Training and Internship for Counsellors

After completion of SAPS Level 1, 2 and 3 an individual can start with internship programmes tailored for individuals who aspire to become counsellors and facilitators.



Personality Structure and Function

  • Ego States & Transactions

Summary of Transaction Analysis

  • Strokes
  • Basic Life Position
  • Games
  • Scripts

Diagnostics

  • DSM 4
  • Psychometrics

Counselling Protocol

  • 1, 2, 3.

Different Schools of Thought

  • Client - centred theory by Carl Roger
  • Gestalt Theory by Frederick Perls
  • Psychodrama by J. Moreno
  • Transactional Analysis by Eric Berne
  • Psychoanalytic Theory of Sigmund Freud
  • Eric Erickson's theory on stages of development along with
  • Abraham Maslow's theory of Hierarchy of Needs and
  • Existential Humanistic Theory

Applications

  • Individual, Group, Marital, Family
  • Play therapy
  • Suicide Prevention

Psychopharmacology

  • Concept, Applications, Assessment

Play Therapy for Children

  • Observation and study of child
  • Different Psychological Issues
  • Report and Discussions with Parents
  • Developing interventions for sensory, motor and cognitive intelligence

Parent Awareness Programmes

  • How to conduct parent awareness programmes
  • How to conduct sessions of review and reflection on child's progress

Assessment with Help of Matrices

  • Profile Mapping
  • Assessment of organizational climate
  • Assessment of Teams

Diagnostics

  • Concept
  • Behavioural, Psychosomatic, chemical Dependencies

Facilitation Techniques

  • Training Games
  • Simulative Exercises
  • Role Plays
  • Debrief process
  • Adventure Sport activities