The Counselor and Counselee: 5 subjects
a) Who goes to whom [first aid (helper), life coach, counselor, psychologist, psychiatrist]
b) Differences between secular and Christian Counselling, integration of Christian faith and psychological approaches, the Holy Spirit and Christian spirituality in counselling and psychotherapy.
a) Motives behind Serving in Counselling, pre-requisites for serving in Christian Counseling.
b) Transference and countertransference.
a & b) stages and techniques of counselling process (Empathy and confrontation)
a) Criteria of counselling relationship (Carl Roger’s)
b) panorama of individual counselling, counseling sheet.
a & b) skills of counseling, body language, boundaries in counselling, code of ethics in counselling, telephone counselling.
Relationships, 8 subjects
a) Communication and b) Relationships
a) Difficult personalities and b) Conflict styles
a) Toxic relationships and b) how to deal with toxic relationships.
a & b) Boundaries
a & b) Codependency
a &b) Forgiveness of abuse and neglect
a & b) Reconciliation and confrontation
a) problem centered solving and b) panorama of counseling of couples
Sporadic cases, 6 subjects
a) child abuse and neglect,
b) counselling children, counselling adolescents.
a) Infidelity counselling and b) how to help the victim to be healed.
a & b) Singleness
a & b) Homosexuality
a & b) Suicide prevention
D S M V, 5 subjects
a & b) Symptoms of psychiatric disorders according to DSM-V
a & b) behavioral disturbances in children, (ODD: oppositional defiant disorder, CD: conduct disorder)
a & b) developmental disorders, ADHD
Autism spectrum disorder
a & b) Substance use and abuse disorders
a & b) personality disorders
Counselling theories and psychotherapies, 6 subjects
a & b) Psychoanalytic theory
a & b) Existential Therapy, Person-Centred Therapy,
a) Behaviour Therapy and b) Pavlov and Skinner
a) Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and b) lies people believe.
a) Transactional analysis and b) Logotherapy
a) Reality Therapy and b) Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.
1992: Diploma of Internal Medicine Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt.December, 1987: B.Sc. Medicine Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt.August 2020: Advanced diploma in Crisis Response and Trauma Care from Light University, American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) Forest, Virginia, USA.June 2020: Diploma of Mental Health Coaching from Light University, American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) Forest, Virginia, USA.Modules:Foundations of Mental Health CoachingMental Health Coaching Skills Mental and Behavioral Health DisordersSeptember 2019: Certified International Trainer from the Arab Institute for Studies, Cairo, Egypt. August 2019: International Training of Trainers (ITOT) from Arizona International School of business and management in Arizona, USA.2013: TV Hosting Training from International Curricula Educators Association, Cairo, Egypt.2008: Diploma of Counseling from Institute of Natural Healing Blackford Center, From Somerset, England, United Kingdom. June 2006: Counseling diploma from Synod Of The Nile - The High Council Of The Evangelical Church, Cairo, Egypt.
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