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Lectures (Non CPE Registered)
As an established counselling academy, ECTA is committed to offering high-quality short-courses to help both new and experienced helping professionals enhance their counselling support competencies. If you are a psychotherapist, counsellor, para-counsellor, social worker, psychologist or have a professional responsibility supporting the psycho-emotional wellbeing of another person, you may wish to expand your “toolkit” of modalities and approaches. This is your opportunity to do so.
All ECTA short-courses listed below are facilitated by experienced clinical practitioners qualified to teach up to Masters Degree level. Register now to secure your place for any of these short-courses.
Topics Covered Under Lectures:
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Topic
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Synopsis
In Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, therapists help people review their emotions, beliefs, early-life experiences, so that they are able to acquire insight into their maladaptive patterns and defense mechanisms that have formed over time, and which may be causing present-day problems in their lives. Transference, which is the transferring of one’s feelings for a parent, for example, onto the counsellor, can also help illuminate the early relationship experiences of a client and how they affect his / her present day relationships. This intimate look at interpersonal relationships can help a client to see his or her part in relationship patterns and empower him or her to transform that dynamic.
Learner’s Outcome
Upon completion, learners should be able to:
– Understand the fundamental principles of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
– Know how Psychodynamic Psychotherapy is used in Counselling Case Management
– Use the framework of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in Counselling Practice
– Understand the fundamental principles of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
– Know how Psychodynamic Psychotherapy is used in Counselling Case Management
– Use the framework of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in Counselling Practice
Facilitator
Professor Lyn Chua
Total Training Hours
22 hours
Schedule
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
Date: Friday, 11 June 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Saturday, 12 June 2021
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Date: Friday, 25 June 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Saturday, 26 June 2021
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Venue
Executive Counselling and Training Academy, 1 Kay Siang Road, #08-01/02 Singapore 248922
Fees
$749.00 (with GST) (All prices will be subjected to change without prior notice)
Award
Certificate of Attendance (awarded by Executive Counselling and Training Academy)
Topic
Narrative Therapy
Synopsis
Throughout a person’s life, personal experiences are transformed into personal stories that are given meaning and help shape a person’s identity. In articulating and framing those stories in the context of counselling, Narrative Therapy separates the person from the problem and encourages people to rely on their own skill sets to resolve the problems that exist in their everyday lives. In this regard, Narrative therapy places the client in the position of the narrator of his / her own life, and utilizes the power of the client’s personal stories to discover his / her life purpose.
Learner’s Outcome
Upon completion, learners should be able to:
– understand the concept and process of Narrative Therapy
– know the strengths and limitations of Narrative Therapy in Counselling Case Management
– apply Narrative Therapy to Counselling Case Management
– understand the concept and process of Narrative Therapy
– know the strengths and limitations of Narrative Therapy in Counselling Case Management
– apply Narrative Therapy to Counselling Case Management
Facilitator
Ms Ee Cheng Lian Vivian
Total Training Hours
6 hours
Schedule
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
Date: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Venue
Executive Counselling and Training Academy, 1 Kay Siang Road, #08-01/02 Singapore 248922
Fees
$224.70 (with GST) (All prices will be subjected to change without prior notice)
Award
Certificate of Attendance (awarded by Executive Counselling and Training Academy)
Topic
Reality Therapy
Synopsis
Reality Therapy is founded on the principles of Choice Theory. It proposes that all human issues occur when one or more of five basic psychological needs are not met, and that an individual can only control his or her own behaviour through conscious decision-making. The founder of Reality Therapy, William Glasser, believed that when someone makes choices to change his or her own behavior, rather than attempting to change someone else’s, that person will be more successful at attaining his or her desires. The Reality Therapy approach to counselling and problem-solving focuses on the present situation and how the client can create a better future, instead of concentrating at length on the past. Typically, clients seek to discover what they really want and whether their current behaviour is actually bringing them nearer to, or further away from, that goal.
Learner’s Outcome
Upon completion, learners should be able to:
– understand the concept and process of Reality Therapy
– know the strengths and limitations of Reality Therapy in Counselling Case Management
– apply Reality Therapy to Counselling Case Management
– understand the concept and process of Reality Therapy
– know the strengths and limitations of Reality Therapy in Counselling Case Management
– apply Reality Therapy to Counselling Case Management
Facilitator
Sister Elizabeth Tham
Total Training Hours
20 hours
Schedule
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
Date: Thursday, 15 July 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Friday, 16 July 2021
Time: 9.00am to 6.00pm
Date: Saturday, 17 July 2021
Time: 9.00am to 6.00pm
Venue
Executive Counselling and Training Academy, 1 Kay Siang Road, #08-01/02 Singapore 248922
Fees
$711.55 (with GST) (All prices will be subjected to change without prior notice)
Award
Certificate of Attendance (awarded by Executive Counselling and Training Academy)
Topic
Transactional Analysis (TA) Psychotherapy
Synopsis
Transactional Analysis (TA) Psychotherapy was developed by Dr Eric Berne in the 1950’s, and is based on three philosophical tenets: First, that people are fundamentally OK. Second, that everyone (apart from the severely brain-damaged) has the capacity to think. And third, that people decide on their own destiny and those decisions can be changed. A core theory in TA is the Ego State model, which comprises the Parent, Adult, and Child parts of a person’s personality structure. Other clinical applications may also involve Script Analysis, Strokes, Structural Analysis, Game Analysis, and Life Positions. Using these approaches, TA seeks to help individuals gain greater self-awareness of their own internal processes, and how these processes influence their sense of self, and their interaction with other people in their life.
Learner’s Outcome
Upon completion, learners should be able to:
– appreciate the basic framework of Transactional Analysis (TA)
– apply the key TA concepts effectively in case management
– conceptualise and support common issues using TA strategies
– understand strengths and limitations of TA
– appreciate the basic framework of Transactional Analysis (TA)
– apply the key TA concepts effectively in case management
– conceptualise and support common issues using TA strategies
– understand strengths and limitations of TA
Facilitator
Dr Jessica Leong
Total Training Hours
14 hours
Schedule
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
1st Run
Date: Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Time: 6.30pm to 10.00pm
Date: Saturday, 24 April 2021
Time: 9.00am to 6.00pm
Date: Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Time: 6.30pm to 10.00pm
2nd Run
Date: Thursday, 6 May 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Monday, 10 May 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Monday, 17 May 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Thursday, 20 May 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Thursday, 27 May 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Venue
Executive Counselling and Training Academy, 1 Kay Siang Road, #08-01/02 Singapore 248922
Fees
$353.10 (with GST) (All prices will be subjected to change without prior notice)
Award
Certificate of Attendance (awarded by Executive Counselling and Training Academy)
Topic
Solution – Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Synopsis
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) focuses on a client’s future possibilities and the solutions that can help him or her achieve them, rather than the challenges and problems that brought him or her to seek counselling in the first place. This emphasis, and the relatively short number of therapy sessions envisaged for typical cases, sets SFBT apart from many other major psychotherapeutic approaches. Other key features of SFBT include clear, concise, and realistic goal-setting, and the structured and systematic conversational approach adopted by the SFBT therapist.
Learner’s Outcome
Upon completion, learners should be able to: – appreciate the basic framework of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) – apply the key SFBT techniques effectively in case management – conceptualise and support common counselling issues using structured SFBT strategies – understand strengths and limitations of SFBT
Facilitator
Mr Alan Yeo (1st Run)/Mr Lim Mou Nyee (2nd Run)
Total Training Hours
12 hours
Schedule
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
1st Run
Date: Tuesday, 4 May 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Friday, 7 May 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Friday, 14 May 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
2nd Run
Date: Monday, 24 May 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Monday, 31 May 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Venue
Executive Counselling and Training Academy, 1 Kay Siang Road, #08-01/02 Singapore 248922
Fees
$353.10 (with GST) (All prices will be subjected to change without prior notice)
Award
Certificate of Attendance (awarded by Executive Counselling and Training Academy)
Topic
Person – Centered Therapy (PCT)
Synopsis
Person-Centered Therapy (PCT) is a humanistic theory of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers, and is widely-regarded as a major influence on most modern psychotherapeutic approaches and schools of thought. PCT emphasises the cultivation of a client’s internal resources through the quality of the therapeutic relationship between therapist and client. In this regard, the PCT therapist is encouraged to assume the three “core conditions” of empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard for their client.
Learner’s Outcome
Upon completion, learners should be able to:
– understand the core conditions of Person – Centered Therapy (PCT) – a humanistic approach to counselling
– use the Person-Centered approach to establish the therapeutic relationship with clients
– use Person-Centered therapeutic relationship to strengthen the “being” of a client
– understand the core conditions of Person – Centered Therapy (PCT) – a humanistic approach to counselling
– use the Person-Centered approach to establish the therapeutic relationship with clients
– use Person-Centered therapeutic relationship to strengthen the “being” of a client
Facilitator
Dr Harold Robers
Total Training Hours
6 hours
Schedule
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
1st Run
Date: Monday, 2 August 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Date: Wednesday, 11 August 2021
Time: 6.45pm to 9.45pm
Venue
Executive Counselling and Training Academy, 1 Kay Siang Road, #08-01/02 Singapore 248922
Fees
$160.50 (with GST) (All prices will be subjected to change without prior notice)
Award
Certificate of Attendance (awarded by Executive Counselling and Training Academy)
Topic
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Model in Supervision
Synopsis
The course aims to provide an introduction to clinical supervision from the CBT perspective in counselling and psychotherapy, which equips the student in both the concepts and procedures of providing supervision using the CBT framework. In looking at the observable cognitions and behaviours, with an emphasis on the supervisee’s professional identity and his/her reactions to the client, the student develops skills such as conceptualizing client and/or supervisee progress in the reduction of negative emotions, the ability to train the supervisee in generating and testing hypotheses, the way to model behaviour and implement interventions, as well as conduct evaluation using self and live-observation. The course is conducted in a structured and systematic approach, which is consistent with the emphasis of evidence-based practice in CBT.
Learner’s Outcome
Upon completion, learners should be able to:
– Demonstrate knowledge of CBT framework as it applies to supervision
– Identify and demonstrate the aspects of a collaborative supervisory relationship
– Conceptualise client/supervisee progress within CBT framework
– Demonstrate knowledge of CBT framework as it applies to supervision
– Identify and demonstrate the aspects of a collaborative supervisory relationship
– Conceptualise client/supervisee progress within CBT framework
Facilitator
Sunil Bhar is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Swinburne University of Technology. He chairs the Department of Psychological Sciences. He also directs the Wellbeing Clinic for Older Adults and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Program at the Swinburne Psychology Clinic. He runs an active research lab focusing on the emotional wellbeing of older adults and the mechanisms of reminiscence and cognitive-behavioural therapies. He has won over $2 million in grants to examine the wellbeing of older adults living in residential aged care settings and dementia care. He is a diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapies, having spent 4 years working with Aaron Beck, MD investigating the efficacy of cognitive therapy for suicide prevention. Dr Bhar has maintained a clinical practice for over 20 years, and integrates clinical experience into his ongoing teaching and research activities.
Total Training Hours
4 Days / 32 Classroom Training Hours
Entry Requirements
Counselling and Health Sciences qualification or its equivalent.
Schedule
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
Date: Thursday, 28 January 2021
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Date: Friday, 29 January 2021
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Date: Saturday, 30 January 2021
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Date: Monday, 1 February 2021
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Venue
Executive Counselling and Training Academy, 1 Kay Siang Road, #08-01/02 Singapore 248922
Fees
$1,284.00 (with GST) (All prices will be subjected to change without prior notice) Application Fee : $53.50 (inclusive of GST) (waived for ECTA Alumni)
Award
A Certificate of Completion will be issued by Swinburne University of Technology
Registeration
For more information , please contact Irene @ Tel: 63466411 or write to irene@ecta.edu.sg
Topic
Redecision Psychotherapy
Synopsis
The Redecision Therapy approach integrates the cognitive framework of Transaction Analysis Theory with the effective principles and methods drawn from Gestalt Therapy. Redecision Therapy is a powerful tool for therapeutic change. It emphasises childhood or early decisions made at a feeling position. The goal is for the client to decide to think, feel, and behave differently, in ways that they had not permitted themselves to before. To think, feel, and behave differently means changing the original Script Decision and making a Redecision.
Learner’s Outcome
– Understand the fundamental principles of Redecision Psychotherapy
– Demonstrate how Redecision Psychotherapy is used in Case Management
– Use the framework of Redecision Psychotherapy in Counselling Practice.
– Demonstrate how Redecision Psychotherapy is used in Case Management
– Use the framework of Redecision Psychotherapy in Counselling Practice.
Facilitator
Dr.Jessica Leong
Total Training Hours
28 hours
Schedule
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
(Participants have to
attend all lectures to be
awarded the Certificate)
Date: Saturday, 8 May 2021
Time: 9.30am to 5.00pm
Date: Saturday, 15 May 2021
Time: 9.30pm to 5.00pm
Date: Saturday, 22 May 2021
Time: 9.30am to 5.00pm
Date: Saturday, 29 May 2021
Time: 9.30am to 5.00pm
Venue
Executive Counselling and Training Academy, 1 Kay Siang Road, #08-01/02 Singapore 248922
Fees
$936.25 (with GST) (All prices will be subjected to change without prior notice)
Award
Certificate of Attendance (awarded by Executive Counselling and Training Academy)
