School Of Social Sciences And PsychologyIntegrated Practice 1: Self and StoryWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102370.1
Discipline: COUNSELLING
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Concurrent or previous study of any foundational unit in counselling
Corequisite
102353 Foundations of Psychotherapy and Counselling 1
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in course 1817 Master of Psychotherapy and Counselling
About this Unit
This unit explores the concept of ‘self’ and how stories might shape self-identity or a sense of ‘what it means to be me’. The enduring characteristics of stories will be examined alongside their different workings across cultures, traditions, technologies, genres and time. The unit will cover historical and contemporary notions of the unconscious as they inform an understanding of self and story. It will examine how an understanding of the brain, particularly of memory, and the workings of the right and left hemispheres, fit into this exploration. Working with selves and stories, as instruments for change in therapeutic work, will be considered across lifespan and a range of psychotherapies.