LoyalistLibrary: Counselling: Open Educational Resources

What are Open Educational Resources?

"Open Educational Resources, or OER, refer to any teaching and learning materials that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license, such as a Creative Commons License or GNU General Public License, that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution with no or limited restrictions".

(Source: The OER Toolkit, Colleges Library Ontario)

Where can I find OERs for my course?

There are a variety of sources for OERs! This is only a small selection. For more, check the Library's OER Research Guide.

AMSER (Applied Math and Science Education Repository)
"AMSER (the Applied Math and Science Education Repository) is a portal of educational resources and services built specifically for use by those in Community and Technical Colleges but free for anyone to use." -- website
B.C. Open Collection (formerly BC Campus OpenEd)
"The B.C. Open Collection is a curated selection of open educational resources (OER) that can be accessed by educators in B.C. and beyond to use in the classroom, in an institutional learning management system, or on other teaching and learning platforms. All materials are openly licensed. This means they are free to use, customize, and share. The collection includes courses and textbooks, and new resources are being added all the time." -- website
Directory of Open Access Journals
"DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals." -- website
eCampus Ontario Open Textbook Library
"In partnership with BCcampus, and in the footsteps of other provincial online learning centres like OpenEd Manitoba, eCampusOntario has created this new virtual Open Textbook Library, established to offer learners a repository of resources which are licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed." -- website (A link to eCampus is also available at LoyalistLibrary.com, under the Collections tab.)
OER Commons
"OER Commons offers a comprehensive infrastructure for curriculum experts and instructors at all levels to identify high-quality OER and collaborate around their adaptation, evaluation, and use to address the needs of teachers and learners." -- website
Open Educational Resources Research Guide
The Loyalist Library has its own guide to open educational resources. This guide acts as a starting point, with background information, links to OER's, and more.
Open Textbook Library
"Textbooks in the Open Textbook Library are considered open because they are free to use and distribute, and are licensed to be freely adapted or changed with proper attribution." -- website

Selected OERs for Counselling

Bulletin of Counseling and Psychotherapy
"BOCP aims to attract a broad spectrum of national and international readers and contributors. Articles are published that are of interest to counselor educators as well as to practitioners working in schools, community agencies, university and college counseling centres, and other institutions in which psychological counseling is practiced." -- website
European Journal of Counselling Psychology
"The EJCoP is a free peer-reviewed open-access journal. It publishes articles at the intersection of European and counselling psychology issues that substantially advances the understanding of professional issues, the training of counselling psychologists and the application and practice of counselling psychology across Europe." -- website
International Journal of Research in Counseling and Education
http://ppsfip.ppj.unp.ac.id/index.php/ijrice/index
"The aim of IJRiCE is to publish articles dedicated to all aspects of the latest outstanding developments in the field of counseling and education and featuring articles that advance the empirical, theoretical, and methodological understanding of counseling and education." -- website
Journal of Family, Counseling and Education
"The Journal of Family, Counseling and Education aims to publish the original scientific studies prepared in the fields of family, family counseling, sexual counseling, education, psychology, psychotherapy, guidance and psychological counseling and to share them over the Internet for the benefit of the relevant persons." -- website
Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health
"The Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health (JMVFH) is the official scholarly journal of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR), published twice a year by the University of Toronto Press (UTP). JMVFH aims to maximize the health and social wellbeing of military personnel, Veterans, and their families by publishing world-class research for a broad international and multidisciplinary readership of researchers, health practitioners, administrators, and policy makers." -- website

Introduction to Psychology - 1st Canadian Edition
"This book is designed to help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level." -- website
Introduction to Psychology: The Full Noba Collection
"This textbook represents the entire catalog of Noba topics. It contains 90 learning modules covering every area of psychology commonly taught in introductory courses. This book can be modified: feel free to rearrange or remove modules to better suit your specific needs.Please note that the publisher requires you to login to access and download the textbooks." -- website
Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective
"This textbook introduces the idea of lifespan development from a psychological perspective." -- website
Principles of Social Psychology
Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities & Mental Illness
"This multidisciplinary resource develops topics of interest to all those who care about and for individuals with co-occurring intellectual disabilities and mental illness." -- website

What is a MOOC?
MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses, are online courses, often offered for free or at minimal cost. Many MOOCs include audio or video lectures, assignments, readings, quizzes, and interactive forums and discussion boards. Many MOOCs are offered by large institutions, and some will offer course credits for completed MOOCs, usually for a small fee.

(Sources: MOOC.org, "Massive Open Online Course", from Wikipedia)

Counseling and Psychotherapy Theory (Seoul National University via EdX)
"Learn about the theories of counseling and psychotherapy on human change through an easy-to-understand overview." -- website
Introduction to Clinical Psychology (University of Queensland via EdX)
"Learn about the principles underlying psychological therapy and the features and treatment of common mental disorders, including anxiety, depression and schizophrenia." -- website
Mental Health and Nutrition (University of Canterbury via EdX)
"Learn what foods and nutrients should and should not be consumed to improve mental wellbeing and explore the fundamental role that nutrition plays in our mental health." -- website

Counselling: Open Educational Resources

What are Open Educational Resources?

Where can I find OERs for my course?

Selected OERs for Counselling

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