This course provides an introduction to the fields of counseling and psychotherapy in a complex multicultural society. The course will cover professional foundations and provide an overview of the counselling and therapeutic process. Students will learn simple interviewing and assessment techniques, the taking of psychological histories as well as basic communication and problem solving skills in a therapeutic context. Students will also be exposed to methods for evaluation, recording and research in counseling and psychotherapy.
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
