Structured programmes that take you from the basics of counselling skill to advanced, specialised practice.
Courses Offered
Choose the programme that matches where you're starting from — each one builds real, practice-ready counselling skill.
Curriculum
Nine modules covering the skill, theory and specialised practice every counsellor needs. Tap a module to see what's inside.
The definitions of leadership care and counselling, history of counselling, the basic qualities of a good counsellor and the principles of counselling. The identity and challenges of a leader as a counsellor, ethical concerns in counselling, the stages of counselling, resources in counselling.
Common causes / contributing factors, warning signs of suicide, risk factors vs protective factors, psychological aspects in suicide counselling, counselling skills required, crisis intervention steps, ethical and legal considerations, youth and suicide, postvention (after suicide attempt or death), practical training components for students, important emergency note.
Introduction to theories of personality, definition of personality, influences of personalities, personality types, Eastern theories of personality, early developments of theories of personality, trait theory of personality, social cognitive theories, personality disorders.
Introduction to psychopathology, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia & other psychotic disorders, sexual disorders, sleep disorders, childhood disorders.
Theories of human development, international understanding of developmental stages (Asramadharma), developmental crisis, developmental milestones in children, the challenge of being an adult, old age and care.
Counselling the HIV/AIDS victims, counselling people with disability, counselling the addicts, pain and palliative care.
Introduction to psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy, existential psychotherapies, humanistic psychotherapies, cognitive psychotherapies, behaviour therapies, integrative psychotherapy.
Definitions of marriage, understanding of marriage and family, typical causes of marital problems, international understanding of family and the transitions of families in the world, role relationship marriage counselling of H J Clinebell, transactional analysis approach in family therapy, family system approach in counselling, experiential approach in family counselling, structural approach in family counselling, strategic family counselling, parenting guidelines for family.
Nature and origin of behaviour modification and therapy, classical conditioning, operant conditioning, relaxation and systematic desensitisation, assertive training, modeling procedure, contingency management, aversion therapy.