VCOO7100 Basic Competence in Coaching and Councelling Course description

Emnet omhandler grunnleggende kompetanse rettet mot individuell veiledning og coaching. Kommunikasjonsferdigheter, relasjonsbygging, kritisk tenkning og refleksjon vil være sentrale fagområder. Emnet vektlegger å utvikle faglige og personlige ferdigheter som kan benyttes i ulike kontekster på egen arbeidsplass for å tilrettelegge for læring og utvikling både for elever og kollegaer.

Faglig overlapping

Det er faglig overlapping mellom VCOO7100 og VEIC7100.

Ingen

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten har

• kunnskap om det filosofiske, psykologiske og pedagogiske grunnlaget for veiledning og coaching
• kunnskap om faser i og organisering av veilednings- og coachingprosesser
• kunnskap om etiske forhold i veiledning og coaching

Ferdigheter

Studenten har

• grunnleggende kommunikasjonsferdigheter i veiledning og coaching
• grunnleggende ferdigheter i å systematisere og strukturere veiledning og coachingprosesser
• grunnleggende ferdigheter i relasjonsbygging og ledelse av veiledning og coachingprosesser

Generell kompetanse

Studenten har

• grunnleggende kompetanse i veiledning og coaching med særlig fokus på individuell veiledning/coaching
• grunnleggende kompetanse i rollen som veileder og coach

In this course, the students develop an understanding of how the performance of social work is rooted in the profession’s theoretical foundation. The course provides knowledge about different factors that can affect relationships and professional cooperation with other people. 

Through skills training in groups, the students will learn about what it means to practise social work. Together with their group, they will practise developing their professional expertise. This takes place through group work, role play and the use of cases that concern interacting with people in difficult life situations. The students are also trained in handling their own emotions when working with people in difficult life situations.

The course comprises the first of two levels of skills training.

Language of instruction is Norwegian.

Følgende arbeidskrav må være godkjent før eksamen kan avlegges:

1. Hver student skal gjennomføre to veilednings- eller coachingoppgaver på egen eller annen egnet arbeidsplass. Hver oppgave skal ha et omfang på 15-30 minutter. Dette dokumenteres i form av et skriftlig refleksjonsnotat på 500-600 ord pr oppgave. Individuell oppgave.
2. Presentere relevante erfaringer, innsikt og oppdagelser knyttet til veiledning og coaching for medstudenter og/eller kollegaer. Individuell oppgave på 15-30 minutter, som dokumenteres i form en oppsummering fra presentasjonen og en refleksjon over arbeidskravets læringsutbytte. Oppsummeringen skal være i form av en digital presentasjon, for eksempel en video på 3-4 minutter.

Arbeidskrav som ikke blir godkjent kan omarbeides én gang.

Faglig aktivitet med krav om deltakelse

Det er krav om 80 % deltakelse for å kunne gå opp til eksamen. Fravær ut over 20 % må kompenseres etter avtale med faglærer.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of work and change processes in social work
• has knowledge of communication and interaction with people at the individual level
• has knowledge of power structures that affect their relationships with users 
• has knowledge of how digitalisation of the welfare services affects communication with users and partners 

• is familiar with the importance of understanding oneself and having empathy with others 

Skills

The student

• can use communication and interaction skills in their professional work with individuals 

• can reflect on the importance of language, including the use of interpreters, in meetings with users 
• can reflect on how power affects the relationship with users, their social and material living conditions and the freedom of action for change work 
• can reflect on the importance of group processes through participating in group work
• can receive and give constructive feedback 

General competence

The student

• can be emphatic and attentive when encountering the feelings and experience of others 
• can reflect on their own values and attitudes in their professional practice
• has insight into the exercise of professional judgement 

• has insight into the importance of digital communication in professional practice and interaction 
• can disseminate research-based knowledge of professional interaction both orally and in writing

The following compulsory activities must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Coursework 1. Compulsory active participation in skills training

The minimum attendance requirement for skills training in groups is 80%. If a student’s absence exceeds 20% but is lower than 40%, a compensatory coursework requirement will be set. The coursework requirement must be completed and approved by the given deadline. Absence in excess of 40% will result in loss of the right to take the exam.

The reason why active attendance is compulsory is that the student will in this way acquire competence necessary to meet the objectives of the course that they would be unable to acquire from solely reading the syllabus and/or taking the exam. 

Compulsory activities must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam.

The exam in the course is an oral exam in groups with a time frame of approximately 50 minutes, where the students must demonstrate their knowledge and skills relating to professional interaction. Each exam group consists of 4–6 students.The groups will be given a case for preparation 48 hours before the first day of the exam. During the examination, students will meet people (actors) with different challenges in a fictitious situation. The time frame includes examination and assessment with an oral explanation.

No aids are permitted.