Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling Syllabus

Key concepts of Psychodynamic Counselling
Child and human development
History of psychodynamic theory
Major psychodynamic theories and how they relate to one another
Alternative approaches, theoretical and practical
Principal formulations of psychopathology
Assessment for counselling
Contracts and Boundaries
Ethics especially in the context of the Counselling relationship
The socio-political environment of counselling
Issues relating to culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, prejudice, sectarianism
Applications and clinical practice
Counselling in specialised settings
Counselling young people
Brief and long-term counselling
Communicating with other professionals
Becoming a counsellor: life-long learning