Certificate Course in Psychology and Basic Counseling Skills (CCP)

The Certificate Course in psychology and Basic Counseling Skills which is carried out by the Department of Psychology of Faculty of Arts was commenced in the year of 2016. This Certificate program was designed and carried out under the guidance of Prof.Danesh Karunanayake and all the senior and other members of the academic staff of the department of Psychology. Starting from the first batch in 2016, the Department of Psychology has successfully been able to produce 12 batches of students skilled in basic counseling knowledge, skills and attitudes that are fundamental and crucial in the journey of becoming successful professional in the field of counseling.

A number of well qualified resource persons within the department as well as from outside have contributed immensely in providing quality education for our CCP students. Further by taking steps such as renewal of syllabus time to time, the course has been able to provide the best education among many other institutions providing similar courses. Currently the 13th batch of the course is in progress.

Aim

By carrying out this program, we intend to produce professionals enriched in fundamental counseling knowledge, skills and attitudes that are necessary in providing best service to our community.

Objective

To provide knowledge and practice training in basic counseling skills

To provide basic knowledge in selected themes of Psychology relevant for counseling

To provide basic knowledge in ethics pertaining to psychological service provision

To cultivate greater sensitivity towards human pathology & respect for cultural diversity, difference and human values

Medium

This certificate program is offered in all the three mediums which allow the students to continue their studies in their preferred medium.

Duration

06 months

Admission requirements

A degree from a recognized university or undergraduates who have registered in a recognized institute

OR

Non-graduates with a minimum of 3 S passes at the G.C.E. (A/L) examination

OR

An equivalent educational qualification acceptable to the Department of Psychology, University of Peradeniya with a minimum 3 years working experience in a psychology or counseling related field

Course Structure

The total number of hours that is covered in this certificate program is 90 hours.

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Three subject modules are there in this certificate program. These subject modules, respective course codes, number of credits associated with each module and number of hours allocated are as follows.

Subject Code	Subject	Number of Credits	Number of Hours
CCP1	Abnormal Psychology	02	30
CCP2	Counseling Psychology	02	30
CCP3	Counseling Skills	02	30
	Total number of credits and hours	06	90

How to Apply

A candidate who wishes to apply for the certificate course should send his/her updated curriculum Vitae (together with copies of education qualifications and a self-addressed envelope) to the below mentioned address following the updating of the notice in this website.

Coordinator (CCP), Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

Please contact the coordinator/s, for more details of the course