Counselling Psychology is a programme that is specially designed to fulfil the demand for knowledge and skills in counselling psychology for professionals with an interest in counselling. The programme provides professional and practical qualification in real - life counselling expertise for people practising counselling psychology including in organisations, health including hospitals and hospices, social welfare including pastors of religion, social workers and in education, community and rehabilitation, and human resource management. There is augmented growth in psychological counselling as a result of increased demand for psychological services in many different settings. Counselling psychology seeks to alleviate and resolve human issues as well as improve psychological, social, mental and general life. These include: at the workplace, industries, hospitals, prisons, places of worship, schools and other areas. Counselling psychologists will be needed to assist people handle various situations such as addiction, stress, marriage and family issues, youth and work related issues. The objectives of the programme are to ensure an advanced level of knowledge about major approaches to counselling psychology; to provide training in counselling practice and develop skills for application in workplace, health, education; and to advance research, ethical and professional issues in counselling as a profession.
Degree Programmes/Course Units Linked To Thematic Area
DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY
CPY 001: Introduction to Psychology
CPY 002: Interviewing Techniques for Individuals and Groups
CPY 003: Lifespan Development
CPY 004: Health Psychology
CPY 005: Introduction to Theories of Personality
CPY 007: Introduction to Social Psychology
CPY 008: Psychotherapeutic Approaches
CPY 010: Fundamentals of Counselling
CPY 011: Research Methods and Basic Statistics
CPY 012: Group Counselling
CPY 016: Psychological Disorders
DEGREE PROGRAMME
CPY 116: Psychology of Human Development
CPY 202: Human Sexuality
CPY 204: Psychology of Aging
CPY 205: Personality Psychology
CPY 206: Psychology of Adjustment
CPY 207: Cognitive Psychology
CPY 208: Abnormal Psychology
CPY 302: Vocational Guidance
CPY 303: Addictive Disorders
CPY 304: Theories and Techniques of Counselling
CPY 307: Behaviour Modification
CPY 309: Deviant Behaviour
CPY 310: Fundamentals of Counselling
CPY 311: Stress Management
CPY 312: Psychology of Communication
CPY 314: Gender Psychology
CPY 316: Human Sexuality
CPY 403: Counselling of the Youth
CPY 404: Counselling Terminally ill
CPY 405: Group Counselling
CPY 406: Family Marital & Sex Counselling
CPY 407: Community Counselling
CPY 408: Counselling Families of Persons with Special Needs
CPY 410: Counselling Persons with Addictive Disorders
CPY 412: Counselling Outcome, Issues, Trends and Ethics
CPY 413: Psychology of the Family
CPY 416: Introduction to Counselling