Post Graduate Diploma in Family and Systemic Practice (PGDFSP)

Learning Outcomes

This course enables participants to:

• Acquire an intermediate level of theoretical and clinical training in working with couples and families, from a systemic approach.
• Develop clinical and case management skills in engaging couples and families with a range of challenging issues when working in multi-disciplinary settings.
• Increase self-reflexivity and its application in clinical practice.
• Increase awareness and management of ethical issues and dilemmas.
• Increase abilities to evaluate and critique research studies in application to clinical practice.

Applicants should:

1. Be at least 23 years old and be proficient in English
2. Possess a degree in Counselling, Psychology or Social Work and/or post graduate diploma in Social Work or Counselling.
3. Have completed CST, CSA or PGC-STA (conducted by CCC) or equivalent of a postgraduate certificate/basic course in systemic thinking and family therapy with at least 40 training course hours.
4. Have a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience, and are currently involved in direct clinical work with couples and families in their own work settings.
5. Obtain relevant permission for audio/video recorded materials to be utilised for supervision in class, and/or for clients to be brought in for live supervised practice.

Please refer to the fee payment structure table for the course fees.

Course Structure

The course will be on Fridays, 9am-5pm. There will be 2 blocks of intensive training sessions (2 consecutive days per block) from two visiting lecturers.

2-day intensive training with visiting lecturer on specialised topics

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Group supervision will be conducted in small groups (less than 10 persons) at our premise. Each group will be assigned with a supervisor for interactive and experiential learning such as group discussions, reflective exercises, audio/video-taped demonstration of clinical work, supervised practice of clinical work, and presentation of portfolio.

Requirements for Completion

Methods of Assessment

Written assignment, project paper, Portfolio of Clinical Practice and Integration of Learning, Clinical Supervisor’s continual assessment of learning.

Assessment Schedule

Submission of written assignment by 1 week after the end date of module 1.

Submission of project paper by 1 to 2 weeks after the end date of module 2.

Submission of portfolio of clinical practice by 2 weeks before the end date of module 3.
Individual Presentations of Portfolio of Clinical Practice is held on the end date of module 3.

Requirements for Completion

Trainees should:

1. Attain attendance of at least 80% of total course hours (270 Hours)
2. Submit and pass two written essays.
3. Present and pass Portfolio of Clinical Practice and Integration of Learning – presentation of videotaped material of clinical work with discussion of knowledge of systemic theories and references from relevant research studies to a panel of assessors, demonstrating appropriate conceptualisation and integration of theory in relation to therapeutic work.
4. Satisfactory assessment by supervisors.
5. Participation in personal development sessions.
6. Completion of log of clinical work of at least 60 hours with couple and families in their home agencies.
7. Complete 20 hours of tape reviews of their work with couples and families.
8. Complete supervised clinical work.

Trainees will be awarded ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Family and Systemic Practice’ upon fulfilling the Requirements for Completion.

Opportunities for Further Education

Post Graduate Diploma in:

Continuing on-the-job training through regular consultation with CCC.

How to Apply

Please submit the Training Application Form when the applications open.

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