Course Details
Professional Diploma in Family and Marital Counseling
Professional Diploma in Family and Marital Counseling
Specialist Level — For psychology graduates with foundational interviewing and counseling skills In person 12 week
Professional Diploma in Family and Marital Counseling
A professional training diploma developing skills in understanding family relationships and dynamics, assessing communication and conflict patterns, and providing goal-focused family, marital and parenting counseling.
The diploma combines family counseling models with practical training in interviews and joint sessions, while addressing safety, privacy and professional boundaries.
Diploma Modules:
Family counseling theories and systemic perspectives.
The family life cycle, roles, boundaries and interaction patterns.
Family assessment, genograms and counseling goals.
Communication, listening, expressing needs and managing disagreements.
Marital counseling, negotiation and shared problem-solving.
Parenting guidance and differences in parenting approaches.
Recognizing violence and coercion, assessing suitability for joint sessions and identifying referral needs.
Session management, documentation, progress evaluation and ending counseling.
A final family case formulation and counseling plan.
Diploma Modules:
Family counseling theories and systemic perspectives.
The family life cycle, roles, boundaries and interaction patterns.
Family assessment, genograms and counseling goals.
Communication, listening, expressing needs and managing disagreements.
Marital counseling, negotiation and shared problem-solving.
Parenting guidance and differences in parenting approaches.
Recognizing violence and coercion, assessing suitability for joint sessions and identifying referral needs.
Session management, documentation, progress evaluation and ending counseling.
A final family case formulation and counseling plan.