10 advantages of a "Psychosocial Counseling" course

The "Psychosocial Counseling" courses are open to all adults who have completed their basic education; no specific prior training is required.

Summary of the most important advantages of a "psychosocial counselor" course:

1. No prior knowledge of psychology is required to join a "Psychosocial Counseling" course.
2. The courses are structured in such a way that they can be completed alongside work or family life.
3. You can choose between different approaches such as individual psychological, integrative, person-centered or body-centered psychological counseling.
4. The "Psychosocial Counseling" course is very practice-oriented and the ongoing practice makes it possible to apply what you have learned immediately in everyday life.
5. Those who graduate from a school recognized by the SGfB (Swiss Association for Counselling) can apply for membership of the SGfB and use the specialist title "SGfB Counsellor".
6. Psychosocial counsellors have the opportunity to take the higher professional examination (HFP) to obtain a federally recognized qualification as a certified counsellor in the psychosocial field.
7. In therapy and supervision sessions, students also look at their own issues, so that the "Psychosocial Counseling" training also contributes a great deal to their own development.
8. The need for psychologically oriented counseling is increasing and many more trained people will be needed in the future.
9. Psychosocial support and counseling in Switzerland is generally not subject to licensing, i.e. graduates are allowed to become self-employed and run their own counseling practice (they are not allowed to counsel people with mental illnesses; these may only be treated by psychotherapists and doctors).
10. Anyone who passes the higher professional examination following the training can receive up to 50% of the total course fees back from the federal government.

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