Post Graduate Diploma in Family
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Course Objective
This Post Graduate Diploma in Family Counselling and Psychotherapy aims at developing professionals in this vital field, which is gaining greater salience in the present times both from social, and employment perspectives. The contemporary social scenarios have resulted in an increased need and demand for professional support in terms of counselling and family therapy, which is being increasingly recognized as an effective approach both for promoting positives like strengthening families, fostering positive parenting, and increasing resilience of individuals in vulnerable situations as well as for addressing negative aspects such as socio-psychological problems, maladaptive behaviors, declining mental health and psychosomatic disorders that are being increasing witnessed in the present times.
Entry Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Human Development and Family Studies, Human Recourses Management, Counselling, Community development studies, Medicine or other allied disciplines. “Allied disciplines” include Anthropology, Sociology, Education, Philosophy, Homeopathy Medicines, and Nursing etc from a recognized University.
Career opportunities
Graduates can find employment in a variety of settings including community health and community services organisations, the health professions, rehabilitation providers, human resource management, child protection, family support counselling services, allied clinics and services, and private practice.
Course Structure
In this one-year program students undertake a total of eight units of study consisting of seven coursework units and one placement unit.
Semester 1
FCP1 | Psychotherapeutic Theories and Models |
FCP2 | Person-Centred Counselling |
FCP3 | Facilitating Therapeutic Change |
FCP4 | Cognitive Behavioral Therapies |
Semester 2
FCP5 | Assessment Process in Counselling and Psychotherapy |
FCP6 | Ethics and Professional Development |
FCP7 | Counselling Placement ( Practicum and Supervision) |
FCP8 | Treatment Planning |
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