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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title Therapeutic Relationship Skills 1
Module Code NS550
School School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 2.5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
The student will acquire key competencies for establishing the therapeutic relationship within the framework of a theoretical orientation drawn from person-centred therapy and psychosynthesis

Learning Outcomes
1. Attend appropriately to the cues transmitted by clients, directly through language and indirectly through channels such as body language and paralinguistics
2. Respond to clients with empathy through strategies such as reflective listening, paraphrasing and summarising
3. Draw from Rogers conditions of empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard in their responses to clients
4. Facilitate clients elaboration of content, combining knowledge of the clients state with a sense of their difficulties and underlying needs
5. Examine their own development as a counsellor from a psychosynthesis perspective
6. Examine the nature of the therapeutic relationship



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Total Workload: 0

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities
None
Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1
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    Programme or List of Programmes
    GDPCGDip in Counselling & Psychotherapy
    Timetable this semester: Timetable for NS550
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