Colombo Institute of Research & Psychology - CIRP - MSc in Applied Psychology - Counseling Psychology

Course Overview

Counseling Psychology is a specialty in applied psychology that uses a broad range of techniques to help people improve their well-being, prevent and alleviate distress and maladjustment, resolve crises, and increase their ability to function better in their lives. Counseling psychologists support personal and interpersonal functioning across the life span and pays particular attention to emotional, social, vocational, educational, health-related, developmental, and organizational concerns.

MSc in Applied Psychology - Counseling Psychology at CIRP

This is a master’s level qualification designed to train counseling psychologists who are able to provide counseling and therapeutic services to individuals, couples, families and groups. Upon completing the program successfully and a period of supervised training you will gain the competency and confidence to support and guidance to those you seek help.

Modules of the program covers both academic and practitioner aspects to provide the required knowledge as well as the counseling and therapeutic skills.

Developed by a panel of eminent psychologists and directors of postgraduate psychology program in UK universities, the curriculum matches international standards as well as the requirements of the local context.