Counselling Psychology

Counselling psychology focuses on providing therapeutic treatments to clients who experience a wide variety of symptoms. It is also one of the largest specialty areas within psychology.

They work with many types of individual, including those experiencing distress and difficulties associated with life events and transitions, decision making, work/career/education, family, social relationships, mental health and physical health concerns.

Counseling Psychology program is designed to provide students with a foundation in theories and methods of counseling psychology with hands-on, practical, supervised training in counseling psychology techniques. At Master level, students provide to deliver therapeutic services to individuals and groups when they are experiencing psychological problems. 

As you work to complete your Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology, you will study applicable regulations, child and adolescent therapy, counseling theory, ethical standards, group therapy, marital and family therapy, patient/counselor relationships, testing and assessment methods and procedures and therapeutic intervention strategies. You will also have the opportunity to gain valuable experience through supervised counseling practice.

Within our psychology graduate program, you can pursue specialities including, but not  limited to the following areas:

• Marriage counselling
• Career Counselling
• Family Counselling
• Mental Health Counseling
• Community Counseling
• Multicultural Counseling
• School Counseling
• Rehabilitation Counseling

Code and Courses title

• SKPP6013 Applied Research Methods and Quantitative Techniques
• SKPP6023 Test, Measurement and Psychological Assessment
• SKPP6033 Individual Assessment
• SKPK6013 Theories of Counselling and Psychotherapy
• SKPK6023 Counselling Techniques
• SKPK6033 Consultation in Counselling
• SKPK6043 Group Counselling
• SKPK6053 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counselling
• SKPK6063 Multicultural Counselling
• SKPK6073 Career Counselling and Personnel Development

Code and Courses title

• SKPK6083 Principles and Practice of Rehabilitation Counselling
• SKPK6093 Principles and Practice of Organisational Counselling
• SKPK6103 Principles and Practice of Community Counselling
• SKPK6113 Marriage and Family Counselling

Code and Courses title

• SKPK6149 Practicum: Counselling Psychology