2 ACADEMIC-YEAR COURSE: DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING. TRIMESTER DISTANT MODE.

COURSE OUTLINE 

BROAD OBJECTIVES

• To train highly competent professional counselors with holistic counseling skills to meet present-day demands.
• To equip the trainee with the correct knowledge of the theoretical approaches and mentor the right professional attitudes, value systems, and practice.
• To illustrate the skills and their application and ascertain their assimilation and embedment in the persona of the trainee for seamless application in practice.

YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1

• COUN 100 – INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY
• COUN 104 – BASIC COUNSELLING THEORIES – INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
• COUN 103 – SELF AWARENESS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
• COUN 105 – BASIC COUNSELLING SKILLS
• COUN 107 – COUNSELLING PRACTICE AND PROCESS
• COM 101 – COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND SCHOLARY WRITING

YEAR 1
SEMESTER 2

• COUN 108 – COUNSELLING SKILLS 2 AND MICRO-COUNSELLING.
• COUN 106 – PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN COUNSELLING
• COM 109 – INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS
• COUN 110 – INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN SEXUALITY
• COUN 111 – INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
• COUN 112 – INTRODUCTION TO ADDICTION COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

YEAR 2
SEMESTER 1

• PSY 001 – INTRODUCTION TO ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
• COUN 113 – PEER EDUCATION AND COUNSELLING
• COUN 119 – COUNSELLING SUPERVISION AND PERSONAL THERAPY
• COM 102 – LIFESKILLS AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
• COUN 114 – GROUP COUNSELLING
• COUN 115 – STRESS AND STRESS MANAGEMENT

YEAR 2

SEMESTER 2

• COUN 116 – BEREAVEMENT, LOSS AND GRIEF COUNSELLING
• PSY 002 – INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, FAMILY AND MARRIAGE THERAPY
• COM 117 – HIV / AIDS
• COUN 120 – CHILD AND ADOLESCENT COUNSELLING
• COUN 118 – COUNSELLING PRACTICUM AND SUPERVISION
• COUN 114 – INTRODUCTION TO COACHING AND MENTORING