Bachelor of Education Honours in Educational Psychology

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Understanding of trauma: Learners should understand the nature of trauma and its effects on individuals.
• Counselling skills: Basic counselling skills should be demonstrated.
• Establishing counselling relationships: Learners should acquire the necessary skills to establish counselling relationships.
• Traumatic memories: Learners should understand traumatic memories.
• Crisis plan: Develop and implement a crisis plan with regard to trauma.
• Loss and bereavement: Understand emotions and behavior associated with loss and bereavement, and develop skills to facilitate the process for teachers supporting learners.
• Ethical conduct: Agree upon and maintain ethical conduct regarding self-injury and suicide ideation.
• Career planning: Facilitate informed decisions regarding career planning/development in adolescents/adults.
• Adolescent sexuality: Encourage and facilitate healthy adolescent sexuality.
• Cross-cultural work: Facilitate cross-cultural work in counselling.
• Preventative programs: Design, implement, and evaluate preventative programs to promote resilience and life-skills development.
• Community counselling: Demonstrate an understanding of the community counselling process.
• Counsellor as social change agent: Conceptualize the role of the counsellor as a social change agent.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Understanding of theories: Know and understand theories and models related to learning, behavior, emotional, and learning problems in children and adolescents.
• Educational assessment: Understand principles, ethical considerations, and practice of responsible educational and psychological assessment methods.
• Counselling and learning support: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of counselling, learning support, and whole school development.
• Problem-solving: Demonstrate a systemic approach to problem-solving and professional development in different social contexts.
• Professional ethics: Understand and apply professional ethics and legal frameworks during practicum and supervision.
• Collaboration: Ability to collaborate and function as a professional member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Referral networks: Develop multidisciplinary professional networks for client referrals.
• Preventative programs: Plan, develop, and implement sustainable preventative programs for promoting psychological wellbeing.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Professional policy requirements: Critically reflect upon relevant professional policy requirements for assessment and the use of psychometric instruments.
• Educational assessment: Acquire theoretical knowledge, values, and practical skills related to educational and psychological assessment.
• Competency: Demonstrate competency in executing educational and psychological assessment within the scope of professional practice.
• Feedback: Demonstrate competency in providing oral and written feedback on assessment results.
• Ethical practices: Engage in legal, ethical, and best assessment practices.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Understanding of research: Demonstrate understanding of different research traditions and methods.
• Critical analysis: Critically analyze assumptions underlying research methods.
• Research design: Understand key elements of research design and data analysis.
• Ethics in research: Understand the relationship between ethics and research.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Interpretive research: Demonstrate basic knowledge of interpretive research in education.
• Research knowledge: Apply research knowledge to select design, methods, and methodology.
• Fieldwork skills: Engage in observation and interviewing using acquired fieldwork skills.
• Ethical research: Acquire knowledge on how to engage in research ethically.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:

• Assessment in schools: Apply and discuss the implications of assessment in schools and communities based on policy.
• Paradigmatic shifts: Discuss international and South African shifts in assessment for learning support.
• Learning support: Plan and execute effective learning support within a supportive environment.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7:

• Interpretive research: Show understanding of interpretive research in educational psychology.
• Research project: Design and execute a research project within ethical guidelines.
• Literature review: Write up relevant literature on the research topic.
• Referencing: Demonstrate referencing skills in the research study.

Integrated Assessment:

• Practicum training: Involves experiential learning in counselling, assessment, and whole school interventions.
• Supervision: Learners are supported and guided by educational psychologists and supervisors.
• Portfolio: Compile a portfolio with reflective journals, case studies, and systemic project descriptions.
• Workshops: Present workshops on relevant topics chosen from a list compiled by lecturers.
• Examinations: Write university exams and undergo integrative oral examinations on the role of a registered counsellor.