Here are the dates and times during our welcome week when your teaching team will be expecting you on campus for welcome activity. Come to main reception and the welcome mentors will get you to the correct rooms:

• 22.09.23 10-1 DW101

Team

Kathryn Broome – Lecturer / Module lead (Introductory Certificate in Counselling)

Dr Bill Naylor – Senior Lecturer/ Programme lead (Single Honours)

Brief Summary

Semester 1 (full-time)

COU421 Counselling professions and academic practice
COU424 Human development
COU422 Humanistic Counselling

Semester 1 (part-time)

COU421 Counselling professions and academic practice
COU422 Humanistic Counselling

Teaching will include a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials. Module COU422 will have a counselling skills practice element which involves small groups of students practicing counselling and listening skills.

Pre-Course Reading/Activities

The below book is essential reading for this programme:

Reeves, A. (2022) An Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy. From Theory to Practice. 3rd edition. London: Sage.

Planned Online Meetings

Thursday 8th September, 2pm.
Linda Luckhurst and another member of the UG counselling team (tbc).

Join this meeting

Even if your course team are not expecting you to be in during Welcome Week on Tuesday 19th September, we strongly encourage you to come in and participate in our Student Union Fresher’s Fair.

Running between 10am and 3pm, it will give you a great insight into the Student Union, its societies and its engagement with community groups and employers. You can find out more at Newman Students’ Union – Your Voice.