EDF5552 Counselling practicum
Faculty of Education
EDF5552 Counselling practicum is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It needs EDF5545.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5552
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After EDF5552
No unit lists EDF5552 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Enrolment in D6006 MProfCouns
Overview
This unit provides you with an opportunity for counselling practice and to apply evidence-based practice, reflective practice, case conceptualisation, assessment and documentation skills. This unit will examine your applied knowledge and skills in relation to mental health and counselling, and will evaluate the quality of professional services you provide. Through reflective professional practice, you will build your professional identity as a beginning counsellor, consolidate your skills in case-formulation, evidence-based assessment and intervention.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Self-reflection of counselling competency (1600 words or equivalent)WrittenCompetency hurdle40%
- Case conceptualisation report (1600 words or equivalent)WrittenCompetency hurdle40%
- Weekly log book, case files and supervisor evaluation competency hurdle (800 words or equivalent)Work integrated20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate foundational knowledge and skills of professional counselling practice
- 2
demonstrate foundational intervention planning to address clients' needs
- 3
apply a variety of assessment instruments and tools in the appropriate context
- 4
demonstrate skills in case formulation and reporting, and maintaining professional record keeping
- 5
demonstrate ethical reasoning in appropriate agency referrals and engagement with local community services
- 6
reflect on the legal, ethical and professional principles and practices relevant to counselling.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- equivalent to 36 hours of engagement in online, face-to-face or blended platforms
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
- independent study to make up the required minimum hours during the semester.
The focus of this unit is preparation for clinical practice. The unit has a strong focus on reflection and discussion to help you to integrate past and concurrent learning in coursework units and clinical placements. Learning is facilitated by way of scheduled classes and experiential learning that include role-plays and integrated placements. Other teaching approaches include: aase presentation and discussion; peer assisted learning; industry-based learning: and individual/small group supervision.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Yap Yee Aun
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Yap Yee Aun
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5552?
You need EDF5545 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is EDF5552 offered?
In 2025, EDF5552 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is EDF5552?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5552 have an exam?
No. EDF5552 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.