School Of Social SciencesEthics and Diversity in Research and TherapyWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102357.2
Discipline: COUNSELLING
Student Contribution Band: 4
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Concurrent or previous study of any foundational unit in either counselling or art therapy.
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 4595 Master of Art Therapy, 1817 Master of Psychotherapy and Counselling or 1770 Master of Social Science Specialisations (Studies in Counselling) or (Studies in Art Therapy).
About this Unit
This unit introduces students to key considerations for practicing therapy and research in a diverse and postcolonial world. Students will study the emergence of research in the counselling and arts therapy professions and explore connections and tensions between personal, professional and research ethics. Through close reading of professional documents, case studies and research papers, students will examine how the ‘subjects’ of therapy and research are conceptualised and constructed. From a perspective that links knowledge and power, students will look at what the published research says about what works and how in therapy; ask whom therapy and research work for; and examine the work these therapy and research practices do.