UUM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

Course Name: Theory and Practice of Individual Counselling (SSKC5113)
Credit hour: 3
Lecturer: Dr. Nabisah Ibrahim (nabisah@uum.edu / nabisah275@gmail.com )
Day/Time:

Class Schedule

CLASS TIME SATURDAY & SUNDAY

1&2 (SATURDAY & SUNDAY) 26 &27 September2020
3&4 3.00PM – 10.00 PM 24 &25 October 2020
5&6 BREAK 28 &29 November 2020
5.00PM- 5.30PM
7.00PM – 8.00PM
Final Examination No Final Exam

COURSE OBJECTIVE
The course aims to expose students to the basic individual counselling skills so that students are
able to handle individual counselling cases practically. The content of this course, discuss the
approach to the practice of individual counseling.

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES

1. Lecture and class discussions: Student should read assigned material prior to class since
lectures will be brief and class discussion will be devoted to applying the readings to
class material.

2. Experiential exercises: Students will participate in selected activities that demonstrate

the application of theory and individual counselling skills with the objectives of:
 Understanding and developing in one’s self the counselor characteristics and
behaviors that influence the helping process
 Understanding and developing interviewing and counseling skills
 Developing counseling skills and understandings that support an orientation to
wellness and prevention as desired counseling goal

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 COURSE CONTENT

Topics Discussion Date

1.0 Introduction To Individual Counselling
1.1 Definition of counselling
 Counselling vs. Guidance
 Misconception about Counselling
1.2 Types of Counseling
1.3 Characteristics of Effective Counsellors

2.0 Counselling Theories

2.1 Psychodynamic 26thSeptember 2020
2.2 Behaviorims (Saturday)
2.3 Cognitive
2.4 Humanistic
3.0 Individual Counselling Process
3.1 Definition of Individual Counselling Process
3.2 Model of Individual Counselling Process

4.0 Attending Skills

4.1 Definition of attending skills
4.2 Important elements in attending clients

5.1 Focusing Skills

5.2 Focusing through verbal cues 27thSeptember 2020
5.3 Focusing through non-verbal cues (Sunday)
5.4 Building rapport

6.0 Open And Closed-ended Questions

6.1 Definition of open and closed-ended questions
6.2 Limitations of closed-ended question
6.3 Effectiveness of open-ended questions

7.0 Reflection Skills and Empathy

7.1 Definition of reflection and empathy
7.2 Types of reflection
7.3 Levels of empathy

8.0 Paraphrase And Minimal Encouragers 24th October 2020

8.1 The differences of paraphrase and reflection (Saturday)
8.2 Effective paraphrase
8.3 Examples of minimal responses

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 9.0 Summarization Skills
9.1 Summarize in session
9.2 Summarize in the end of session
9.3 Roles of summarizing
25th October 2020
(Sunday)
10.0 Confrontation Skills
10.1 Definition of confrontation
10.2 How to conduct confrontation
10.3 Awareness in doing confrontation

11.0 Termination Session

11.1 Time to end the session
11.2 How to end the session 28th November 2020
(Saturday)
12.0 Skills Integration In Counseling Process
12.1 How to integrate skills
12.2 Client-centered, counsellor-centered and
eclectic

13.0 Culture Adaptation And Micro Skills

13.1 Determining behavior of multi-culture
relationship 29th November 2020
13.2 Adapting counselling skills to culture (Sunday)

14.0 Ethics
14.1 Helping skills
14.2 Confidentiality

References:
Main References:

Nelson-Jones, R. (2012). Basic Counseling Skills: A Helper’s Manual. 3th ed. London: Sage
Publication

Sapora, S. & Ruhaya, H. (2012). Teori Kaunseling dan Psikoterapi. 3th ed. Negeri Sembilan:
Penerbit Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Abdul Ghani, S. (2009). Kemahiran Asas Kaunseling. Perak: Penerbit Universiti Pendidikan
Sultan Idris

Additional References:

Sapora, S. & Hapsah, M.Y. (2013). Pengenalan Kepada Profession Kaunseling. 2nd ed. Negeri
Sembilan: Penerbit Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

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Nicolson, D., & Ayers, H. (2012). Individual Counselling Theory and Practice. New York:
David Fulton Publishers.

Edward, S. N. (2011). Counseling Theory and Practice. 1st Edition. USA: Cengage Learning.

Mohammed Sharif Mustaffa., Roslee Ahmad., & Jamaludin Ramli. (2007). Teori, Teknik dan
Amalan. Skudai: Penerbit UTM.

Assessment Methods (Refer Assignment Guidelines)

The assessment for this class will be 100% Coursework.

1. Individual Assignment = 30%
2. Group Assignment = 30%
3. Final Project = 40%