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Counselling & Psychology

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES (MSSCoP PROGRAMME)

CP 500 Play Therapy (Clinical Practicum)
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course is part of the Clinical Practicum sequence. Play therapy techniques will be
introduced from a child-centred play therapy approach. It aims to help students develop an
integrated understanding of children’s unique needs and to acquire the necessary play
therapy skills needed to facilitate children’s expression, self-understanding, personal growth
and development.

CP 501 Solution Focused Brief Therapy (Clinical Practicum)
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims at familiarizing students with the practice of Solution Focused Brief
Therapy (SFBT) in a number of therapeutic contexts such as couples therapy, family therapy,
working with the mentally ill, and working with children/adolescents in schools. Students will
be introduced to SFBTs historical roots, learn specific SFBT micro-skills and techniques, and
demonstrate their competence in applying these skills with actual clients.

CP 502 Client-Centred Therapy (Clinical Practicum)
1 Term; 3 Credits
Client-Centred Therapy represents one of three original paradigms for the conduct of
psychotherapy. Capitalizing on several growing trends in psychology (primarily Third Force
psychology), Carl Rogers began to view the conduct of psychotherapy in a different light than
was prevalent at the time. The outcome of Rogers’ views was the development of a new
therapeutic methodology. Ultimately, his view of counselling and psychotherapy became a
worldview (Person-Centred Psychology) of the human condition with a focus on the emotional
development and well-being of people. This course explores the nature and elements of
Client-Centred Therapy by having students practise the major skills of Client-Centred
Therapy. Students are expected to acquire the concepts and skills necessary to be competent
beginning therapists.

CP 503 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (Clinical Practicum)
1 Term; 3 Credits
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is a major joining of two broad theoretical orientations in
Counselling Psychology. Cognitive Therapy and Behaviour Therapy combined has been
found to be a much more powerful approach to helping individuals, couples and families
change their life-styles (cognitions, affect, mood, behaviours and environment) than either
approach by itself. This course strives to provide students with a broad sweep of theory, skills
and techniques for their therapeutic arsenal. Ideally, the strategies and techniques drawn from
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, including the most innovative Schema Therapy theories and
techniques which is a more advanced application of CBT, will enable students from various

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