Counseling Methods and Skills
Intensive Introduction (suitable for beginner to intermediate students)
Taught by Lusa Hung or Laura De Pretto.
Click here for Lusa's profile.
Click here for Laura's profile.

This course is an intensive introduction to the theories and practices of counseling, intended to equip students with the methods, skills, and techniques to communicate effectively, provide guidance and useful support, and advise people in a broad range of environments, including crisis counseling; adolescent counseling; relationship counseling; counseling for depression, stress, and anxiety; family counseling, and others.  This is an interactive course where students will gain first-hand experience through instruction, case studies, exercises and activities, role-play, analysis and assessment, feedback and discussion.  One of the main goals of counseling is to help people to gain a practical understanding of themselves and their circumstances in order to effectuate positive change.  To do this, the counselor him/herself must attain a certain level of self-awareness and understanding which includes an ability to identify the "blind spots", judgments, prejudices, biases, and self-interests that interfere with being an effective counselor.  Over the course of the ten weeks, students will learn a variety of counseling methods, including the humanistic approach, cognitive therapy, systemic counseling, and the psychodynamic approach.  Skills that will be developed include listening effectively and reflectively, building a rapport of trust and openness that fosters two-way communication, developing an empathic mind state, providing useful feedback and advice, and understanding and extending people's perspectives.  Students will also learn to create a case formulation identifying key problems a client faces, and to design an appropriate treatment plan focused on achieving specific goals.  Techniques for effectively teaching psychological skills and technologies to clients will also be covered.

Course Title: Counseling
Tuition Fee: RMB 3200

Spring Session 2010: March 9th to May 15th

Section E: Tuesday mornings (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM)  Registration Closed
10 weeks from March 9th to May 11th (Course Code: CS103)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

Section F: Tuesday afternoons (1:00 PM - 3:30 PM)  Registration Closed
10 weeks from March 9th to May 11th (Course Code: CS104)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

Section G: Tuesday evenings (6:30 PM - 9:00 PM)  Registration Closed
10 weeks from March 9th to May 11th (Course Code: CS105)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

Section H: Saturday mornings (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM)  Registration Closed
10 weeks from March 13th to May 15th (Course Code: CS106)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE

Registration Procedure:
Please register online first to reserve your place.  You will then receive a confirmation email with further details.  Next, payment must be made on site at the ELC Learning Annex during the payment dates shown below (you can come in person or send someone).

Tuition payment for the Spring Session 2010 will take place on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, February 26th, 27th, 28th, and March 1st, 2010, between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m..  Payments will be received in Ground-Floor Classroom at our ELC Learning Annex.  Click here for map.

Please note: classes are kept small for the students' benefit (generally between 6 and 12 people).  Register early to reserve your place.  Payment must be received on time to complete your enrollment and maintain your reservation in the class(es) for which you have registered.  (Any course that does not meet sufficient enrollment may be cancelled and a full refund provided upon presentation of your original receipt.)
 

For detailed information, please feel free to contact one of our program coordinators: Telephone: 55889133 Fax: 55889133 EMAIL: inquiry(at)shanghai-classes.com
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