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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
At a time such as this when the tsunami disaster has left thousand
stranded and further hundreds suffering from post traumatic stress related
disorders, the crying need is addressed by the new programme pioneered by
IPP to train professional Counsellors. The 90 quarter unit Counseling
Psychology Program at IPP aims at training students to meet the community
need for ethical, competent, and adaptable mental health professionals. It
is designed to meet the academic requirements established by IPP . IPP
hopes to consolidate this further by seeking affiliation with Southern
Queensland University to run its accredited programmes in Sri Lanka.
Students receive broad training that prepares them for work in diverse and
changing settings. The well-trained counselor will understand that:
1. Counseling involves the application of intervention techniques based on
the best theory and empirical research available;
2. The counseling relationship is central to effective therapeutic intervention;
3. Counselors
creatively use their knowledge, skills, and personal experiences to
create an environment where clients can make positive change;
4. Clients’
adaptive and maladaptive functioning is determined by multiple factors
including individual, familial and cultural influences; and
5. Training
and education in counseling is a lifelong process that begins in graduate
school and continues throughout the counselor’s professional career.
The curricular objectives of the Counseling Psychology therefore
emphasize:
1. A foundation in the theory and research upon which clinical practice is
based;
2. Development of self-awareness and relationship-building skills that contribute to strong therapeutic alliances with clients;
3. Experiential learning, through which students learn and practice relevant skills and come to trust their own internal experiencing in work with clients;
4. An understanding of and a sensitivity to the effects of diverse individual, familial, and cultural factors; and,
5. Development
of skills needed for life long learning and continued professional
growth.
Experiential
Learning Requirements
The Counseling Psychology Program is sequentially arranged and includes an
emphasis on principles of experiential learning. Students are expected to
participate from both e-mail, fax, telephonic communication and client
perspectives in individual, dyadic, and group exercises. Enrollment in the
program implies student consent to engage in individual and group
experiential learning activities in various courses.
CURRICULUM
Trimester 1
CPSY 535 Domestic Violence
CPSY 540 Theories of Individual Counseling
CPSY 600 Human Communication
CPSY 610 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Interviewing
CPSY 636 Chemical Dependency
Trimester 2
CPSY 520 Research Methods in Counseling Psychology
CPSY 611 Treatment Planning
CPSY 620 Adult and Family Development
CPSY 642 Behavioral Intervention
CPSY 643 Cognitive Intervention
Trimester 3
CPSY 512 Psychological Testing
CPSY 630 Clinical Ethics
CPSY 631 Legal and Professional Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy
CPSY 650 Theories of Family Counseling
CPSY 681 Practicum I
Trimester 4
CPSY 634 Psychopharmacology
CPSY 644 Dynamic Intervention
CPSY 651 Techniques of Family Counseling
CPSY 660 Theories of Group Counseling
CPSY 682 Practicum II
Trimester 5
CPSY 633 Cross Cultural Issues in Counseling
CPSY 661 Techniques of Group Counseling
CPSY 670 Theories of Developmental Counseling with Children and
adolescents
CPSY 691 Traineeship I
Trimester 6
CPSY 530 Human Sexuality
CPSY 645 Dyadic Intervention
CPSY 671 Techniques of Child and Adolescent Counseling
CPSY 692 Traineeship II
CPSY 697 Project In Counseling Psychology
