Program Overview

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Unit of Study COUN2002 Group Therapy: Theory and Practice

Unit Snapshot

• Unit type: UG Coursework Unit
• Credit points: 12
• Faculty & College: Faculty of Health
• Placement: No
• Pre-requisites: COUN1001 - Counselling Skills 1 AND WELF1003 - Counselling Theory and Practice
• Enrolment information: All students are required to meet compulsory participation requirements to pass the unit. Online students must attend a 2-day on-campus residential.

Unit Description

This unit introduces the theories of group work and provides students with fundamental clinical skills used in group work, along with an understanding of how to design, implement, facilitate, and assess a group program.

Unit Content

1. Introduction to group therapy
2. Theories and techniques of group therapy
3. Group process
4. Group process (continued)
5. Designing a group program — Students' implementation of their group program assessment I
6. Designing a group program — Students' implementation of their group program assessment II

Availabilities

• Location: Gold Coast, Online
• Term: Term 1

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

• Apply theoretical understanding of different approaches to group work, including to diverse and specific populations
• Apply various theoretical frameworks in the context of specific group facilitation processes and settings
• Design a sample component of a group program which effectively addresses a specific mental health or relational issue for a specific client group
• Discuss contemporary group process, group dynamics, and group norms

Teaching and Assessment

Gold Coast (Term)

• Teaching method:
  • Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
  • Tutorial 2.5 hours (Weekly)
• Assessment:
  • Critical review: 60%
  • Performance: 40%

Online (Term)

• Teaching method:
  • Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
  • Residential 7.5 hours x 2 days (Once during term)
• Assessment:
  • Critical review: 60%
  • Performance: 40%

Prescribed Learning Resources

Term 1

• Prescribed Texts: No prescribed texts.
• Prescribed Resources/Equipment: No prescribed resources/equipment.

Fee Information

Domestic

• Commonwealth Supported courses: For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts, please refer to the relevant university policies.
• Fee paying courses: For postgraduate or undergraduate full-fee paying courses, please check the relevant fee schedules.

International

• Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.

Courses that Offer this Unit

• Bachelor of Counselling (2026): Gold Coast, Online
• Bachelor of Counselling (2025): Gold Coast, Online