| BACKGROUND
The Department
of Counsellor Education and Counselling Psychology
(DCECP) is one of the six departments in the Faculty
of Educational Studies. It was established as
a Unit of Guidance and Counselling in the Department
of Education (1979-2002). In the following years
(Jun 2002-April 2004), the Unit was under the
Department of Behavioural and Human Development.
On May 1st, 2004 the Unit was raised to the status
of a department under the Faculty of Educational
Studies. The department strives toward excellence
in teaching, research, consultation and extension
in guidance and counselling. The Bachelor of Education
(Guidance and Counselling) was a pioneering programme
in Malaysia offered by the faculty since 1981.
This department
has three main functions:
- Teaching
- Research
- Consultation
and extension services
TEACHING
Both graduate
and undergraduate programmes were offered by the
DCECP.
Graduate
Programme
The programmes offered are:
- Doctor of Philosophy
(Ph.D.) (Guidance and Counselling)
- Master of Science
(M.Sc.) (Guidance and Counselling)
- Master of Education
(M.Ed.) (Guidance and Counselling)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
The Ph.D. programme offers various specializations
such as counsellor education and counselling supervision,
family counselling, career counselling, school
counselling, drug abused counselling, cross-cultural
counselling, group counselling. Students are required
to complete the coursework and dissertation for
the Ph. D. programme. The coursework assissts
the students in mastering the knowledge of their
specialization areas.
Master
of Science (M .Sc.)
Students in this programme are required to enrol
for coursework and completes thesis.
Master
of Education (M.Ed.)
Students in this programme are required to enrol
for coursework and complete comprehensive examination.
Bachelor
of Education (Guidance and Counselling)
The Bachelor of Education (Guidance and Counselling)
prepares students with the current knowledge and
skills for various counselling needs.
Professional
Certification
The programmes offered by the DCECP met the standards
of the Board of Counsellors. Graduates of these
programmes are eligible as a registered counsellor
and as a counsellor practitioner in Malaysia.
RESEARCH
As
one of the main activities of the department,
research by the academic staff covers a broad
spectrum of knowledge in the counselling areas
sych as: counsellor education, counsellor supervision,
family counselling, parental consultation counselling,
career counselling, school counselling, drug abused
counselling, cross-cultural counselling, career
and organizational counselling, technologies in
guidance and counselling services, testing and
measurement in counselling, theoretical research
and Islamic spirituality counselling.
CONSULTANCY
AND EXTENSION SERVICES
The department
is actively involved in consultation and extension
services for various agencies, such as the Ministry
of Education, Malaysian Public Services Department,
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Board of Counsellors,
the National Drug Agency, the Malaysian Counsellor
Association and the Malaysian Social Institute.
The Community Counselling
Clinic at the department provides counselling
services for the students and staff of Universiti
Putra Malaysia and the adjacent community.
TEACHING
AND LEARNING FACILITIES
The DCECP has a strong teaching and learning facilities.
The individual counselling, group, family, and
testing and measurement laboratories are equiped
with state of the art equiptment to facilitate
teaching and learning.
ACADEMIC
STAFF
The department is staffed by prominent scholars
who are in the various fields of counselling specialization.
For further
information, please contact:
Head
Department of Counsellor Education and Counselling
Psychology
Faculty of Educational Studies
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 U.P.M. Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
+Tel. : 03-89468118
+Fax. : 03-89435386
+ Email : lily@educ.upm.edu.my , kjpkpk@putra.upm.edu.my |
