Course details
Introduction to the Programme
The programme has been designed for:
- Interested participants who have no experience in counselling but are willing to gain a basic entry qualification to professional counselling.
- Professionals who wish to develop counselling skills and knowledge for application in their work areas such as in health, social services, educational, customer service, human resource and supervisory work settings.
- Interested people with aspiration of becoming relationship and marital counsellor.
- Professionals who wish to improve their skills and working with couples and helping them with their issues.
- Couples who want to have more awareness on themselves and learn how to handle their own relationships.
The programme provides participants with:
- A professional basic entry qualification to counselling
- Opportunities for personal growth
- Acquisition of crucial interpersonal skills and related knowledge.
- An entry level qualifications in relationship and marital counselling
- A knowledge on nature and issues on relationship and marriage as well as different techniques on counselling couples
The programme aims to:
- Provide a basic level of knowledge about major approaches to counselling and psychotherapy.
- Provide training in basic counselling skills and practice introduce the ethical and professional issues faced by counsellors in human service industries.
- Introduce a basic level of knowledge and skills in working with different client groups and specific client issues.
- Provide training for aspiring relationship and marital counsellors.
Admission Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the course, applicants must fulfil the following conditions:
- Diploma holders in any field
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Mature applicants not meeting the admission requirements are invited to apply as the program recognises relevant life experiences that students bring with them
- Application will be considered on a case-by-case basis; in some circumstances, interview might be needed
Course Topics
- Module 1 - Foundations of Counselling
- Module 2 - Counselling Psychology: Theory and Practice
- Module 3 - Counselling on Specific Client Issues
- Module 4 - Relationship and Marital Counselling
Course Location
About ACC Institute of Human Services
The ACC Institute of Human Services (formerly known as ACC School of Counselling and Psychology) was established in 2003 and seeks to raise the ethical standards and professionalism of counsellors through strategic training and educational programmes.
Why study at ACC
ACC is a leading institute of higher learning specializing in human services training and education programmes. ACC offers a wide range of courses on counselling and psychology leading to Certificate, Diploma and Specialist Diplomas.
We also organise training workshops by established trainers in counselling, psychotherapy and psychology to cater to the needs of counsellors, psychologists and other helping professionals.
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