Learning and Study Skills
Objective: To develop learning and study skills related to the professional practice of psychotherapy and counselling, including reading, researching, studying, critical thinking, writing, and creating and engaging in ongoing professional development plans.
Communication, Counselling, and Interpersonal Skills
Objective: To develop and integrate the theory, skills, and application of professional and therapeutic communication and interpersonal skills related to establishing and maintaining effective relationships with individuals, families, groups, and other professionals.
Collegial and Collaborative Relationship Competencies
Objective: To build and maintain effective collegial relationships within the learning community and the wider interprofessional community.
Self-Care Skills and Competencies
Objective: To be aware of self-care needs and strategies to maintain self-care in relation to the professional role and to implement self-care approaches in one’s own life.
Professional Ethics and Competencies
Objective: To develop and integrate professional ethics, frameworks, and skills into professional practice and ethical decision-making, and to comply with legal and organizational requirements.
Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Competence
Objective: To demonstrate and apply knowledge, theories, practices, and skills of cultural sensitivity, inclusion, and cultural competence, and to be aware of one’s own values, beliefs, and biases.
Theoretical and Modal Frameworks
Objective: To understand several therapeutic modalities, frameworks, and strategies that can be used in psychotherapy, and to apply several effectively in practice.
Research and Evaluation Skills
Objective: To develop an understanding of research and evaluation to review, evaluate, critique, and apply research in the areas of psychotherapy practice.
Clinical Practice Skills
Objective: To develop and integrate clinical practice skills by establishing and maintaining an effective and ethical psychotherapy practice, and to manage client relationships, risk assessment, processes, and records.
