethical issues

  • Use concepts and terminology on various social issues including culture, gender, age and disabilities
  • Identify personal values and how these relate to various counselling situations
  • Research theories and sociological issues for cultural and gender differences

Counselling skills 2

  • Manage a case load
  • Manage counselling records
  • Assess the effectiveness of the counselling relationship

Development psychology

  • Use theory and concepts of developmental psychology
  • Identify difficulties which may occur in each stage of development
  • Identify special issues in personality development

Counselling methods 2

  • Demonstrate a knowledge of the main counselling approaches
  • Identify specific techniques to match client needs
  • Determine counselling approach to match client needs

Alcohol & other drugs counselling

  • Contextualise the issues involved in alcohol and other drugs use within sociological and psychological perspectives
  • Demonstrate the application of counselling theory and practice in working with people with alcohol and other drugs issues
  • Identify the physiological and psychological effects of alcohol and other drug dependency

Counselling in loss

  • Use the terminology and concepts for counselling in loss
  • Identify key issues in bereavement counselling
  • Explain the role of the counsellor in dealing with loss

Supervision 1

  • Understand the importance of supervision in practice
  • Demonstrate preparation for supervision sessions
  • Explore the role of the counsellor and practitioner in supervision

Groupwork theory and practice

  • Outline historical perspectives on the development and application of groupwork and group therapy
  • Demonstrate groupwork planning, program development and associated administrative functions
  • Identify the key elements of group dynamics and group processes

Approaches to cultural diversity

  • Describe global & local trends in immigration & its impact on society, the workplace & population movements
  • Define culture, ethnicity and diversity & identity contemporary theoretical perspectives & models for managing cultural diversity in social and organisational contexts
  • Explain & analyse the contribution of cultural diversity to an organisation & identify issues that emerge for human resource management, teamwork, communication & customer service

Social analysis

  • View the social world in a new way and understand the impact of social theory on everyday life
  • Understand the many ways in which society impacts on the formation of individual identity
  • Relate social theory to practice and in particular how different sociological concepts and paradigms impact on contemporary social issues

Working with adolescents

  • Use terminology and concepts for working with adolescents
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the major theories on adolescent development
  • Recognise sociological perspectives impacting on adolescent issues

Working with children

  • Use terms and concepts for working with children
  • Identify the development stages in children
  • Identify sociological factors in children's issues

Self-esteem and motivation

  • Clarify the nature of self-esteem
  • Identify one's internal strengths and weaknesses
  • Explore conditions of one's self-acceptance

Managing in ambiguity and change

  • Understand and describe a theory and model of organisation and environments grounded in complexity, uncertainty, ambiguity and change
  • Apply systems thinking in organisations to better understand and manage in environments of ambiguity, change and uncertainty
  • Apply systems thinking to clarify one's own role, decisions and behaviours, and to develop strategies to manage environments of ambiguity, change and uncertainty

Crisis intervention

  • Identify people in crisis
  • Identify the counselling role in dealing with crises
  • Identify intervention strategies and techniques for dealing with crises

Gender and sexuality

  • Apply the concepts and terminology of gender and sexuality in a variety of social and organisational contexts
  • Research theories & perspectives on gender difference & sexual orientation
  • Describe the biological and sociological factors that contribute to perceptions of gender and sexuality

Professional development and reflective practice

  • Develop self-understanding and explore one's personal identity
  • Determine professional goals and priorities
  • Explain the concept of reflective practice and describe the process for integrating reflective practice as part of professional development

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