Higher Certificate Programme
Higher Certificate in Community Counselling
NQF Level 5 Ā· 124 Credits Ā· Minimum 1 year, maximum 3 years Ā· Contact & Distance learning
The Higher Certificate in Community Counselling has a minimum completion time of one year and a maximum duration of three years, encompassing 124 credits. The program is delivered through a combination of in-person contact sessions and distance learning. If the required number is not reached by the end of the registration period, the programme will only receive new students in the next registration period.
Study Year 1 of 1
NQF Level 5 Ā· 124 Credits
Semester One
Academic Development (Core Curriculum)15 Credits
This module is designed to enhance students' academic writing and research skills while fostering critical thinking and analytical abilities.
Counselling and Life Skills15 Credits
This module provides students with training in how to develop and design life skills programmes, psycho-educational training and individual counselling interventions. This module provides an understanding of persons, ideas and principles in the sphere of human behaviour and examines how to manage structured psycho-educational activities in personal and group interventions and how to evaluate their success.
Solution-Focused and Crisis Counselling15 Credits
This module is an introduction to the theories and principles of various current approaches to psychotherapy and brief therapy.
Developmental Psychology 115 Credits
This module provides students with an overview of the major theories of Developmental Psychology. Furthermore, the module aims to help the student understand the course of human development from conception to adolescence. The module also seeks to address contemporary concerns in lifespan development from conception to adolescence.
Semester Two
Community and Mental Health Issues15 Credits
This module seeks to create awareness about various mental health issues in the South African context. Specific focus is given to the local community and interventions that target mental health issues. The role of the mental health worker in South Africa is examined and attention is given to the challenges in mental health care.
Family and Development15 Credits
This module surveys the themes of marriage development and family issues. The student will be introduced to the dynamics of change within marriage and the family as part of a developmental psychology framework.
Psychology: An Introduction15 Credits
This module aims to provide the student with an understanding of persons, ideas, and principles in the sphere of human behaviour, which we understand as the social sciences. The historical development and current status of psychology, investigative activities, and significant findings are reviewed. Psychology: An Introduction will also engage with psychological thought in relation to the South African context.
Abnormal Psychology: An Introduction15 Credits
This module is an introduction to the most frequently encountered types of abnormal behaviour, with an overview of the symptoms, the diagnostic process, and the generally accepted treatment methods of various psychological disorders.