XAVIER INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED COUNSELLING

is announcing its

7th ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLORS

An ever changing world means new life debilitating set of psychological pressures. In an environment where lifestyles are fast paced, work environments demanding and competition fierce, peace of mind is a rare commodity. This is the reason why a counsellor of tomorrow is ready and flexible enough to handle diverse psychological problems of living.

The Xavier Institute of Advanced Counselling(XIAC) Course is a course with a difference. It offers personalized supervised practical training to professional counsellors to sharpen their skills to enable them to be more effective therapists. The course is unique in that it ensures that the trainee has understood and mastered the skills taught. While the teaching is only once a week, rest of the time is used to practice the skills taught.

Besides, Premanjali provides various facilities to enhance the skills imparted like a well-equipped library, regular conferences on therapies, case studies, trainees group sharing and participation, group therapy and lots more.

Residential facilities are available for those who wish to avail of it.

 

ADVANTAGE

XIAC is happy to be the first of its kind in the country. Trainees can expect to harness the advantages of:

  • A Jesuit Institution for the Practicum Training of Counsellors: At XIAC, we follow a strict standard of excellence and a disciplined approach, that facilitates learning in a manner that is both practical and enriching.
  • Experienced Faculty: Supervised Training by professionals who have experienced the hardships of the field first hand. In the future, XIAC hopes to tie up with institutes abroad, to benefit from a global base of professionals as well. At present Premanjali Counselling Services has signed a MOU with Wright State University, Dayton, OH,USA. 
  • State of the Art Teaching Methods: Our counselling rooms are custom-made with one way mirrors for real time observation of trainees during live counselling sessions. We ethically video record counselling sessions to review them for counselling,  so that trainees can take corrective measures, and draw out their best from every session.
  • Individualized programs: There is flexibility for students to choose supervision timings and some training hours of their choice.
  • Exposure: XIAC’s partner, Premanjali, endeavors to give XIAC access to a wide range of client populations and problems.
  • An idyllic environment: XIAC’s location in the verdant surroundings of Vasai is perfect for an atmosphere that is conducive to learning.

OUR DREAM BEHIND XIAC

 

Like a parched arid land thirsting for the first showers, our psychologists have been longing for a training programme to help them translate their theoretical knowledge in psychology into a practical art. XIAC comes as a breath of fresh air in the field of psychology to help psychologists not only to practice counselling but also to hone in their natural talents into effective skills to bring life and hope to their clients.

The counselling rooms, tailor-made and equipped with video recording facilities and one-way mirror are designed to help the trainee draw maximum benefit from each counselling session. 

Professionally experienced psychologists will form the team to provide live supervision to the trainees as well as to review the recordings of the sessions so that each trainee gets individual supervision and feedback to learning systematically and develop into a professional counsellor. 

The center is organized to provide a professional atmosphere with facilities for library reference to books. The training is designed on the lines of psychologists’ training in USA.

Efforts are being made to link our XIAC with a university in US to make it an internship site for of their doctoral students. Besides, we hope to enjoy the expertise of American psychologists as well as provide opportunities for our staff to receive advanced training in counselling and therapy.

We hope that every trainee that passes through our institution will be able to handle with confidence and effectiveness a wide variety of problems with diverse populations in a professional way. Given the dearth of professional trained counsellors in our country, they will be sought after in educational, social and corporate fields. 

Our primary aim is two fold: prepare professional counsellors and help individuals, couples, children, teenagers and families to live happier lives. We want to make this world a better place to live in. We are aware that our world is thirsting for love through relationships. Building bridges of love between couples, parent-child, parent-teenagers, family members and with oneself is what we hope to achieve through XIAC. 

Dr. Anthony J. D’Souza SJ,
Director

CRITERIA

Admission to the XIAC Course will be open to persons who hold a Post-Graduate degree in Psychology or its equivalent and some practical training or experience in counselling. However, RARE exceptions can be made if we assess that a person has sufficient training or expertise – academic or otherwise, to benefit from the XIAC course. Some selected students may be asked to do some further reading before they begin XIAC course. We take limited participants.  

Counsellor Trainees will be selected in the light of the following criteria:

  • Self-awareness and adequate mental health.
  • Ability to make use of and reflect upon life experience.
  • Capacity to cope with the emotional demands of the course.
  • Adequate intellectual capacity and critical thinking ability.
  • Academic requirements and performance.
  • Capacity to engage in a helping relationship.
  • Openness and capacity to use feedback constructively.
  • Some knowledge of social and cultural factors affecting family life.

Course Duration : 3 months

04th January 2025 to 29th March 2025

Lectures schedule :

Only on Saturdays (9 am to 4 pm)

Mode : Online \ Offline

Depending on Pandemic situation

Selection Process:

The shortlisted applicants will be called for an Interview. Selection will be based on your application and interview.

Registration Fees:

Rs 1000(Non Refundable) to be paid before the interview.

Certification: 

Certificate will be awarded on the basis of attendance, participation and Mastery of the skills taught.

For any queries – Contact

Course Co-Ordinator  at +91 70288 87307

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