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Counselling Therapist Diploma

Caring and compassionate by nature, counsellors are drawn to the profession by a desire to help. Whether supporting someone through a challenging time, motivating them to achieve their goals, or guiding them to personal insights, a counsellor helps others to change their own lives. Whether you want to pursue the rewarding career of counselling or to use counselling skills in your personal life or in another helping profession, our Counselling Therapist Diploma program will give you the knowledge, tools, and confidence to apply your natural compassion as a skilled helper.

Counsellors support diverse individuals, couples, families, and groups of people through personal and interpersonal challenges and mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. Based on the extensive competency profile of the Federation of Associations for Counselling Therapists of British Columbia (FACTBC), our Counselling Therapist Diploma qualifies you for membership with multiple counselling associations. Competency-based counsellors are an important part of British Columbia’s mosaic of mental health professionals.

Our Counselling Therapist program is built on a foundation of evidence-based practice, reflective practice, and ethical practice. You will develop an understanding of the biological, psychological, and social underpinnings of everyday human problems and mental health issues, as well as frameworks to change them.

Under the guidance of expert counsellor instructors and practicum supervisors, you will apply and deepen your learning throughout the program with in-class role plays and weekly integrated practicum hours with real clients

Free Supervision
You will have access to free clinical supervision and use of our counselling clinic for two years following your graduation while you work toward registration with ACCT and/or CPCA. This FREE Supervision Service will save you approximately $5,000 in supervision fees after you graduate from our Counselling Therapist Diploma program.

This program is for you, if you:

Are a positive thinker who believes that change is possible
Have a sufficient level of self-awareness, empathy and non-judgmental attitude to be able to attend to another person
Have the maturity, emotional stability, and suitability for work in this field
Are a compassionate, caring and patient individual with strong critical thinking abilities
Have basic computer skills: Internet, email, and word processing
Are familiar and comfortable with basic library and online research skills
Have a minimum of two years of successful freedom from chemical dependency

Intakes

April
Oct

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Careers at Stenberg
At Stenberg College, staff and faculty work together to create and foster a positive learning environment geared towards student success.
Employment Opportunities at Stenberg College
At Stenberg College, staff and faculty work together to create and foster a positive learning environment geared towards student success. We are committed to empowering our students with education to achieve their personal and professional goals.

Stenberg is focused on delivering the best health care and human services programs with an emphasis on practicum education and innovative delivery. Our programs are developed in close alliance with employers and industry, ensuring that students are being taught relevant and needed skills for a meaningful career.

We are also committed to the success of our faculty and staff. We encourage continued personal and professional growth through participating in development workshops / in services several times a year. Our faculty is encouraged to continue to further their teaching education through working towards completion of our In Class or Online Instructor Development Course. Nursing Faculty are required to participate in, and work towards completion of the National Association of Career College’s Instructor Development Program – Level I & II

We regularly recognize the achievements and excellence of our employees and communicate to them that they are valued and respected. Our environment encourages opportunities and many of our employees have grown into different roles that meet their professional development goals. But we have fun as well and hold several social events and community initiatives that are jointly organized by different departments so that everyone has an opportunity to create culture at Stenberg.

We Believe In

Professionalism – We each add value through sharing knowledge and expertise.
Quality of life – We work hard but it is balanced with personal life. We believe this balance is critical to personal success and that it must be respected.
Having fun – We laugh and have fun at work.
Respect – We treat everyone with respect and consideration.

Our Benefits Include

Extended medical plan, including travel insurance
Personal & Sick days (allotted per year for full-time employees)
Paid vacation
Flexible work schedule
Opportunity for professional development and advancement
Lunch & Learns
Competitive wages
Social events
Foundations for Excellence in Teaching program for faculty
Employee Recognition Program
Free access to fitness facility (at campus location)

PSW Opportunity

Psw same as course duration For all courses above 8 months (Lets say course duration is 2 yrs psw is 2yrs so total 4 yrs of visa)

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Applicants for the Counselling Therapist Diploma program must complete the following:

Mature student status (19+ years of age)
English 12 or equivalent*
Successful completion of a short-written essay
Completion of Stenberg College entrance informational interview
Completion of the Computer Proficiency Entrance Testing with a score of 70% or higher
Passing Verbal Test of English if ESL or equivalent*
Completion of a Criminal Record Consent Form under the Criminal Record Review Act
Acceptable Medical Examination Form completed by a Physician
Prior to Program Admission, Program Advisors will outline practice education requirements for the program which include the following:

Acceptable Criminal Record Search under the Criminal Record Review Act
*(Entrance requirements can be met with evidence of alternate assessments such as Challenge Exams, or acceptable standardized English equivalency tests as per the Stenberg College Language Proficiency chart. Evidence of Post-Secondary studies at an equivalent level where English was the first language is acceptable.)

English Requirements: Applicants whose native language is not English and wish to study at Stenberg College in one of the diploma programs must demonstrate their proficiency in English by way of Academic IELTS or PTE with minimum scores in IELTS of 6.0 overall and a PTE score of 51*.

Stenberg College

Surrey , British Columbia ,Canada