This course aims at promoting self-awareness and developing essential ingredients of psychological health as creativity, emotional and interpersonal competencies, and the capacity to participate in community life. It helps to sensitize students to perceive themselves both as unique individuals and as integral members of social groups, societies, or cultures. By fostering self-awareness, the course aims to enable students to recognize their strengths, limitations, and opportunities for personal growth. In addition, on a professional level, the course emphasizes the understanding of mental fitness as an ethical imperative and encourages students to establish goals and plans to meet required standards.

1. Distinguish a better self-understanding as individuals and as members of a social 

    group, society and culture;

 

2. Demonstrate a higher level of self-awareness of one’s strengths, limitations, and

    opportunities for personal growth;

 

3. Practice more effective and appropriate use of group communication skills;

 

4. Apply a better awareness of the essential aspects of psychological health, including

    creativity, self-regulation, emotional and interpersonal competencies, and the

    capacity to participate in community life;

 

5. Develop and implement a good understanding and sensitivity that mental health

    fitness is an ethical requirement to become a professional counsellor.