ACCS is presently running Christian counselling courses together with Oasis Family Life Enrichment Centre to equip Christians in providing guidance to help others to effectively deal with problems in life.

Part I – Introduction to Christian counselling and counselling skills
Part II – Counselling life issues
Part III – Counselling on mental health Issues
Part IV – Counselling on marriage and family issues

The diploma programme consist of three parts plus a 20 hours practicum. Participants can join at any part of the course.

A Diploma in Christian Counselling will be awarded by the Association of Christian Counsellors of Singapore and Oasis Family Life Enrichment Centre to participants who have successfully completed all the modules in the three parts. A 20 hours practicum MUST be completed by participants to graduate with a diploma.

For enquiries/registration, please call Mei (62747480) or visit Oasis Family Life Enrichment Centre’s website at www.oasisflec.org.sg

Click here to know more details about the course.

Our once a week (Thursday night) counselling training has been suspended because we are currently running our bi-monthly intensive counselling course i.e. 5 full days (9am-5pm) for a certificate programme for any one Part or a diploma programme by completing any three parts.

Please see below for our next intensive course starting on 30 January 2012

 COUNSELLING LIFE ISSUES ON 5-9 DEC 2011 (OVER - next run in June 2012)

5 Dec 2011 Module 1 Legal and Ethical issues in Counselling
i. The rights of counselees and the laws
ii. The Parens Patriae and Diminished Capacity Plea (Durham Law)
iii. Ethical codes, and confidentiality in counselling

6 Dec 2011 Module 2 Basic Marriage Counselling
i. A survey of contemporary theories in marriage and family counselling
ii. An understanding of life-cycle transitions, communication intimacy, conflict resolution, anger, forgiveness and goal setting.
iii. Intervention strategies in marriage and family problems

7 Dec 2011 Module 3 Counselling Those with Guilt problems
i. The different types of guilt
ii. The causes of guilt and its adverse effects
iii. Method of counselling those with guilt problems

7 Dec 2011 Module 4 Counselling Those with Single Issues
i. The issues of single life
ii. The causes of singleness
iii. Counselling the needs of the single person

8 Dec 2011 Module 5 Counselling Those with Addiction Problem
i. Familiarization of the drug culture
ii. Field trip to a Drug Rehabilitation Centre
iii. Counselling with addict's family
iv. Developing a support network to prevent relapse

9 Dec 2011 Module 6 Grief Counselling and Crisis Counselling
i. Attitudes and beliefs concerning dying and death
ii. The grief process and grief counselling
iii. Understanding crisis
iv. Ways to counsel in a crisis

 MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES COUNSELLING ON 30 JAN – 3 FEB 2012

30 Jan 2012 Module 1 History of Psychology & Treatment of Mental Disorder
i. A brief survey of the history of psychology and the treatment of mental illnesses.
ii. An evaluation the major theoretical systems
iii. An understanding of behaviourism, psychoanalysis, cognitive science and other branches of psychology.

31 Jan 2012 Module 2 Clinical Diagnosis and Interview
i. Clinical interview, assessment, judgment and intervention
ii. An understanding of therapeutic alliance, client’s readiness, client’s resistance, transference and counter-transference.
iii. The identification of psychopathologies

1 Feb 2012 Module 3 Basic Understanding of Psychological Medicine
i. The use of biotherapy in treating psychological disorders
ii. The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics of drugs
iii. The effects or side effects of psychological drugs

2 Feb 2012 Module 4 Counselling Exogenous and Endogenous Depression
i. Descriptions exogenous and endogenous depression (DSM- IV)
ii. Counselling exogenous depression
iii. Prevention of exogenous depression
iv. Psychotherapy program for endogenous depression

2 Feb 2012 Module 5 Counselling General Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive and Compulsion Disorder
i. Descriptions of Anxiety Disorders (DSM-IV)
ii. Genetic, environmental and other factors leading to above disorders
iii. Psychotherapies for above disorders

3 Feb 2012 Module 6 Counselling Agoraphobia, Phobias and Panic Attack
i. Descriptions of Agoraphobia, Phobias and Panic Attack (DSM IV)
ii. Genetic, environmental and other factors leading to above disorders
iii. Psychotherapies for above disorders

3 Feb 2012 Module 7 Counselling Children Disorders - Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and Conduct Disorder
i. Descriptions of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and Conduct Disorder (DSM-IV)
ii. Genetic, environmental and other factors leading to above disorders iii. Psychotherapies for above disorders

COUNSELLING CHILDREN ISSUES - MARCH 19 & 23 2012

Mar 19 & 20 2012 PART ONE – INTRODUCTION TO CHILD COUNSELLING
1. History of (the need for) practice of child counselling
2. Understanding of a children’s problems
3. The developments of a child
4. Application of developmental aspects in counselling
5. Type of Child and appropriate Counselling
6. Counselling Preliminary
i. Counselling room
ii. Child’s perception of counselling
iii. Possible resistance from a child towards counselling
iv. Ways to handle child’s resistance

Mar 21 & 22 2012 PART TWO – APPROACHES IN CHILD COUNSELLING
1. Psychoanalytical Child Counselling
2. Reality Therapy
3. Rational-Emotive Therapy
4. Behavior Counselling Approach

A. Methods Of Child Counselling
1. The Playroom setting
2. The use of other media in counselling

B. Counselling Children With Special Concerns
1. Counselling psychologically maltreated child
2. Counselling abused children
3. Counselling children of divorce
4. Counselling children living in step-family
5. Counselling children of single-parent family
6. Counselling children in bereavement

 Mar 23 2012 PART THREE COUNSELLING CHILDREN WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS

INTRODUCTION
1. Counselling gifted children
2. Counselling ADHD children
3. Counselling mentally retarded children
4. Counselling children with behavioral problems
5. Counselling children with schooling problems
6. Counselling children with psychological problems
7. Counselling parents of exceptional children