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MASTER OF ARTS in GUIDANCE COUNSELLING AND LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT 2017 Entry

MASTER OF ARTS in GUIDANCE COUNSELLING AND LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT 2017 Entry. Programme Contacts. Programme Director: Dr. Lucy Hearne, Email: Lucy.hearne@ul.ie Programme Administrator: Mairead Condon, Email: Mairead.condon@ul.ie. Programme Aims.

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MASTER OF ARTS in GUIDANCE COUNSELLING AND LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT 2017 Entry

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  1. MASTER OF ARTS in GUIDANCE COUNSELLING AND LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT 2017 Entry

  2. Programme Contacts • Programme Director: Dr. Lucy Hearne, Email: Lucy.hearne@ul.ie • Programme Administrator: Mairead Condon, Email: Mairead.condon@ul.ie

  3. Programme Aims • Provide practicing teachers and other relevant professionals with a recognised professional qualification in guidance counselling • Support development of relevant knowledge, skills and competencies in guidance counselling on a Level 9 programme (i.e. UL; DES; IGC; QQI) • To promote self-understanding and personal insight of trainees in order for them to be able to deliver an effective guidance counselling service to clients across the lifespan

  4. Core Learning Outcomes • Development of theoretical knowledge, skills and competencies within a personal/social, educational and vocational guidance counselling framework across the individual’s lifespan • Acquisition of personal leadership skills to manage an effective, contemporary guidance counselling service • Cultivation of critical awareness of ethical and professional issues in practice • Gain knowledge of practitioner-based research methodologies to contribute to growth of evidence-based research • Growth in independent learning, critical thinking and integration of theoretical concepts within everyday practice and specific research contexts

  5. Programme Delivery Locations for 2017: University of Limerick Campus and Carrick on Shannon Education Centre Curriculum: Total of 13 modules = * 9 taught classroom-based modules +2 educational practice placement modules and 2 dissertation modules 7 Taught modules delivered in Autumn and Spring semesters of Year 1 & 2 (12 week semester) 2Taught modules (5 full days per module) delivered in Summer Semester Year 1, approximately at end of June/early July

  6. Programme Delivery(Semestered Timetable) • ForUL campus: 1 module mid-week x 12 weeks (Weds 6.30pm to 9.30pm) + 1 module x 6 weekends (Saturdays 9am to 4pm) • For Carrick campus: 2 modules delivered over 8 out of 12 weekends (Friday 6.30pm to 9.30pm & Sat 9 am to 4pm)

  7. Programme Curriculum

  8. Year 2: Practicum Placement • Practicum Placement of 96 hours in guidance service to be completed by traineeunder direct mentorship of a qualified Guidance Counsellor on site in the placement from middle/end of August to end of April. • MA trainees secure the placement themselves. • It is separate to any other professional work they are involved in, e.g. teaching hours • Can be in secondary, further or third level education, adult guidance sector, public employment sector. • Advisable to have planned for this placement well in advance of Year 2.

  9. Year 2: Dissertation • Practice-based research project • Empirical enquiry method • Wordcount: 20,000 words • Assigned research supervisor in Year 2 • Submission of dissertation in Autumn Year 2 • Research Methods training provided in Year 1 (EN6091 Advanced Research Methods)

  10. Personal Counselling Requirement • Trainees need to complete 6-10 personal counselling sessions with accredited Counsellor, Psychologist or Psychotherapist in each academic year (from September onwards) • It is a specific requirement of the programme to gain the qualification and in line with best practice in the profession. • Trainees source and pay for this counselling support

  11. Learning Supports • Handbooks: UL and MA programme specific • Programme Sulis site for resources, communication and assignment uploading • UL Library Facilities: Textbooks, Online Journals/Databases, Induction by library staff, EHS Faculty Librarian • Harvard / UL Referencing System “Cite It Right” to be used in all course work, - see UL library website • 1-2 Tutorials per Semester outside of class time • UL Careers Centre • UL Disability Support Service • Regional Writing Centre • UL ITD Services

  12. Further Information UL online application form for MA: http://www.ul.ie/graduateschool/course/guidance-counselling-lifespan-development-ma National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE): http://www.ncge.ie Institute of Guidance Counsellors (IGC): http://www.igc.ie Department of Education and Skills (DES): http://www.education.ie

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