Community Counselling Skills Certificate
Interested in working as a settlement worker, family support worker, youth outreach worker or in a variety of other positions within the human services field, then this Certificate Program is for you.
The Community Counselling Skills Certificate is aimed for those who wish to pursue a career in the helping professions OR for those currently practicing. This program combines skill training with theory for those wishing or working with a clientele presenting with a spectrum of concerns. Courses in this program meet some educational pre-requisites for graduate studies in the Department of Education and Counselling Psychology at UBC.
Students can meet certificate requirements in less than one year to a maximum of three years by attending one to four evenings per week. Practicum completes the program and is flexible to meet the needs of working students. Course required for Certificate Completion: Theories of Counselling and/or Lifespan Development; Foundations of Counselling; Diversity, Culture and Counselling; Individual Counselling Skills (community); Family Systems-an overview; Personal and Professional Development; Assessment Practices (community); One Elective Option; Practicum. Non credit option: Group Counselling Skills.
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Program Description
Entrance Requirement Courses:
- Basic Counselling Skills (CNSK 1401)
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- Assessment Practices-Community (CNSK 1410)
- Diversity, Cultural & Couns (CNSK 1407)
- Family Systems-an Overview (CNSK 1409)
- Foundations of Counselling (CNSK 1402)
- Individ Couns Skills-Community (CNSK 1405)
- Personal & Professional Dev (CNSK 1412)
- Practicum: Employment (CNSK 1489)
- Practicum: Volunteer (CNSK 1488)
- Theories of Counselling (CNSK 1403)
- Lifespan Development (CNSK 1404) (course offered in upcoming terms)
- Cns Skills A Youth Perspective (CNSK 1416)
- Group Counselling Skills (CNSK 1408)
- Aboriginal Counselling Skills (CNSK 1413) (course offered in upcoming terms)
- Vocational Counselling Skills (CNSK 1414) (course offered in upcoming terms)
Admission Requirements
General
VCC welcomes applications from Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international students.
International students
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VCC welcomes international students from around the world to the college's academic or career programs. To learn more about the English-language requirements for your program of interest, please contact VCC International; to learn more about how to apply, please see the VCC International website. All international students pay international tuition fees. For more information, please contact VCC's international education office at study@vcc.ca or 604.443.8600. We look forward to meeting you. |
As Vancouver Community College is a post-secondary institution committed to educating adult learners, applicants should be 18 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school.
Program Specific:
- Fluency in English: Completion of Grade 12 English (C+), GED or equivalent
- Successful completion of Basic Counselling Skills (C) or equivalent
- Relevant experience (direct client contact) in the helping field paid or volunteer-min 35 hours
- Letter of reference
- Criminal Record Check completed by the Ministry of Public Safety and the Solicitor General, for approval to work with vulnerable children and adults and to ensure the safety of clients and individuals supported. Students are required to complete this check prior to admission and as a condition of entry into the program. Practicum sites may require additional Criminal Record Checks prior to starting the practicum. Any additional costs for checks required by practicum sites are the responsibility of the student.
- Maturity, emotional stability and suitability to work in the field
- Recommended: Basic Computer skills/literacy
- Basic library research skills
Apply to this Program
Complete Counselling Skills Certificate Application form. Completed applications are accepted on a first come first served basis. Applications must include an educational transcript which indicates that students have meet specified English requirements; a letter of reference and information that supports their social services entry requirement. Non refundable fee of $30 must be submitted with the application form.
Application Deadline: August 19
Contact Information:
Acting Program Coordinator: Amy Baird, 604.871.7000, ext. 8392, abaird@vcc.ca
Program Assistant: Carol Agostini, 604.871.7000, ext. 8661, cagostini@vcc.ca
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* All international students pay international tuition fees. For more information, please contact VCC's international education office at study@vcc.ca or 604.443.8600.
