Ethics and Professional Practice Issues in Counselling (COUN7016)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
School
Nursing, Midwifery & Social Wk
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Workshop 5 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
PSYC7809
Assessment methods
Presentation, project, reflection.
Course enquiries
Doctor Denis O'Hara ()
Dr Denis O'Hara (d.ohara@uq.edu.au)
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
Introduces students to the important issues of ethics as they relate to the counselling profession. The course will examine the ethics codes of professional organisations as well as explore the approaches to ethical reasoning. The course will also consider issues of professional practice and supervision in both the public and private practice.