91 Counseling Preparatory Programs

The Human Services (HSERV) program prepares students for employment in a broad range of social service agencies. Typical job titles include substance use disorder treatment professionals, residential treatment workers, case managers, and outreach and community workers. The program has a core of courses that all students must complete for the Associate in Applied Science Degree, AAS with either a Generalist or Substance Use Disorder Counseling emphasis. By their second quarter, students determine which HSERV emphasis they will pursue.

Build a meaningful career from your passion as a special care counsellor providing professional and emotional support. The DCS in Special Care Counselling prepares you for appropriate interventions and teaches you to work with a range of professionals through hands-on workshops and professional internships.

Complete your Addiction Studies, Associate in Applied Science-Transfer (AAS-T). This program's competencies can be attained through an extensive array of educational courses offered. The program contains classes suggested to begin internships in chemical dependency agencies in the public and private sectors and fulfill chemical dependency professional status in accordance with current certification requirements. Course content includes counseling, case management, psychology, sociology, ethics, law, and physiology as well as internships in a variety of work environments. Students are encouraged to begin the program in either the fall or winter quarter. The AAS-T option may improve the transferability of Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees to some four-year programs.

Learn more about how best to engage in informed counseling methods to engage with students of all backgrounds through the University of West Alabama's Education Specialist in Counseling. In the program, you'll cover topics including leadership, educational research, family counseling, adolescent counseling, substance abuse counseling and more.

Help people break free from the grip of substance abuse. In this rewarding career, you will work with a team of health and social services professionals to provide alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA) treatment services. Through classroom, laboratory, and internship experience, you’ll develop skills in counseling, diagnosis, treatment planning, group facilitation, and crisis management.

The Associate of Christian Counseling (Online) is a faith-filled launchpad for men and women who feel called to walk beside hurting people with the hope of Christ. In a flexible online format, this associate program builds a strong biblical and counseling foundation in just two years, empowering you to grow spiritually while you study around work, family, and ministry commitments.  

Trauma-informed care aims to establish a secure and nurturing environment conducive to healing for trauma survivors. This course provides a thorough overview of trauma-informed care principles, imparting essential knowledge and techniques for applying these practices effectively. By course completion, you will possess the understanding and abilities to assist individuals in their journey towards healing from trauma-related issues.

Learn to build relationships that focus on promoting the resiliency and well-being of children, youth and families in Lakeland’s Diploma in Child and Youth Care Counsellor. Our program prepares you to support children and youth, as well as their families.

The two-year Addiction Counselling program will provide learners with comprehensive knowledge and preparation for a career in the addiction field. This program prepares learners to integrate theory and practical skills to work with individuals, families, groups, and communities. In addition to foundational skills, learners reflect on their beliefs and values to develop relevant professional skills to work with a diverse clientele, including multicultural and Indigenous populations.

Complete your Addiction Studies, Associate in Applied Science (AAS). This program's competencies can be attained through an extensive array of educational courses offered. The program contains classes suggested to begin internships in chemical dependency agencies in the public and private sectors and fulfill chemical dependency professional status in accordance with current certification requirements. Course content includes counseling, case management, psychology, sociology, ethics, law, and physiology as well as internships in a variety of work environments. Students are encouraged to begin the program in either the fall or winter quarter.

Do you have the aptitude required to become a counsellor or psychotherapist but seek the skills? This course on the basics of counselling and psychotherapy delves into the world of mental health and the evolution of treatment options since the early days of the ‘talking cure’. We trace the relationship between counselling and psychotherapy and explore the works of renowned psychologists like Sigmund Freud to train you in the use of both methods.

The value of counselling to improve wellbeing and quality of life is increasingly recognised. From everyday worries to serious mental health issues like chronic anxiety and depression, counsellors and psychotherapists are helping us cope. This Diploma of Higher Education in Counselling, developed in partnership with the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB), will prepare you to become a professional counsellor – equipping you with the theoretical understanding and practical skills required to work in this field.

Some people may find it hard to make sense of loss and come to terms with those painful feelings. Did you know that people might take up to a year to recover from grief? This grief therapy course introduces you to the basic concept of counselling people to help them accept the reality of loss and adjust to life without their loved ones. We go through the stages of grieving to show you how different types of losses can affect mental health.

Become a qualified Counselling and Psychology. The course provides an opportunity to interact with and learn from very successful, highly qualified, and experienced professionals. It also allows you to enter one of the fastest-growing professions. The benefit includes Tracking your career as a counsellor and learning the inside secrets of how to become a counselling pro in months not years! Study a counselling course that was designed in conjunction with senior members of the profession, Free up valuable time, don’t waste time and money travelling to classes, Study at your own pace whenever and wherever you are, Have access to a tutor, Easy interest-free payment plans from as low as £25 per week.

Learn about counselling and its applications in resolving emotional and psychological issues in this free online course.