Year 1 Courses
In the CURA Integrated Clinical Counselling Program, students
are involved in their own individual growth process
while learning
counselling
approaches and skills. They are encouraged to explore their
own strengths and vulnerabilities within a supportive learning
environment.
As well, students contribute to the developmental process
of the training group.
Classes are no larger than 12, fostering openness and a sense
of community. In this small group, students can receive on-going
feedback from the instructor and other students.
CURA students are seen as individuals who have unique resources
and a repertoire of life experiences to bring to the learning
endeavour. Their input is invited and valued.
Fees
The fee for Year 1 courses is $4,000.00.
There are flexible fee arrangements, including a non-interest
monthly
payment plan.
CURA is registered as a Post-Secondary Private Training Institute
and tuition fees are tax deductible.
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| While each of the courses is a
unique therapeutic modality, they share a common ground of
counselling wisdom.
The CURA program weaves these courses into an integrated counselling
approach. To receive a more detailed course outline,
please contact Mahmud Nestman for a brochure
at 604.733.3343 or mahmudn@telus.net.
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| The Foundations of
Counselling |
| Identifies and explores
the cornerstones of counselling and the building blocks which
provide the basis for future learning. |
| The Evolution of
Counselling |
| Traces the development
of counselling from Freud until the present. The major figures,
the key ideas, the essential techniques and the strengths and
weaknesses of different approaches are highlighted. This course
is organized into 5 major categories of counselling models. |
| The Integration of
Spirituality and Counselling |
| This course outlines both a theoretical
and a practical approach to the integration of spirituality and
counselling. |
| Designed to enhance the counselling
skill level of students and to stimulate a felt-sense of competence
through counselling practice. Students learn the art of therapeutic
conversation via demonstration, skill building excercises, feedback
and debriefing. |
| This course offers a comprehensive
and holistic perspective on the phenomenology and patterns of
human suffering and inner disturbance. Current research, prevention
approaches and therapeutic applications are emphasized. |
| Creating
an Integrative and Innovative Approach |
| This course facilitates a process
of integrating various counselling approaches. Students are encouraged
to discover and create their own unique and personal approach
to counselling. |
| Developing
a Counselling Practice |
| This course is designed to assist
students in establishing a part- or full-time counselling practice. |
| Counselling Practicum and Supervision |
| This course supports and guides students
in a one-to-one counselling relationship with members of the
public. These sessions will be videotaped and supervision will
take place within a group learning format. |
| Counselling students often participate
and assist in residential workshops facilitated by Mahmud Nestman.
These
are intensive personal growth workshops which are intended to
support individual healing within the context of a creative
and therapeutic community. For more information, see the
Workshops section on this website. |
