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What is Free Counseling Employment Services?
We provide online assistance to individuals wanting to obtain counseling employment or to offer counseling services in their community.
What if I do not have adequate training?
We can provide training through our Professional Counselor Training Course based on the College Manual, followed by "Intern" membership in the College of Mental Health Counseling. During the first year of membership, the "Intern Counselor" receives support and orientation from the "Supervizing Counselor" to generate clients and to determine what counseling approaches to use. After two additional years as an "Intern Counselor," the member is able to become a "Full Counselor."
How much does it cost?
The initial training course tuition is $500. Intern annual membership fee is $175, and the annual supervision fee is $500 allowing direct on-call as-needed access to an experienced professional therapist.
How do I know I can succeed as a counselor?
Of course there are no guarantees. Because of our purpose to contribute to mental health, we are fully committed to your success at being able to establish a community counseling service or obtain counseling employment.
Do you have a sincere desire and interest in helping others? Do you find that people already feel comfortable telling you about their problems? Do you possess natural qualities of warmth, empathy, and non-judgmental positive regard for others?
If your answer is 'yes' to the above questions, you are already a counselor in the natural sense. With the online training and supervision we provide, you can become intentional and effective as a professional counselor. What types or areas of counseling can one learn to do? Individual Course Selections: On satisfactory completion of each of the courses listed below, the student is awarded Continuing Education Units and a Certificate of Professional Counselling Development in the course subject. 1. Marriage Counseling, Communication, and Conflict Resolution 2. Grief and Bereavement Counseling: Break-up, Death of Loved One, Bankruptcy, Divorce, Illness, and Other Losses (see course special at the College of Professional Counseling and Therapy) 3. Helping Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse: Sexual, Physical, Emotional 4. Managing Workplace Conflict and Communication 5. Helping People with Depression 6. Child Behavior Management and Discipline 7. Approaches To Sexual and Intimacy Issues in Marriage 8. Helping Anxieties, Social Phobia, Shyness 9. Anger Management 10. Helping Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Addiction 11. Healing Pornography and Sexual Addictions and Paraphilias 12. Chronic Lying and other Anti-Social Behavior 13. Borderline Personality Disorder and Self-Harm 14. Working With Religious Alienation and Search for Meaning 15. Food, Appetite, Weight Management 16. Crisis Counseling and Suicide Prevention 17. Helping Families and Individuals with Bi-Polar Disorder and Schizophrenia 18. Approaches to OCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 19. Healing Self-Harm, Cutting, and Suicidal Behavior 20. Healing Sexual Abuse and Assault 21. Approaches To Domestic and Family Violence and Spouse Abuse 22. Helping Stress and Relaxation and Insomnia 23. Helping With Panic Attack and Anxiety 24. Helping With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 25. Moving from Parents 26. Reducing Exreme Jealousy and Envy 27. How To Help Someone Who Stutters 28. How To Start a Support Group or Listening Club 29. Counseling Skills for Financial Professionals 30. Helping Individuals and Families of Aspergers and Autism 31. Counseling Blended Families 32. Group Counseling Theory and Skills 33. Counseling for Adoption and Foster Care Issues
What is the background of the "Supervizing Counselor"?
The professional support therapist providing supervision has many years of experience in counseling and private practice development. The founding member is Daniel Keeran, MSW, who has authored books on practical counseling and since 1977 has trained thousands in the practice of counseling through the Counselor Training Institute and the College of Mental Health Counseling.
How can I find more information and register for this program?
To enrol in the initial training course, to view a video sample of training, and for more information and contact, please go to www.collegemhc.com