Diploma in Counselling Psychology (conducted in Chinese)

Introduction

A Counselling Psychology Programme, containing 6 courses offered at Taiwan Graduate School of Pastoral Psychology by the professors and instructors.This counselling programme is designed to meet the following aims:

To provide an educational foundation for a range of personal growth and marriage preparation in psychology and personal career;
To provide specialised studies directly relevant to individual daily life issues and professions in which students are working or intend to become a counsellor/marriage therapist in the future;
To enable students to make an immediate improvement in personality and family relationship;
To provide flexibility, knowledge, skills and motivation as a basis for personal development and as a basis for progression to graduate and postgraduate studies for helping profession;
To develop students self-improvement and interpersonal relationship through effective use and combination of the knowledge and skills gained in different courses of the programme;
To develop a range of skills and techniques, personal qualities and attitudes essential for successful performance in daily life.

Course Structure

The Diploma course comprises six subject units of study. The subject units are as follows:

Introduction to Psychology

This module introduces the major approaches of the contemporary psychology and their developments, emphasizing the application of psychological knowledge into daily life and personal growth.

Counselling Theories and Practice

This module introduces the major theories and practice of counseling, and applying then into personal self-awareness, personal growth and helping others.

Family Life Cycle and Personal Development

This module introduces the major approaches of the development psychology through life span, emphasizing the application of psychological knowledge into daily life and the promotion of personal growth.

Helping Skills in Counselling

The focus of this module is to assist the student in developing effective helping skills. The basic components of helping relationships will be discussed. They will also practice basic helping behaviors through role-plays, in class workshops, and videotaped interviews in order to develop their expertise and mastery of the skills discussed.