College of Mental Health Counseling offers public distance course on "Effective Counseling Skills"

Oct. 1, 2009 - PRLog -- Join the counseling profession at an entry level by taking our distance education course: “Effective Counseling Skills” followed by the open-book College membership examination at www.collegemhc.com

To enrol in and complete the course, follow these steps:
1. Complete the “Course Registration Form” at http://www.collegemhc.com and provide your tuition by secure payment online ($165) or by check to the College address.
2. The course text is sent to you entitled "Effective Counseling Skills: the practical wording of therapeutic statements and processes."
3. Complete the course assignments due six weeks from the date specified on your Registration (date extensions granted on request).
4. Receive your final grade and the Certificate of Professional Development on completion of the course.

On satisfactory completion of the course, you may then apply for the Qualifying Examination to become a member of the College as an “Intern Counselor.” On satisfactory completion of the examination, you will receive the Certificate of Membership, and can begin seeing clients under the supervision of a senior member of the College (through skype) or an approved counselor near you.

Effective Counseling Skills Course Description
(This course is designed especially for people who have not taken a class or been to school for years.)

Objectives:
1. To acquire knowledge and skills in the process of counseling individuals and couples.
2. To increase the student’s self-awareness of issues and factors contributing to his or her current life and functioning.

Topics:
1. Completing and understanding the Clinical Assessment; steps for suicide prevention.
2. Skills to begin, deepen, and close the counseling session and the over-all counseling process.
3. Skills to heal grief resulting different types of loss: death of a loved one, breakup of a relationship, divorce, loss of health, bankruptcy, and others.
4. Skills to help others adopt healthy communication, reduce hostility, solve problems, resolve conflicts, listen with empathy, and speak assertively.
5. Approaches to help couples resolve specific issues: infidelity, household duties, addiction, and others.

Text:
Effective Counseling Skills: the practical wording of therapeutic statements and processes by Daniel Keeran, MSW (provided with your Registration and tuition: $165).

The text may be ordered separately without enrolment in the course at  http://www.amazon.com/Effective-Counseling-Skills-therape...

Assignments:
1. Design and create a minimum of 100 short and long-answer review questions covering the scope and depth of the text and provide responses with page numbers from the text where the answers are found.
2. Complete the Clinical Assessment Questionnaire with yourself as the client.
3. Complete the Clinical Assessment Questionnaire with a volunteer client.

To see the full course content based on the text please visit http://www.collegeofpsych.com

What is the College and Registry of Mental Health Counseling?
The College is established to raise public awareness of experiences that contribute to mental well-being and healthy relationships with self and others. The Registry is an international roster of diverse individuals committed to standards of professional counseling and to personal and professional development in therapeutic listening and counseling.

How is the College different from other counseling associations and professional bodies?
The inclusive universal scope of the College invites the general public to participate in the democratization of therapeutic listening and counseling, as a means to achieve a unique vision.

What is the vision of the College?
The vision is the realization of a society of optimal mental wellness by means of making counseling knowledge and therapeutic listening available to everyone.

What is the philosophy and mission of the College?
Rather than the sole property of certain professional groups, the special skills and knowledge of counseling and therapeutic listening are the shared rightful possession of humanity. Everyone practices counseling as a fundamental human activity, and therefore the primary mission of the College is to make this activity both intentional and effective in the life of every participant.

How does the College accomplish the mission?
The mission is achieved by engaging people in the community, using group sessions and internet meetings, in the practice of therapeutic listening and by providing a structure for increasing the level of proficiency in four levels: therapeutic listener, intern counselor, full counselor, and supervizing counselor.

Members of the College receive free counselor training and consultation: interactive and individualized to suit your needs. View the sample here from College President, Daniel Keeran, MSW. http://vimeo.com/5937875



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About the College of Mental Health Counseling

Our Vision: The awareness of mental health and helping skills in every community.

To fulfill the vision of the College, membership is open to the general public as well as experienced counselors and therapists. To find out how you can join, please visit http://www.collegemhc.com

To see a full outline of the course and text content visit http://www.collegeofpsych.com