[A]   Taught Programme:        (144 Hours)

Taught programme consists of 144 Hours of 12 Online Learning Modules.  It is expected that each learner will spend at least an average of 12 hours per module. Online learning modules will consist of the following topics: 

 

Module		Topics
1		Ethical Framework for Counselling Professionals
2		What is Counselling:  Introduction to Counselling
3		Areas of Counselling Practice
4		Understanding Theories:  Theoretical Perspectives in Counselling
5		Culturally Appropriate Counselling:  Anti-Discriminatory (ADP) & Anti-Oppressive Practice (AOP) in Counselling
6		Counsellors and Self-Awareness
7		Self-Unfoldment:  Spiritual Model of Self-Awareness
8		Self-Exploration:  Techniques in Self-Awareness
9		Self-Exploration for Counsellors
10		Counselling Skills
11		Six-Category Counselling Intervention
12		Preparing for Counselling Practice

 

[B]   PERSONAL STUDY (70 HOURS):    

 

In addition to 12 hours mentioned above, it is expected that the learners will also spend at least 6 Hours in self-study per taught session.  Relevant study material, hand-outs and references will be provided for each taught session.  The focus of the personal study should be to develop greater understanding of the subject matter being taught and be able to demonstrate their understanding and learning through written assignments. 

 

[C]   PRACTICE LEARNING WORKSHOP (96 HOURS):

 

All those learners who have successfully completed taught programme and personal study modules of the programme will be invited to participate in multiple days (residential) experiential learning workshop.  These workshops will mainly focus on internalisation of the following aspects through experiential learning process:

 

• Ethical Framework for Counselling Professional
• Practical application of theories
• Self-Awareness
• Counselling Skills and
• Preparation for Counselling

 

This element of the programme will be assessed through reflective Personal Journals prepared by learners on each day of the workshop.

 

[D]   CO-LEARNING SESSIONS (20 HOURS):  

 

Learners who have successfully accomplished elements A, B & C, will be required to spend 20 hours in role play sessions in total with a peer and would be expected to undertake both roles that of a counsellee and counsellor spending same amount of time (10 hour on each role) with a peer.  The main objective for learners in counsellor role in this relationship is not to act in the traditional counselling manner, rather help and assist his/her co-learner in the role of counselee through the process of exploring their thoughts, feelings and emotions.

 

[E]    SUPERVISED COUNSELLING SKILLS PRACTICE SESSIONS (50 HOURS):  

Learners who have successfully accomplished elements A, B, C & D, will be expected, as part of this learning programme, to practice their counselling skills either in role play situations or with a real counselee, where possible.  These counselling sessions will be supervised.  The learners will be expected to spend at least 50 hours in counselling clients.  The Supervised Counselling skills practice will provide an opportunity to learners to reflect on their counselling skills practice and relate theory to their practice in a safe and controlled environment. 

The learners will be expected to use counselling skills learned through taught programme and Co-Learning module.  This part of the course is designed to gather evidence for two units of the course i.e. Introduction to counselling skills/Nature of counselling and Developing Counselling Skills.  The learners will be expected to provide evidence of their practice in the form of a Supervised Practice Handbook.