Counselling Special Populations (COU513)

COU513 Counselling Special Populations aims to increase the ability of students to appraise the emerging concepts and in applying relevant methods to work with one special population with diverse needs. Data and details about of specific population group will change with time and will be updated accordingly.

• Overview of current theories on understanding special population
• Overview of current methods in working with special population
• Engagement of special population
• Assessment of special population 1
• Assessment of special population 2
• Intervention & Evaluation 1
• Intervention & Evaluation 2
• Professional issue of working special population
• Ethical issue of working with special population
• Challenges of working with special population
• Contextualisation of understanding and working with special population locally
• Activity/ Exercise in working with special population locally

• Critique emerging theories and methods pertaining to a special population (e.g., LGBTQ or Disabilities or Economically Disadvantaged etc.)
• Evaluate the adequacy of policies and procedures, community resources and counselling services for the specific special population.
• Appraise existing local services in addressing the social/emotional needs and services for clients from the special and diverse populations.
• Construct effective and contextually relevant treatment approaches to counselling the special and diverse populations.
• Assess relevant and diverse issues related to the special population in local context.
• Recommend intervention strategies in working with the special populations.