{"id":18309,"date":"2025-02-26T11:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/?p=18309"},"modified":"2025-02-26T11:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:46:28","slug":"psychology-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/psychology-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Psychology Degree Is Incomplete Without Understanding THIS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Psychology today has a broader definition. Counselling Psychology in India has evolved in the last 2 decades. Psychology today is more than just the science of behaviour and mind. It is an academic discipline of behaviour, development, health, occupation, etc. As a Psychologist, one has to interact with different kinds of people across age groups. Psychologists in India face certain challenges like:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of trust<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insufficient information given by clients<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tricky customers who are difficult to handle<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clients who want guidance on education<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customers who expect solutions beyond their clinical and mental needs<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do Professional Psychologists in India overcome these challenges? In the month of June 2020, we interacted with<strong> 377 counsellors<\/strong> from a Psychology background to understand their journey from start to finish, challenges, scope of growth, and their <\/span><b>mantra to SUCCESS.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b>Key Takeaways for you!\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">In this article, we are going to share a special story and the \u2018X factor\u2019 that is missing from your Psychology Degree.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a11989c01ef6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #2a9fc9;color:#2a9fc9\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #2a9fc9;color:#2a9fc9\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a11989c01ef6\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/psychology-courses\/#Meet_Shreya_Roy_a_Professional_Psychologist_in_India\" >Meet Shreya Roy, a Professional Psychologist in India\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/psychology-courses\/#Shreyas_Challenges_as_a_Psychologist\" >Shreya\u2019s Challenges as a Psychologist\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/psychology-courses\/#Traditional_Psychology_VS_Modern_Psychology\" >Traditional Psychology VS Modern Psychology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/psychology-courses\/#The_Big_Realization_%E2%80%93_heres_what_was_missing\" >The Big Realization &#8211; here\u2019s what was missing!\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/psychology-courses\/#Courses_that_will_add_value_to_your_Psychology_Degree\" >Courses that will add value to your Psychology Degree<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/psychology-courses\/#Shreyas_Learnings\" >Shreya\u2019s Learnings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/psychology-courses\/#Strengthen_your_base_as_a_Psychological_Counsellor\" >Strengthen your base as a Psychological Counsellor\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/psychology-courses\/#Conclusion_%E2%80%93_Mantra_to_Success\" >Conclusion &#8211; Mantra to Success<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meet_Shreya_Roy_a_Professional_Psychologist_in_India\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b>Meet Shreya Roy, a Professional Psychologist in India\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shreyas-Counselling-profile.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18353 size-full\" title=\"Psychology Counselling Course\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shreyas-Counselling-profile.jpg\" alt=\"Psychology Counselling Course\" width=\"612\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shreyas-Counselling-profile.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shreyas-Counselling-profile-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shreya Roy is a professional Psychologist in India, based out of Mumbai. With over 6 years of experience in the field of Counselling Psychology, Shreya has gained notable recognition by <span style=\"color: #000000;\">her seniors, industry specialists and clients. In her words, <\/span><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBecoming a Counsellor was always my dream. I had a clear roadmap prepared for my career and I feel privileged to receive training from my mentors and work with some of the best minds in the industry\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Moreover, Shreya\u2019s inclination towards children directed her to specialize in child counselling. After giving 6 good years into this, Shreya started to feel stagnant. She lost the interest and passion to grow as a professional. This seems unusual for an achiever like Shreya, doesn&#8217;t it?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shreyas_Challenges_as_a_Psychologist\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b>Shreya\u2019s Challenges as a Psychologist\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shreya was constantly stressed and frustrated with her work. She said, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSome of my regular clients were disappointed and started rethinking if they should consult another Psychologist. This was an eye-opener for me\u201d.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> She noticed that most of the parents and students visiting her for consultation were dealing with:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Stress<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Anxiety<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Depression<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Paranoia\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Peer Pressure\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">to name a few&#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apparently, <\/span><b>58% <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of her clients were diagnosed with these conditions because of academic stress, <\/span><b>22%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of clinical depression and <\/span><b>20%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of external factors and surroundings, eg: divorced or separated parents, bullying, peer pressure, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18313\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mental-Health-in-India.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18313\" title=\"Child psychology\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mental-Health-in-India.png\" alt=\"Child psychology\" width=\"666\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mental-Health-in-India.png 988w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mental-Health-in-India-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mental-Health-in-India-768x443.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Source: www.dnaindia.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, Dr. Rajesh Sagar, associate professor of psychiatry at New Delhi&#8217;s All India Institute of Medical Sciences, says there is just one psychiatrist for four lakh Indians and Dr Mathew Varghese, professor and head of psychiatry at Bangalore\u2019s National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences says there are only about 4,000 psychiatrists, 1,000 psychologists and 3,000 social workers for the whole of the country.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><strong>Now that\u2019s ALARMING!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Traditional_Psychology_VS_Modern_Psychology\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Traditional Psychology VS Modern Psychology<\/span><\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18314\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Traditional-vs-Modern-Psychology.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18314\" title=\"Traditional Psychology vs Modern Psychology\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Traditional-vs-Modern-Psychology.png\" alt=\"Traditional Psychology vs Modern Psychology\" width=\"716\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Traditional-vs-Modern-Psychology.png 940w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Traditional-vs-Modern-Psychology-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Traditional-vs-Modern-Psychology-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Traditional-vs-Modern-Psychology-800x445.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Source: medium.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Counselling practices have evolved drastically over the years along with the needs of the people. To put it in simple words, Traditional Psychology is a practice that is focused on fixing an individual&#8217;s weaknesses, whereas Modern Psychology also known as Positive Psychology is focused on encouraging an individual\u2019s strengths and social well-being. Therefore, positive psychology is popularly followed by most psychologists in India.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b>There are 7 major perspectives of modern psychology:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Psychodynamic\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Behavioural\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Cognitive<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Biological<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Cross-Cultural<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Evolutionary<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Humanistic<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In conversation with Shreya, she said <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI prefer modern-day psychology as it is positive and also provides scope to explore and learn more about different methods and techniques of counselling\u201d. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having said that, practicing any form of counselling also depends on the type of individual. Psychologists and Counsellors usually go with the flow while counselling an individual.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Big_Realization_%E2%80%93_heres_what_was_missing\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b>The Big Realization &#8211; here\u2019s what was missing!\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since Shreya\u2019s key area of interest was child counselling, she wanted to focus more on methods and techniques that cater to solving their problems. In her experience and knowledge, the deep-rooted cause for most students from grades 6 to 12 was linked to exams, careers, colleges, and jobs. That\u2019s when she realized that she needed to understand <strong>Modern-Day Career Choices<\/strong> that students face and be able to counsel around that.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18358\" style=\"width: 513px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/a-hierarchy-ofcareer-fulfillment.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18358 \" title=\"Counselling Courses\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/a-hierarchy-ofcareer-fulfillment.png\" alt=\"Counselling Courses\" width=\"513\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/a-hierarchy-ofcareer-fulfillment.png 800w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/a-hierarchy-ofcareer-fulfillment-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/a-hierarchy-ofcareer-fulfillment-768x820.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Source: myfootpath.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, it is as simple as it sounds. Most of the Indian parents neglect Career Counselling thinking it is not necessary. While parents need to understand that their child needs solutions along with therapy. Shreya says <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere it was, right there. When parents and students asked me about exams, entrances, colleges, and emerging careers, I had bare minimum knowledge. This caused me to lose some really good clients. That\u2019s when I realized the need to focus beyond just my psychological counselling skills.\u201d.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Shreya was a great Psychologist but she wanted to be a good Career Counsellor too. B.A. Psychology and M.A. Psychology definitely gave her insights into career counselling as a branch, but there was a need to learn more about it. Since she already had reasonable years of experience and solid qualifications to back her professional life, she was looking forward to diplomas and training online programs in Career Counselling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Courses_that_will_add_value_to_your_Psychology_Degree\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b>Courses that will add value to your Psychology Degree<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Shreya spoke to her mentors about taking a step to upgrade herself with courses that will add value to her qualifications and skill-set. She also reached out to industry experts like Career Counsellors, Principals, and even some parents to know their thoughts and recommendations for courses. Finally, she picked some courses that we\u2019d like to share with you:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b>Udemy offers<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Child Psychology (Advanced Level) &#8211; Accredited Certificate<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18317\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Child-Psychology-Udemy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18317\" title=\"Psychology Courses\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Child-Psychology-Udemy.png\" alt=\"Psychology Courses\" width=\"530\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Child-Psychology-Udemy.png 1114w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Child-Psychology-Udemy-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Child-Psychology-Udemy-1024x526.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Child-Psychology-Udemy-768x394.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Source: www.udemy.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b>Univariety in Collaboration with UCLA Extension offers <\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Global Career Counsellor Program<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18318\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Global-Career-Counsellor-Certification.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18318\" title=\"Psychology Courses\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Global-Career-Counsellor-Certification.png\" alt=\"Psychology Courses\" width=\"610\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Global-Career-Counsellor-Certification.png 1346w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Global-Career-Counsellor-Certification-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Global-Career-Counsellor-Certification-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Global-Career-Counsellor-Certification-768x325.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Source: www.globalcareercounsellor.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b>Alison offers<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Parenting Skills<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18319\" style=\"width: 532px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Advanced-Parenting-Skills-Alison.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18319\" title=\"Psychology Courses\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Advanced-Parenting-Skills-Alison.png\" alt=\"Psychology Courses\" width=\"532\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Advanced-Parenting-Skills-Alison.png 853w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Advanced-Parenting-Skills-Alison-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Advanced-Parenting-Skills-Alison-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Advanced-Parenting-Skills-Alison-800x445.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Source: alison.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of these courses are free and some have a fee. After shortlisting these courses Shreya analyzed the pros and cons of each course and finally decided to go with the <\/span><b><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Global Career Counsellor Program<\/a><\/span>\u00a0by Univariety in Collaboration with UCLA Extension. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wondering why she chose this course. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Here\u2019s her answer, <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #ffffff; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI was looking for a complete package that would give me information about the education system in India and abroad, exciting and emerging career opportunities, deep insights into careers and colleges, information on entrance exams and admission process, and a lot more. This course gave me an overview of all of it.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">An online course in this digital era is the most preferred form of learning by a majority of professionals across the globe.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shreyas_Learnings\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b>Shreya\u2019s Learnings<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shreya shared her experience of the<\/span><b> Global Career Counsellor Program <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which covers 15 modules in a Video-PDF format over a duration of 40 hours. The program comes with the following takeaways:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Recognized by India\u2019s top schools &amp; universities\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Access to Psychometric Assessments\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Invitation to expert webinars\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Weekly updates about the education and counselling industry\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Invitation to 1-Day Immersion Workshops in major cities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">And more&#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #ffffff; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe program is a complete package in itself. I am 100% satisfied with it and found back my inner passion towards counselling students. The course helped me diversify as a counsellor. I am now qualified and skilled to practice Psychology &amp; Career Counselling.\u00a0 I am sure this is going to help me further in my career\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She added.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18350\" style=\"width: 868px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ucla-exntension-certificate-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18350 size-full\" title=\"UCLA Extension Certificate \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ucla-exntension-certificate-1.png\" alt=\"UCLA Extension Certificate \" width=\"868\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ucla-exntension-certificate-1.png 868w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ucla-exntension-certificate-1-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ucla-exntension-certificate-1-768x212.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Global Career Counsellor by Univariety in Collaboration with UCLA Extension<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">The Global Career Counsellor Program is <strong>trusted by 5500+ individuals<\/strong> across the country.<strong> 2700+ individuals<\/strong> who have completed this career counselling program are from a <strong>Psychology background. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Strengthen_your_base_as_a_Psychological_Counsellor\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b>Strengthen your base as a Psychological Counsellor\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">There is tremendous diversity in Counselling as an industry. Right from Psychological to Career Counselling, there\u2019s so much that goes into each type of counselling. Ever wondered what if they were clubbed? Yes, you read that right!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b>Psychology Career Counselling!\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18334\" style=\"width: 566px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Psychology-Career-Counselling.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18334 size-full\" title=\"Psychology Career Counselling\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Psychology-Career-Counselling.png\" alt=\"Psychology Career Counselling\" width=\"566\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Psychology-Career-Counselling.png 566w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Psychology-Career-Counselling-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Psychology-Career-Counselling-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Source: www.gratispng.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><b>Let\u2019s run down the activities of a psychologist and relate them to that of a Career Counsellor<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Assessment: <\/strong>Psychologists assess the root cause of all the problems and suggest correctional therapies. They put the individuals to certain tests to deep dive into their problems. Whereas, Career Counsellors use psychometric assessments to understand student personality types and offer suitable career-related guidance. With the qualification and skill set, Psychologists can draw accurate reports of personality traits. This is the key to becoming a good Psychology Career Counsellor in India. Now, that fuels the process of assessing the career guidance courses and zeroing in on the best one.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Goal Setting: <\/strong>On the lines of a psychologist setting goals for treatment, a career counsellor sets career goals for students and creates a roadmap for success. A <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/about-us\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">career counselling course<\/span><\/strong><\/a> helps the counsellor to identify the key attributes in a student profile and map them to their dream university requirements. The course also helps counsellors to chalk out SMART goals for the students.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><strong>Help &amp; Hand-holding: <\/strong>Psychologists help people to overcome their challenges and traumatic experiences. Likewise, career counsellors help students overcome the hindrances in their career path and handhold them to make informed decisions. A psychologist can be a great career counsellor as the ability to emote and empathize with the subjects is a common trait in both professions, All they need to do is put their hands on psychology counselling courses.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, a Psychologist can become a great career counsellor.\u00a0 but the former should gain insights into various courses. That makes a career counselling course imperative and it checks all the boxes of requisite skills to take up the profession. Career counselling in India is a growing field &amp; psychologists can up their ante by doubling up as career counsellors.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion_%E2%80%93_Mantra_to_Success\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Conclusion &#8211; Mantra to Success<\/b><\/span><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shreyas-Mantra-to-Success.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18354 size-full\" title=\"Global Career Counsellor Certification Course\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shreyas-Mantra-to-Success.jpg\" alt=\"Global Career Counsellor Certification Course\" width=\"623\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shreyas-Mantra-to-Success.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shreyas-Mantra-to-Success-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am a life-long learner! I look for ways and opportunities that challenge me and I learn from them. I always knew that my job as a Psychologist would be exciting but I never knew there could be more\u201d.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Global Career Counsellor Program not only added value in terms of knowledge but also gave Shreya the confidence and passion to strike back as a Good Counsellor. The course adds immense value and <span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">c<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px;\">redibility through the Record of Participation by UCLA Extension and Green Belt Certificate by Univariety<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Shreya is a recognized Counsellor who is an expert in child psychology and career counselling for high-school students. What a powerful package, isn\u2019t it? Soon after her M.A. and Global Career Counsellor Program, Shreya was promoted as Senior Psychologist at the private clinic.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this, not only did she gain recognition but Shreya and the clinic gained a lot of credibility and new clients. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">All\u2019s well that ends well! It was so refreshing to share Shreya\u2019s journey with you. Who would have thought that a combination like this could actually exist? And more than that, it is the need of the hour! We wish Shreya all the best in her career. For achievers like her, there\u2019s no limit to learning.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino;\">It&#8217;s time for you to strengthen your core with a structured form of training that will help you apply modern-day techniques. Want to know how?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/univariety1.viewpage.co\/GCC-blog-call-back-request\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Get Expert advise for the Counsellor Program<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psychology today has a broader definition. Counselling Psychology in India has evolved in the last 2 decades. Psychology today is more than just the science of behaviour and mind. 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