Program Objectives
The goals of the Graduate Centre for Applied Psychology (GCAP) are to:
- enhance the accessibility, flexibility, and responsiveness of graduate counsellor education programming in the province
- provide students who face various barriers to completing degrees through traditional programs with the opportunity to further their education through a high-quality, Alberta-based program
- prepare students to function effectively as professional counsellors or counselling psychologists in a wide range of work environments
In keeping with the overall goals of the program and reflective of the completion of the first half of the Master of Counselling program, students in the Post-Graduate Certificate in Counselling program can expect to develop the following core competencies:
- an in-depth knowledge of the philosophical and theoretical foundations of counselling and counselling psychology
- an understanding of ethical issues, an ability to think critically, and knowledge and skills for ethical decision-making
- an ability to identify and address the barriers to change and growth encountered at individual, systemic, or sociopolitical levels by potential client populations
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