University Certificate in Counselling Women - Learning outcomes

As a result of completing this program, students should be able to

• Explain social, political, economic, and cultural contexts informing the human experience from social, cultural, and feminist perspectives.
• Describe multiple factors underlying human prejudice and discrimination from social, cultural, and feminist perspectives.
• Explain counselling theories from a feminist perspective.
• Recognize client psycho/social needs from a variety of theoretical perspectives in order to inform appropriate practice with future clients.
• Apply theoretical knowledge to the client referral process to understand personal limitations as a counsellor in order to inform appropriate practice with future clients.
• Demonstrate competency in supporting the diversity of human experience, identity, and ways of life from a variety of knowledge and theoretical perspectives.