The contemporary society in its rash pursuit for development and material progress has given rise to an enormous number of cases of depression due to various reasons. Taking account the need of professional service in counseling, Darshan College , Bangalore (Darshan College) has come up with a course in psychological counseling. Darshan College offers a full time course and is conducted over nine months (Semester 1 and semester 2), leading to the award of Post Graduate Diploma In Psychological Counseling.

The course is going to be accredited to British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy (BACP). The accreditation process will be completed by April 2007.

This course is designed to train the students to acquire knowledge of and practice in advanced counseling skills. Added to this the students get a lot of room for personal development, through individual personal counseling and group therapy embarking a new outlook and integration of life and experiences of the participant.

Duration Nine months, from July1, 2007 to March 30, 2008.

Eligibility:
Bachelor Degree in any subject and 50% marks in the entrance examination.

Specific Features
First semester of this course intends to lay foundation for the theoretical and practical aspects of understanding psychology and counseling through experiential learning at laboratory and field. This would include (i) Acquisition of theoretical knowledge of psychological Processes, Skills and Techniques of Individual Counseling and Group Process (ii) Practical application of Individual and Group Counseling Skills and in addition, Supervised Training cum Personal and Professional Counseling for developing professional foundation.

The second semester aims at the growth of the learners into a professional counselor. Keeping that as the purpose and focus, the syllabus is designed in such a way that the learners will be trained on psychological assessment and counseling in different areas of life situations depending on the interest of the student. Specialisation will be offered in two areas of counseling : (1) Educational Counseling and Career Guidance (2) Marriage and Family Therapy. The student has to choose any one of the two for the second semester.

Besides, the student has to complete 101 hours of contracted, supervised client work. Only when this requirement fulfilled, the student is eligible for BACP diploma.

The student has the option to continue the client work even after the academic year for a period of one month in order to complete the required 101 sessions.

Fee Structure
The academic fee for 2007 - 2008 is Rs. 24 000/- per semester which has to be paid through DD drawn in favour of DARSHAN COLLEGE payable in Bangalore. The last date for the payment of fee is the day of commencement of the semester.

• Accreditation Fee Rs. 2000 = 00

• Tuition Fee Rs. 20 000 = 00

• Examination Fee Rs. 1000 = 00

• Library Fees Rs. 1000 = 0
  Total Rs. 24 000 = 00

Admission
The enclosed application form should be submitted to the Director along with a DD for INR 100/- drawn in favour of “Darshan College” payable in Bangalore. The Prospectus with all the other details will be sent to the applicant within a week.

All candidates should undergo an ‘entrance test’ on a specified date which will be communicated to them well in advance. The entrance test can be taken at Darshan College in person or through “online”. Procedure of the test will be made known to the candidate. The results of the test will be announced within a week. The successful candidates should appear for an interview before 30th June 2007.

Send the application to:
Director, Darshan College, Mysore Road, Post R.V. College,
Bangalore – 560 059. India. Tel: 080 – 2860 5444; 32915175;
Email: director@darshancollege.org; darshancollege@rediffmail.com
Website: www.darshancollege.org

FOR REGISTRATION AND FOR ALL OTHER DETAILS SEE THE TITLE: THE DEPT. OF COUNSELLING.

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