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Goals
•	To provide high-quality, professional training in a caring manner
•	To integrate classical and contemporary therapeutic approaches
•	To support healing and growth of spirit, body, mind & feelings
•	To encourage the experience of spirit in community

Counselling Certificates and Diploma
CURA awards two Certificates of Counselling. With the successful completion of Year 1 courses, students receive the Certificate of Integrated Clinical Counselling. With the successful completion Year 2 courses, students receive the Certificate of Counselling Specializations. Each certificate is based on 300 hours of instruction. When students have earned both of these Certificates, they qualify for the Diploma of Integrated Clinical Counselling Studies.

Time Format
Year 1 and Year 2 courses are taught in either or both of the following time formats based on the number of students and their work schedules.

1.	October through May: One day a week (9:30 am to 5:30 pm), or
2.	October through May: One evening a week (7:00 pm to 10:00 pm) and one weekend each month (Saturday & Sunday from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm).

Mahmud Nestman, Director
Mahmud Nestman has been working as a counsellor since 1969 and has a private practice in Vancouver. He has trained in a number of different, yet complementary therapeutic approaches. He has taught and supervised counsellor training programs for:

•	The Justice Institute
•	Surrey College
•	SR Seminars (2-Year Transformation Counselling Program)
•	Orca Hypnosis Institute
•	Deltassist Community Resources
•	The Counsellor Training Institute of Canada
•	Surrey Coordinating Centre
•	Langley Family Services
•	Burnaby Family Life
•	The Maples Residential Treatment Centre

CURA Institute for Integrated Learning
#4 - 1151 West 8th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6H 1C5

T: 604.733.3343
E: mahmudn@telus.net