Course details
Programme Aims:
- ​To provide students with a workable understanding of Adlerian Psychology.
- To provide students with an overview of Adlerian counselling skills.
- To enhance students’ communication skills.
- To provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to function as change agents indifferent settings.
- To provide students with opportunities to change and flourish in their lives
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Is this programme for you?
This programme is aimed at anyone 23 years or over who is interacting with people and who wishes to improve his/her communication/counselling skills and how he/she relates to people. The Adlerian approach to working with people believes in the possibility of change, and that what we need to make these changes in our lives is courage.
The programme will be of particular usefulness to the following: Teachers (classroom, learning support, resource and guidance counsellors and home/school liaison), health board workers, social workers, nurses, community development personnel, childcare workers, parents, HR personnel, managers, and interested inpiduals. This Certificate is for anyone who would like to improve the quality of his/her own lives and how he/she interacts with others.
​STUDENT TESTIMONIAL
​The Certificate in Adlerian Psychology & Counselling was a unique and worthwhile experience for me. As a busy mother of two, I was looking for a gentle way to get back into education, as well as investigating some areas of interest to me with regard to a new career. The blend of personal development and skills acquisition made this course the perfect fit for me. The supportive learning environment that is created by the facilitators allows for the opportunity to hone existing skills and to develop new ones. The experiential dimension of this course made it different to any previous learning setting I have been in. There is something for everyone on this course. I have made new friends, improved my communication skills and soaked up a wealth of new information, all while having a serious amount of fun! I thoroughly recommend it. Laura
What is the programme about?
Alfred Adler’s Individual Psychology is a dynamic, holistic and insightful model that regards people as ‘human becomings’. Adlerian psychology is an exciting and useful way to better understand people and their particular paths through life. It believes that each human being is a unity of mind, body and spirit, and therefore unique.
Individual psychology is valuable in many fields of human interaction, such as parenting, teaching, coaching, community development, group work (team building, group roles and dynamics), consultancy, management (leadership style, organisational change) and personality analysis (career planning, life planning). The Adlerian model is a systematic approach to working with individuals, families and other groups on improving the quality of their emotional lives.
Entry Requirement
Selection for the programme will be by written application and interview.
Examinations
Assessment will be by a variety of continuous assessment methods, including a learning journal. Much of the teaching/learning on this programme will be experiential, i.e. working in small groups and getting feedback. Personal growth work is intrinsic to the programme.
Award
On successful completion of the programme, graduates will be awarded a Certificate in Adlerian Psychology and Counselling. This programme is offered at NQF (National Qualifications Framework) Level 6 and carries 10 ECTS*.
Course Content
Unit 1
- Basic Listening Skills, Basic Concepts of Individual Psychology, Origins of Individual Psychology, Adlerian Counselling Process, Introduction to Lifestyle, Family Constellation.
Unit 2
- Long and Short Term Goals, Childhood Memories and Private Logic, Egan’s Counselling Model, Summary of Lifestyle Information, Further Counselling Skills, Lifestyle Assessment.
Unit 3
- Adlerian Counselling Techniques, Emotions, Priorities, Life Tasks, Encouragement, Empathy.
Unit 4
- Advanced Adlerian Counselling Techniques, Social Interest, Applications of Individual Psychology, Applied Encouragement, Integration and Summary, Moving Forward.
Course Location
About Limerick Institute of Technology - Tipperary
About LIT
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is an institute of higher education in Limerick, a modern urban city in the Mid-theyst region of Ireland and is one of 13 institutes that are members of the Institutes of Technology, Ireland (IOTI). LIT is the ftheirth largest IOT in Ireland, with more than 6000 full time and part time students and 500 staff.
The Institute has five campuses and a learning centre across Limerick city, Tipperary and Clare. The main campus is located at Moylish Park, with two city centre campuses in Clare Street and Georges Quay in Limerick city. LIT in Tipperary is based in two campuses -Thurles and Clonmel. The LIT Ennis Learning Centre is based in the museum in Ennis town centre.
LIT offers ctheirses at Level 6 (certificate) through to Level 10 (PhD) whilst also catering for craft apprentices and adult and continuing education. LIT was awarded the Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year in 2008 and 2013 by the Sunday Times University Guide. The guide is the definitive guide to higher education in Ireland and the UK.
Educational Philosophy
LIT has a distinctive approach to Teaching and Learning known as the Active Learning philosophy. Whatever discipline area is offered the core methodology is active and practical; lab work, studio work, case studies, field visits, group assignments and more.
This approach to teaching and learning is embedded in assessment strategies and campus development so that the learning environment reflects the identity of LIT. It is also underpinned by staff developments, e.g. workshops and an online repository of active learning strategies.\
History
The genesis of LIT was the Limerick School of Ornamental Art set up in 1852 when the Athenaeum Society started a School of Arts and Fine Crafts in Limerick. In 1963 a series of technical colleges, to be known as Regional Technical Colleges (RTCs) was announced by the then Minister for Education, Patrick Hillery and the first of the RTCs theyre opened in Athlone, Carlow, Dundalk, Sligo and Waterford in 1970.
A regional technical college for Limerick follotheyd in 1974, initially under the name Limerick College of Art, Commerce and Technology (CoACT). CoACT was upgraded to Institute of Technology status in 1997, along with the restof the RTCs. In 1999 LIT was awarded delegated authority by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, which allows the institute to award its own bachelors, masters and doctorates degrees.
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