The course provides students with a comprehensive education in the knowledge, theoretical concepts and best practices pertinent to counselling, specifically in areas relating to theoretical approaches to therapeutic change, counselling skills and approaches to understanding mental health. It teaches an advanced understanding of counselling and psychotherapy practice, and helps you develop the high level skills needed to practice as a professional counsellor in many specialized therapeutic areas.
The course focuses on the interpersonal relationship between the client and therapist, and the philosophies and practices of major schools of counselling. More specifically, the course provides students with opportunities to build their analytical and critical thinking skills. The course provides a critical perspective on the influence of social structures on individual wellbeing, and develops skills necessary for counselling clients from diverse backgrounds
The course aims to provide students with:
Eligibility: The candidate must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized UniversityIndian/Foreign. Those who are graduating in the current year can also apply.
Duration: Eighteen months. Classes are held on Thursdays and Fridays from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Skills Facilitation classes are held on specific Saturdays.. Workshops are held for full day on pre-notified Holidays. DUE TO PANDEMIC ALL CLASSES ARE NOW HELD ONLINE, 6:30-8:30
Course Content: The course has been designed for those who wish to combine study with work commitments. The course includes participatory and experiential learning, whole day workshops, and interactive group work, face-to-face individual personal growth sessions, hands-on skills training and Dissertation and Internship opportunity in schools under supervision of facilitators.
Basic Counselling Skills: Characteristics of a Counsellor, Barriers to Listening, Active Listening, Improper Responses, Proper Responding – Reflection,, Paraphrasing & other responses in counselling, Different Aspects of the Process of Counselling.
Module I : Humanistic Therapy & Client Centered Counselling, Key Concepts in the Client Centered Approach, Carl Roger’s Theory of the Person, Conditions of Humanistic counselling, The Counsellor-Client Relationship, Conditions for change, Basic Skills in Counselling.
Module II: Stages and Steps in the Process of Counselling, Qualities of a helper, Different styles of Communication, Feedback & Criticism, Areas of Positive Communication – Dealing with Manipulation.
Module III: Basic principles of Humanistic Cognitive Counselling & Techniques, Self Determination Theory (SDT).
Module IV: Psycho-Sexual Aspects of Wellbeing, Sex & Gender, Sexual Health, Differences in Sexual Orientation – LGBTQIA, Psychopathology and Concepts of abnormality, Referral, Classification of Mental Illness.
Module V: Ericksonian Theory, Personality Development in Adolescence & Special Areas of Counselling (Positive Parenting of Adolescents) Basic Concepts of Freudian Theory, Inter-personal Conflict & Individual Differences, Characteristics of healthy marital / couple relationship, Special issues in Couple Counselling.
Module VI: Special Areas of Counselling – Stress & its Neuro-Physiological Processes, Anger Management, Concept of Positive Psychology, Approaches to Wellbeing, Creative & Critical Thinking, Subjective Well-being & Happiness, Psychological Wellbeing (PWB), Other approaches to happiness, Self -Healing Process & Liberated Forgiveness Positive Coping Strategies.
Module VII: Internship & Case Presentation
Module VIII: Group Project, Self-Growth & Workshop
Module IX: Dissertation
Module VIII: Group Project, Personal Growth & Workshop
Module IX: Dissertation
