Chabot College
2003
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Psychology-Counseling 11
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Catalog Description:
11- Interpersonal Relationships
(May be repeated 1 time)
2 units
Exploration of behavior in interactions with others. Improving interpersonal
relationships to benefit academic, career, and personal development. 2 hours lecture.
[Typical contact hours: 35]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
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demonstrate increased awareness of the nature of feelings and the ways feelings
are characteristically communicated to others;
display self-acceptance;
demonstrate increased awareness of the reactions produced in others through
idiosyncratic behavior;
demonstrate increased awareness, understanding, and respect for the feelings of
others, as well as for individual differences;
display increased ability to listen to others and to hear more accurately what is
being communicated;
demonstrate understanding of group processes.
Course Content:
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2.
Introduction to group and human interaction processes.
Communication skills in interpersonal communication, including, but not limited
to:
a.
Self-Disclosure
b.
Active listening
c.
Empathic response
d.
Unconditional positive regard
e.
Cultural and gender interpersonal communication
3.
Counseling theory as related to the interpersonal communication process, such as,
but not limited to theories of:
a.
Rogers, Carl
b.
Adler, Alfred
c.
May, Rollo
d.
Perls, Fritz
Chabot College
Course Outline for Psychology-Counseling 11, Page 2
Fall Semester 2003
Methods of Presentation:
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Group discussions
Demonstrations
Role-playing and simulation exercises
Modeling
Selected readings
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
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Typical Assignments
a.
self-assessment
b.
intragroup feedback
c.
suggested readings from textbook listing
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a.
observation of participation and attendance
b.
ongoing feedback from instructor and group members
c.
self-assessment
d.
culminating experience/final exam
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Tuesdays With Morrie, Mitch Albom, Doubleday Publishing , 1997
Gentle Road to Survival: Making Self-Healing Choices in Difficult Circumstances,
Andre Auw, Aslan Publishing, 1991
The Gift of Wounding: Finding Hope and Heart in Challenging Circumstances,
Andre Auw, Aslan Publishing, 1999
The Alchemist, Pablo Coelho, Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., 1992
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, John Gray, Harper Collins Publishers,
Inc., 1992
Celestine Prophecy, James Redfield, Warner Books, Inc., 1997
You Just Don’t Understand, Deborah Tanner, Random House, Inc., 1991
Special Student Materials:
None.
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