Required texts

Prescribed Text:

 Corey, M. S., Corey, G., & Corey, C. (2018). Groups: Process and practice (10^th ed.). Cengage Learning.      

Recommended Reading:

Jacobs, E. E., Schimmel, C. J., Masson, R. L., & Harvill, R. L. (2022). Group counseling: Strategies and skills (9^th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Yalom, I. D., & Leszcz, M. (2020). The theory and practice of group psychotherapy (6^th ed.). Basic Books.

Supplementary Reading:

Students are encouraged to read the supplementary readings before each class, these can be found in the reading list on Canvas.

Additional Resources

See Canvas for list of Library resources. Students are encouraged to access additional resources for each week in the Canvas modules for the unit.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Assessment items will be submitted online via UCLearn.

Written parts of assignments must be submitted in the required format, 1.5 to double spaced with page numbers on each page.

Special assessment requirements

Information on extensions and special consideration for assessments can be found in the Student Forms.

All Assignments in this unit are graded. In order to pass this unit, all assignments must be submitted and an overall mark of 50% or more must be reached. 

Responsibility for Understanding

If there is any doubt with regard to the requirements of any particular assignments or assessment procedure, the onus for clarifying the issue rests with the student who should contact the unit convener or tutor.  Further, it is the responsibility of students to ensure that they are correctly enrolled in the unit and that the tutor and Student Administration have their correct contact details.

Moderation: Some assessments will be moderated, as per the School and Faculty Moderation Procedures.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and 91Porn (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

In order to get the most out of your studies, it is strongly recommended that you plan your time commitments, actively engage in class discussions (online or face-to-face) and work with your peers as part of your study. The amount of time you will need to spend on study in this unit will depend on a number of factors including your prior knowledge, learning skill level and learning style. Nevertheless, in planning your time commitments you should note that for a 3 credit point unit the total notional workload over the semester or term is assumed to be 150 hours. The total workload for units of different credit point value should vary proportionally. For example, for a 6 credit point unit the total notional workload over a semester or term is assumed to be 300 hours. 

Participation requirements

Groupwork is a skills-based unit which requires interactive and practical participation.  Students need to have made adequate arrangements for attending all teaching-learning tutorial sessions. If you foresee not being able to participate in all tutorials, then consider enrolling in this unit on another occasion when this is possible.

Effective and satisfactory participation means:

• demonstration of preparation for the session through reading and critical thinking;
• willingness to share ideas, resources and facilitate others learning;
• active participation in practical exercises, role-plays, simulations, etc;
• constructive interaction with group members through honest disclosures and respectful listening; and
• readiness to adopt and justify a reasoned personal position on issues that arise.

The required active participation includes co-leading group practice, participation as an active group member and contribution to the evaluation of the group-leading done by fellow students. 

You must speak directly to your tutor and co-leader, giving at least 48 hrs notice to postpone your tute presentation and only on the grounds of medical or other exceptional personal circumstances with the support of appropriate medical documentation.

Required IT skills

You must be able to word process assessments so that they are well presented, search the library data bases for relevant journal articles and access the UCLearn Web site for this unit. It is the individual student's responsibility to access appropriate help from the university IT services or the library if he or she does not have adequate skills. Students are expected to familiarize themselves with any audio-visual aids and their operation well prior to their presentations.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None.

Additional information

APA referencing format is required in this unit. You will find some important information about referencing on the following website:

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