PG Diploma in Counselling Psychology at Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram Offline Course

P G Diploma in Counselling Psychology is a need- based Continuing Education course to the educated and employed. The objective of the course is to help those who are interested in counselling and psychotherapy to gain knowledge and experience in the particular field. People from various academic and work sectors do take admission for this high demanding course that runs for a period of 12 months. This course which includes 500 instructional hours (350 hrs. theory; 150 hrs. block placement) is under the Centre for Adult and Continuing Education and Extension, University of Kerala. Bachelor’s degree in any discipline is the eligibility for admission.

Over a period of one year the students have to learn 5 theory papers – Fundamentals of counselling, mental health problems, Theories and techniques of counselling, Family counselling, and counselling in special settings related to counselling and psychotherapy. At the end of the course, students have to engage in internship program for a duration of 150 hours. The goal of the internship is to help the students acquire the skills in counselling.  They have to engage in schools, hospitals, private clinics, NGO’s, mental health centres. And have to take cases from differ settings that include – children, adult, adolescent, elderly, and mentally challenges.

There will be internal assessment for all theory papers as well as university examination and viva voce by the end of the course.