courses developed / conducted

2016 - 2018

Teaching and course creation at the University of the Sunshine Coast:

Program Coordinator, Bachelor and Master of Counselling Programs
Teaching:
COU701 & COU781 - Advanced Counselling Skills 1 & 2
COU706 - Counselling of Children and Young People
COU200 - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
COU101 - Theories of Counselling
COU754 & 755 - Research Project A & B

2015

Teaching and course creation at the University of Adelaide:

Teaching, Post Graduate Course Coordinator
GEN PRAC 7014 - Counselling of Children and Adolescents
GEN PRAC 7013 - Family and Relationship Counselling
GEN PRAC 5007 - Attachment Across the Lifespan
GEN PRAC 7006 - Mindfulness-based Counselling Applications
GEN PRAC 7019 - Expressive Therapies – Creative Arts in Counselling

2013 - 2015

Courses developed and taught for the Graduate Program in Counselling and Psychotherapy, at the University of Adelaide:

 
Creation of 3 new courses:
GEN PRAC 7013 - Family & Relationships Counselling
GEN PRAC 7014 - Counselling of Children & Adolescents
GEN PRAC 7019 - Expressive Therapies: Creative Arts in Counselling

Courses re-written from scratch:
GEN PRAC 700 - 6 Mindfulness-based Counselling Applications
GEN PRAC 7003 - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & Trauma
GEN PRAC 5007 - Attachment Across the Lifespan
 

2014

Supervision Alliance, Adelaide:

The Art and Science of Supervision
Co-designed and co-taught. A 6 month course designed for PACFA national standards.
 

2009 - 2012

Unit content developed, co-ordinator, lecturer and tutor for counselling units at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle campus:

Bachelor in Counselling
CN102 – Personal Growth Group
CN201 – Couples and Families Counselling
CN207 – Meditation and other Stress Reducing Techniques
CN302 – Personal Growth and Group Facilitation Training
CN304 – Guest lectures – Special Topics in Counselling
Graduate Diploma in Counselling Skills
CN414 – Case Studies and Supervision
CN413 – Couples and Families Counselling
Masters in Counselling
CN503 – Counselling Couples and Families
CN606 – Dissertation Supervision
Guest lectures in Grad. Cert. in Mental Health Counselling
Unit: CN512 - Professional Issues in Mental Health Counselling
Lecture titles:
Professional Issues: Stress and Burnout
Community Agency Work vs Private Practice
The Future of Mental Health Counselling Research

2007 - 2008

Pathways to Student Wellbeing - Proactive, practical skills for improving communication, emotional support and resilience
Recognised by ACA, CAPA, Scripture Union, Qld.
8-day program for school chaplains and GOs.
For: The Australian Council for Educational Research in conjunction with Scripture Union.
(Course designed and written, but not yet implemented)

2006 - 2011

The Innerspace Programs – Proactive Groupwork Program for Emotional Literacy, Student Well-being and Resilience
Recognised by ACA, CAPA, Education Queensland.
2-day training for teachers, GOs, social workers, psychologists, chaplains and private practitioners.
Level One - Junior - 7 to 9 year olds
Level Two - Middle School - 10 to 14 year olds
For: Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia, Education Queensland

1998 - 2011

mark pearson with malaysian students

Mark with Malaysian students

Certificate in Expressive Therapies with Children and Adolescents – Somatic Focussed, Creative Counselling for Emotional Integration
Recognised by PACAWA, ACATA, ACA, CAPA, Selangor Association for Play and Expressive Therapies, Ministry of Education, Singapore.
15 days, 105 hours (Co-developed with Helen Wilson)
Conducted annually around Australia since 1991, Singapore since 2001, Malaysia since 2005.
For: Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia, Agape Counselling Centre Malaysia, Academy of Human Development Singapore

1991 - 2011

Certificate in Sandplay Therapy and Symbol Work
Recognised by PACAWA, ACATA, ACA, CAPA, Malaysian Psychotherapy Association, USQ, UQ.
105 hours - co-developed with Helen Wilson
Conducted annually around Australia since 1991, in New Zealand 2006 - 2007, Singapore 2010.
For: Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia, Marco Creative Arts Trust Auckland, St. Andrews Lifestreams – St. Andrews Mission Hospital Singapore

1995 - 2011

One-day Professional Extension Training Workshops
Counselling with Adult Clients:
Spirituality in Counselling: Exploring the spectrum of re-connection.
Healing and Improving Relationships. Symbol Work and emotion-focused approaches.
Building Strong Support Teams – through personal growth.
Using Multiple Intelligence Theory and Practice: Responding to client needs.
Processing, Reflecting and Integration: Art and multiple intelligences in the healing journey.
Counselling with Children and Adolescents:
Expressive Therapies with Troubled and Traumatised Young Clients.
Working Through Anger and Frustration with Young Clients.
Introduction to Sandplay Therapy.
Grief, Loss and Separation: Emotion-focused approaches to counselling young clients.
Using Expressive Therapies in Pastoral Care: Supporting emotional expression.
Expressive Therapies in Schools: Counselling activities to reduce difficult behaviour.
The Arts in Creative Counselling: Music, rhythm and mandalas.
Introduction to Symbol Work for Counsellors: Projective activities with miniatures.

 

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