Counseling psychology is a specialty within professional psychology that
maintains a focus on facilitating personal and interpersonal functioning across
the life span. The specialty pays particular attention to emotional, social,
vocational, educational, health-related, developmental, and organizational
concerns. The course emphasizes on some unifying themes among counseling
psychologists include a focus on assets and strengths, person–environment
interactions, educational and career development, brief interactions, and a
focus on intact personalities.
Following modules will be completed during the
course.
Counseling psychology
and its theoretical foundation
·
History &
development of counseling science
·
Overview of
psychotherapy & counseling
Guidance and
counseling strategies.
·
Ethical guide lines in
counseling
·
Personality qualities
of a good counselor/ introduction of psychoanalytic approach
·
Cognitive behavior
approach/therapy (cbt)
·
Behavioristic approach
·
Behavioristic approach
behavioral approach with systematic desensitization (sd)
Guidance and counseling
skills
·
Theories and
techniques of group counseling
·
Theories and
techniques of vocational counseling
·
Theories and
techniques of educational counseling
Planning treatment and
counseling skill training
·
Empathy
·
Listening skills
·
Social and
communication skills
·
Boundary setting
·
Critical thinking
·
Basic counselling
skills for addiction professionals
·
Psycho-education for
clients and families