Jennifer Ostlinger,
Master of Counselling
“I have come to appreciate learning for the sake of learning. If I knew then what I know now, I would have started this earlier.”
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Athabasca University’s
Graduate Centre for Applied Psychology (GCAP) offers
three graduate credentials:
• Master of Counselling
• Post Graduate Certificate in
Counselling
• Post Masters Certificate in
Counselling
About the Program
The MC program is a course-based, distance master's program designed to meet the graduate academic requirements for the career paths of professional counsellor or counselling psychologist. The program provides a blend of theory and practice designed to give students a solid background in the philosophical and theoretical foundations of counselling, combined with practical counselling skills and strategies essential for working with a range of clientele using a variety of intervention modalities.
The program currently offers three specializations:
• Counselling Psychology
• Career Counselling
• Art Therapy
Students in the art therapy specialization take their art therapy courses through the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute.
Athabasca University's Master of Counselling (MC) program is part of the Campus Alberta Applied Psychology (CAAP) consortium of graduate programs in counselling offered by Athabasca University, the University of Calgary, and the University of Lethbridge.
Course Delivery Methods
This distance program is designed to eliminate the barriers of time and space, permitting students to study part time, continue working, and remain in their home location. The programs draw on a variety of modes of delivery, including: online study, teleconferencing and / or videoconferencing, traditional classroom instruction, face-to-face remote delivery, summer institutes, and weekend schools.
For more information about this program refer to the Graduate Centre for Applied Psychology website (GCAP).
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