1st Level Master
Duration: 1 Year
Methodology: E-learning
Credits: 60 CFU corresponding to 45 Quarter Credits
Language: Greek
Start of the Course: anytime
Tuition fees: 3.200 Euro
Tuition fees facilitations:
According to the international agreements signed with other organizations and higher institutions, Guglielmo Marconi University provides scholarships to all students coming from Greece and Cyprus. For further information you can contact the admissions office. Payments can be divided into interest-free installments.
Entry requirements:
Applicants must hold a 3 years Bachelor degree.
Academic achievement:
Participants who successfully complete this programme will be awarded with a Second Level Academic Master Diploma
OVERVIEW
Counseling Psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on enhancing the mental health, personal development, and well-being of individuals. In contrast to clinical psychology, which emphasizes serious psychopathologies, counseling psychology is primarily concerned with everyday life difficulties, transitions, and adjustment issues.
It is an applied branch of psychology that focuses on facilitating the individual’s personal and interpersonal functioning, lifelong development, and the promotion of mental well-being.
More specifically, Counseling Psychology helps promote mental well-being and the functioning of the individual’s life at every age and stage of development. The field focuses on improving the individual’s ability to cope with everyday challenges, to function better in relationships, at work, and in social life.
Additionally, Counseling Psychology helps in the management of emotional and social difficulties, since it focuses on issues such as anxiety, stress, relationship problems, life crises, adaptation to changes, and more general difficulties in behavioral patterns.
It emphasizes development and prevention, since it does not primarily aim at diagnosing severe mental disorders (as is often the case in clinical psychology), but rather at preventing, progressing and empowering individuals to manage problems before they develop into more serious ones.
Therefore, Counseling is a process that functions as a supportive interaction, where its basic function is a collaborative support relationship between the mental health counselor and the individual (or group), where communication and psychoeducational techniques are used.
In conclusion, Counseling Psychology is a dynamic and human-centered discipline that aims to empower the individual and improve their quality of life, through scientifically documented interventions.
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
- Personal development and counselling psychology
- Methods and techniques on counselling psychology
- Counseling psychology and metal disorders
- On personal developmentand self-awereness
- Carrer guidance counseling
- Counseling psychology on children and adolescents
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this program, the student will be able to:
- To understand and describe the concept, purpose and scope of counseling psychology.
- To know the main theoretical approaches and models of counseling.
- To understand the role of the counseling psychologist in modern society and in the lifelong support of individuals.
- To describe the stages of the counseling process.
- To develop basic skills in communication techniques and active listening.
- To develop strategies for creating therapeutic accompaniment and cooperation with the client.
- To apply counseling techniques at an individual and group level.
- To develop an adequate awareness of their personal values, skills and biases.
- To understand the professional culture and ethics of counseling practice.
- To explore their own role as future mental health counselors.
- To apply theoretical approaches in practice through experiential exercises and practical activities:
- To use counseling techniques in scenarios and cases.
- To develop case analysis and intervention planning skills.
OUTCOMES AND PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
At the end of the course, participants will be able to fulfill the following roles:
- Providing individual sessions with a high rate of continuation of the therapeutic process.
- Supporting clients in reducing symptoms of anxiety and stress through structured interventions.
- Designing and implementing counseling groups with an emphasis on managing emotions and improving interpersonal relationships.
- Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams (psychiatrists, social workers, educators) for holistic support.
- Developing personalized intervention plans based on the needs of each client.
- Participation in seminars and ongoing training for the implementation of modern therapeutic approaches.
- Strengthening self-awareness and self-esteem in clients through targeted interventions.
- Improving communication skills and boundaries in couples and families.
- Support in times of crisis (bereavement, divorce, professional transitions) with positive adaptive results.
- Support for employees in cases of burnout and support in managing professional and family life.
- Support for children and adolescents to strengthen their social relationships and manage school obligations.