Postgraduate Certificate in School Counselling

Offered bySwayam

Postgraduate Certificate in School Counselling
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Swayam
Overview

Empowering Educators: Advanced Training for Holistic Student Support

Duration	15 weeks
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Mode of learning	Online
Difficulty level	Beginner
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Credential	Certificate

Postgraduate Certificate in School Counselling
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Swayam
Highlights

Earn a certification after completion
Learn from expert faculty

Postgraduate Certificate in School Counselling
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Swayam
Course details

Skills you will learn

Communication skills

Who should do this course?

Teachers seeking to enhance their support for students' mental health
School administrators aiming to improve student welfare services

What are the course deliverables?

Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of theories and concepts related to child and adolescent development
Apply ethical principles and legal guidelines in the practice of school counselling
Utilize assessment tools and techniques to evaluate students' social, emotional, and behavioral needs
Implement evidence-based interventions and counselling strategies to address a variety of student issues

More about this course

The Postgraduate Certificate in School Counselling equips educators with advanced skills to support students' emotional and psychological well-being
The program combines theoretical knowledge with practical training, covering areas like child development, mental health issues, and intervention strategies
Graduates are prepared to effectively address diverse student needs within educational settings

Postgraduate Certificate in School Counselling
at
Swayam
Curriculum

Week 1

School Counseling - meaning and concept, need and scope

Developmental task - meaning and concept, developmental tasks of school children and high school children

Goals and objectives of developmental model of counseling and developmental perspective to counseling

Week 2

Theoretical foundations and counseling approaches - Piaget’s theory of cognitive development

Theoretical foundations and counseling approaches - Erickson’s psycho social theory

Week 3

Theoretical foundations and counseling approaches - Ivey’s developmental therapy

Theoretical foundations and counseling approaches - Blocher’s developmental counseling and Havighurst’s concept of developmental task

Week 4

Objectives and principles of school counseling

Counseling and goals strategies - Primary, high and high secondary school level

Week 5

Concept of task and concerns of school counseling and counselor

Role and function of school counselor

Emergence of school counseling - historical perspective of role and function of school counselor

Week 6

Review of role statement of ASCA

Role and functions of school counselors by grade level - Elementary school counseling

Role and functions of school counselors by grade level - Middle school counseling

Week 7

Role and functions of school counselors by grade level - High school counseling

Role and functions of school counselors by grade level - Rural and Urban school counseling

Week 8

Characteristics and roles of counselor

Special skill of a school counselor - consultation - process and modes

School consultation- effective uses of Adlerian principles in consultation

Week 9

Consultation of teachers and administrators as an integral part of school counseling

Consultation - working with parents as an integral part of school counseling

Week 10

Skills of school counselor - Communication skills

Skills of school counselor - Evaluating skills

Skills of school counselor - Leadership and Coordinating skills

Best practices of school counselor - being good listener, friend and authoritative

Best practices of school counselor - being grounded, accessible and approachable

Postgraduate Certificate in School Counselling
at
Swayam
Faculty details

Dr. Ramya Bhaskar

Dr. Ramya Bhaskar has 14 years of teaching experience in UG and PG programmes in Human Development. In this span of teaching she has developed a keen interest in Adolescent and Child Development, Guidance and Counselling and Early Childhood care and Education. She has published research articles in various reputed national and international journals and has nearly forty presentations at various conferences and seminars. She completed her Post-Doctoral Research awarded by UGC-DSRPDFHSS in the year 2015 and subsequently won the mid-career award at the 33rd Biennial Conference of Home Science Association of India (HSAI) in the year 2020.