Program Goal
This programme will offer skills that will enable students to actively participate in counseling activities in a diverse, socio-economic, cultural, political, religious, and educational world. Counseling psychologists help people with physical, emotional and mental health issues to improve their sense of well?being, alleviate feelings of distress and resolve crises. The course seeks to equip students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to enable them to effectively address the psychological and counseling challenges to those in need of it.
Career Opportunities
- Counselling Psychologist
- Counselor
- Social Scientist
- Wellness Expert
- Life Coach
- Guidance and career counselor
- Rehabilitation counselor
- Mental health counselor
Programme Goal
- To develop skills of working better with different kinds of clients.
- To enable students to identify their strengths and weakness that requires working through for them to be more whole some and relate better with people.
- To help the trainee to identify ways of working with core theoretical models.
- To sensitize practitioners in on ways of working with clients using eclectic integrated approach to counseling.
Duration of Programme
Four (4) trimesters
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of ethical concepts, and awareness of legal issues regarding professional activities with individuals, groups, and organizations
- Exhibit behavior and comportment that reflect the values and attitudes of counseling and psychology
- Demonstrate knowledge of individual and group theories of counseling and psychotherapy consistent with program orientation and goals
- Relate effectively with individuals, groups, and communities
Entry Requirements
- An aggregate grade of C-(C Minus) and above in K.C.S.E
- Minimum grade of D- in either Mathematics /Business Studies/Geography/History/CRE/Computer Studies/Agriculture either with
- Minimum grade of D- in English or Kiswahili
CURRICULUM SETUP FOR DIPLOMA IN COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY
YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1
CORE UNITS
- DCP 101 Introduction Counseling Psychology
- DCP 103 Introduction To Counseling Theories And Techniques
- DCU 100 Communication Skills
- DCU 101 Information Communication and Technology And Ethics
- DCU 203 Health and Wellness
YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2
CORE UNITS
- DCP 201 Introduction To Social Psychology And Human Development
- DCP 202 Psychology Of Communication
- DCP 203 Culture And Socialization
- DCP 204 Physiological Psychology
- DCP 205 Supervision And Management In Counselling
YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1
CORE UNITS
- DCP 301 Basic Statistics
- DCP 302 Health Psychology
- DCP 303 Organizational And Environmental Psychology
- DCP 304 Legal Aspects In Counselling
- DCU 301 Research Methods
YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2
CORE UNITS
- DCP 401 Counselling For Special Groups
- DCP 402 Counselling Process And Practice
- DCP 403 Cognitive Psychology
- DCP 404 Family And Marriage Counselling
- DCP 405 Loss, Grief And Trauma Counselling
- DCP406 Dcp406-Attachment(8weeks)