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Competences of Psychologist's Professional Activities in Psychological Counseling
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:13.08.2024 13:26:01
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VPUPK_350 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Psychology | Target Audience: | Psychology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jeļena Koļesņikova | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 5 J. Asara Street, vppk rsu[pnkts]lv, +37167061587 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | General knowledge of the professional activity of a psychologist at the bachelor's level. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To deepen the master's students' of the understanding of the professional competencies of a psychologist in psychological counseling. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introductory lecture. Basic principles of psychological counseling. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Professional activities of psychologists - clinical and health psychology, consultative, organizational, military, educational and legal psychology. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Psychological counseling and assistance in various areas of the psychologist's professional activity. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | 1. Independently prepared paper (3-5 pages) and presentation of main findings (30 minutes) on a selected topic related to psychological counseling. 2. Prepare a video clip from the psychological counseling session (25 minutes of work with the client - role play) and reflection. Pair work. 3. Analysis of one student's video fragment of psychological counseling skills according to the observation form 4. Provide feedback at the end of the study course (fill in the questionnaire). | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1. Test on the general questions of the professional field of psychologists, which are in line with the course topics - intermediate test (10%). 2. an independently prepared paper on the pre-selected topic is handed in on the due date (40%): 1) the paper has a structure - introduction, discussion and conclusion -1 point 2) Analysis of recent scientific literature and use of appropriate references 2 points 3) The paper contains a practical assignment/formulary appropriate to the topic - 1 point 3. A video clip from the psychological counseling session was handed over at the specified time (40%). 4.One observation form for analysis of video excerpt from psychological counselling session submitted on time (10%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students use terminology that characterizes the professional fields of clinical and health psychology, counseling psychology, work and organizational psychology, military psychology, educational and school psychology, and legal psychology in relation to psychological counseling, and the provision of psychological support. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Based on the description of the learning case and in accordance with the characteristics of the professional field of psychologists, students correctly apply knowledge to choose methods of psychological counseling or psychological support and plan the process of psychological support. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students correctly apply knowledge and skills to independently develop a work plan for psychological counseling and support according to the psychologist's professional scope, based on a case description (study case), and also choose suitable psychological assessment methods and psychological counseling strategy, evaluating the limitations. | ||||||||
| Clinical Skills: | |||||||||
| No. | Skill | Level | |||||||
| 1 | Application of the body language and facial expression in consulting | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| 2 | Eye contact | C2 - Expert level | |||||||
| 3 | Eye contact in consulting | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| 4 | Noticing of body language in counseling | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| 5 | Observation in counselling | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| 6 | Professional self-reflection in consulting | B2 - Intermediate level | |||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Dāvidsone, G. un Koļesņikova, J. (2018). Psihologa profesionālās darbības jomas. No K. Mārtinsone un B. Girgensone (red). Psihologu profesionālā darbība Latvijā: saturs, organizācija, regulējums. Psihologu likuma komentāri (117.-130.lpp). Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra. | ||||||||
| 2 | Psihologu profesijas standarts. (2019). PINTSA. protokols Nr. 4. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Hanley, T., & Winter, L. A. (Eds.). (2023). The SAGE handbook of counselling and psychotherapy. SAGE. | ||||||||
| 2 | Fiscal, Z. J. M. (2019). Forensic Psychology. Society Publishing. | ||||||||
| 3 | Dipboye, R. L. (2018). The emerald review of industrial and organizational psychology. ProQuest Ebook Central | ||||||||
| 4 | Brown, J. Shell, Y. & Cole, T. (2015). Forensic Psychology: Theory, Research, Policy and Practice. SAGE Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
| 5 | Fuertes, J. N., Spokane, A., & Holloway, E. (2013). Specialty Competencies in Counseling Psychology. Oxford University Press. | ||||||||
| 6 | Hooley, J. M., Butcher, J. N., Matthew, K., N., & Mineka, S. (2017). Abnormal psychology and modern life (17th edition). London: Pearson Education Limited. | ||||||||
| 7 | Kelly, B., Woolfson, L., & Boyle, J. (2016). Frameworks for Practice in Educational Psychology. 2nd edition: A Textbook for Trainees and Practitioners: Vol. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. | ||||||||
| 8 | Ļevina J., Mārtinsone K. (2016). Konsultēšana un konsultatīvā psiholoģija. Rīga: RSU. | ||||||||
| 9 | Mārtinsone, K. un Sudraba, V. (red.). (2019). Veselības psiholoģija. Teorijas un prakses starpdisciplinārā perspektīva. RSU izdevniecība. | ||||||||
| 10 | Maheshwari, N., & Kumar, V. V. (2016). Military Psychology: Concepts, Trends and Interventions. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd. | ||||||||
| 11 | Puckett, J. A. (2022). Affirmative counseling for transgender and gender diverse clients (Vol. 45). Hogrefe Publishing GmbH. | ||||||||
| 12 | Jastrzębski, A. K. (2022). Integrating spirituality into counseling: methods and practices. Taylor & Francis. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | American Psychological Association (2021). Annual guide: trends report 2021. What’s ahead for psychologists and the field. Monitor of psychology, 52(1). | ||||||||
| 2 | E-žurnālu datubāzes: Academic Search Complete, Cambridge journals, Wiley-Blackwell, ScienceDirect. | ||||||||
| 3 | Psihologu sertifikācijas padome (2019). Psihologa profesionālās darbības jomu apraksts. Izglītības kvalitātes valsts dienests, Jomu aprakstā izmantoti Psihologu likuma komentāri. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2018. | ||||||||
| 4 | Publikāciju bibliogrāfiskās un citēšanas informācijas datubāzes: Scopus, Web of Science. | ||||||||
