Women's Studies (WMST) 310
Feminist Approaches to Counselling Women (Revision 1)
WMST 310 closed effective September 1, 2010. Replaced by WGST 310.
Delivery Mode:Individualized study; video
component.*
*Overseas students, please contact the
University Library before registering in a course that has an audio/visual component.
Credits:3
Area of Study:Social Science
Prerequisite:WMST 302 or equivalent.
Centre:Centre for Work and Community Studies
WMST 310 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Overview
The course examines an empowerment model of counselling women and its application to crisis intervention and counselling women. The emphasis is on skill development. Building upon the theoretical foundation laid in WMST 302, the goals are to:
Gain an understanding of how to apply feminist principles to counselling women
Gain an understanding of some of the problems for which women often seek counselling
Provide opportunities to develop crisis intervention counselling skills
Examine the application of these skills to issues of particular concern to women
Focus on developing counselling skills for positive action
Explore the ethics of feminist counselling
Evaluation
To receive credit for WMST 310, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least "D" (50 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Assign. 1 | Assign. 2 | Assign. 3 | Assign. 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | 10% | 30% | 40% | 100% |
Course Materials
Textbooks
Myer, R. A. (2001) Assessment of crisis intervention: A triage assessment model. Toronto, ON: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.
Worell, J. & Remer, P. (1996). Feminist perspectives in therapy: An empowerment model for women. Chichester, UK: Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Other Materials
The course materials package also contains a student manual, study guide, reading file, and a video "A Feminist Approach to Crisis Counselling."
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 1, Jan 16/03.
Last updated by SAS 10/19/2010 12:36:08
