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About the Client Counseling Program

3-Day Certification Training for Philosophical Counselors

Next Program
New York City, August 29-31, 2008

Location
SGI Culture Center, 7 East 15th Street (near Union Square)

Join as an Adjunct or Affiliate member here

Adjunct or Affiliate Members, please enroll here

Eligibility

To enroll in the program, it is necessary to become an Adjunct or Affiliate Member of the APPA. Adjunct Memberships are offered to holders of an earned M.A., ABD or Ph.D. in Philosophy, or Licensura in Hispanic countries. Affiliate Membership are offered to recognized co-professionals in other counseling fields, e.g. law, pastoral counseling, psychiatry, psychology, social work etc. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. The APPA reserves the right to limit enrollment of Affiliate Members in order to accommodate Adjunct members on a priority basis. Every effort will be made to accommodate all eligible members who wish to participate.

Costs

Adjunct Membership costs $54.
Affiliate Membership costs $72.
The 3-Day Program fee is $900 for Adjuncts, and $1,200 for Affiliates ($USD)
A deposit of $300 ($USD) reserves your place.

Required Readings and Text

There are required readings for the program, which are in English. The readings will be mailed to participants, at no charge, when they enroll. There is also a required textbook, which can be obtained from the APPA at a 50% discount.

Language of Instruction

The Program will be conducted in English

Travel and Accommodation

Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation.

Training Structure

Primary Certification Training in Philosophical Counseling
Outline of Three-Day Program

Day One: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm

I. Greetings, Introductions
II. Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology
III. Philosophical Practice Today

Lunch

IV. Theories, Resources, Techniques
V. Client Suitability
VI. Useful Methods and Skills

Supper

VII. Summary, Questions, Discussion

Day Two: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

VIII. Code of Ethical Practice
IX. Demonstration of Counseling Session
X. Participant Practice Counseling Session

Lunch

XI. Participant Practice Counseling Session
XII. Records, Case Histories, Practice Administration
XIII. Summary, Questions, Discussion

Day Three: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

XIV. Legal Issues of Going into Practice
XV. Philosophical Counseling as a Business
XVI. Building a Practice

Lunch

XVII. Marketing, Networking, Advertising
XVIII. Putting it All Together

Graduation


Instructors: Professors J. Michael Russell and Lou Marinoff

J. Michael Russell, Ph.D. is Professor and former Chair of Philosophy and Professor of Human Services at California State University, Fullerton. He is also a nationally certified psychoanalyst, a training and supervising psychoanalyst, and a philosophical counselor. He serves on the APPA Faculty and National Advisory Board. Michael has published seminal articles on philosophical counseling (among other things), viewable at http://jmichaelrussell.org/articles.htm

Lou Marinoff, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Deputy Chair of Philosophy at the City College of New York. He is founding president of the APPA. He has served as Faculty of the Institute for Local Government (University of Arizona) and the World Economic Forum (Davos and Geneva). Lou has authored several books, including Plato Not Prozac (HarperCollins, NY 1999), Philosophical Practice (Academic Press, NY, 2001) and The Big Questions (Bloomsbury, NY & London, 2003). His website is www.loumarinoff.com


 

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