School of Counselling
The School of Counselling is committed to the training of skilled, competent and professional counselors for the community and churches. Faithful to the Christian ethos, we instill into our trainees to value personhood and to respect the cultural and religious diversities of the fabric of our nation. Our training is student-focused and holistic. Besides learning counseling theories and acquiring clinical skills, our students will discover more about themselves, including how they relate to God and others. Another key-note to our training is the inclusion of spirituality in counseling and the integration between counselling, psychology and theology.
Our faculty is professionally skilled, theologically informed, and committed to Christian values. Bringing their wealth of counselling and lecturing experiences into the classrooms, learning becomes exciting and enjoyable. Under the tutelage and mentorship of these experienced practitioners, trainees would become counselors who are:
• professionally skilled
• ethical in practice
• cross-culturally sensitive
• theologically informed
• committed to Christian values
Validation and Recognition
 This degree is validated and awarded by the University of Wales, UK. For further details regarding the University and its validation services, please log on to www.wales.ac.uk/validation or email validation@wales.ac.uk |
 The Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling is recognised by the Singapore Association for Counselling. For further information on SAC, visit www.sac-counsel.org.sg |
What is unique about this programme?
• It provides students with an intermediate pre-professional training.
• It provides a foundation for continued education at the Masters level or in life-long learning.
• It provides a stimulating and creative learning programme where students learn and develop the core clinical skills.
• It trains and equips students who will be competent in skills, ethical in practice and culturally sensitive.
The distinctive elements of this course are:
• It is focused on faith-integration – students benefit from engaging discussions on spirituality, spiritual direction and are expected to do their own faith integration.
• It is skills focused – experienced faculty who are themselves practitioners pass on valuable insights in counselling through class instruction, role & ‘real” play, and direct clinical supervision.
• There is intentional inclusion of faith and spirituality in the training.
Continuous Learning Programme (for Audit Students)
To facilitate skill training for lay counselors (people helpers) who may not want the rigor of academic requirements; there is the option to enroll as audit students under our Continuous Learning Programme.
Seminars
The School of Counselling also conducts periodic public seminars and workshops. If you want to be on our mailing list, e-mail admin@tca.edu.sg with the subject heading, ‘SOC news update’.
Programmes of Study
The School of Counselling offers the following academic programmes:
Graduate Programs
• Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling
• Master of Arts in Counselling
What are my career options upon graduation?
Graduates from our Programmes in Counselling will be able to practise as counsellors in community-based and/or faith-based voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) and in churches and/or religious organisations, institutions and/or private counselling services.
Who Should Apply?
If you have the passion to counsel people who need help with emotional and mental health issues
If you want to help people find a new career or navigate their developmental and decision-making processes
If you want to be equipped to work with youth development issues, delinquency and addiction counselling
If you have a strong commitment to family and community …
If you enjoy working closely with families and couples in need of counselling…
if you wish to effect change in the community and society through the family…
…then our Graduate Programmes are for you!
Why Should You Apply?
Take the challenge to study in an institution of higher education to equip yourself with professional counselling skills within a faith-integrated context that will help you make a difference in our increasingly fast paced and complex society!
Take that step of faith and sign up today. Call the Registrar’s Office at 63047602 or email admin@tca.edu.sg . Click here for information on the requirements, expenses and admission forms for the School of Counselling.
Note:
• Many of the classes in the School of Counselling will be conducted in the weekday evenings and on Saturdays.
• Students without theological training are required to take pre-requisite modules.
Pre-requisite Modules
Theology 1
Christian Ethics
Introduction to Psychology
Old Testament Survey/Foundation
New Testament Survey/Foundation
Click here for information on fees and admission forms for the School of Counselling.