Second, the second distinction. At present, domestic psychological counselors are certified and widely recognized, one is China Mental Health Association and Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the other is a mental health instructor, a special professional competence certificate issued by the provincial people's social system, but this is not in accordance with the national training standards for psychological counselors.
Third, the psychological counselor certificate certified by China Mental Health Association requires junior college degree or above, in which the training and study hours are required to be 237 hours, and the subjects of *** 10 module, but you need to study at least 192 hours to take the exam, otherwise you can't take the exam. In addition, it is necessary to complete a small paper (case analysis+personal professional learning experience+career vision), and in addition, it is necessary for the ground psychological counseling and training institutions to provide supervision, case practice, psychological project practice and case guidance, which is also to enable candidates to study better, gain in-depth knowledge and grow into mature psychological counselors, not just textual research.
4. Similarly, the counselors certified by China Mental Health Association and Institute of Psychology of Chinese Academy of Sciences are trained according to the 2005 national qualification standard for counselors, but the difference is that the contents of China Mental Health Association are more practical and suitable for employment; The partial theory certified by Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences is suitable for academics.
Fifthly, in terms of teaching materials, the national vocational qualification appraisal training materials "Psychological Counselor Level 2" and "Basic Knowledge of Psychological Counselor" edited by China Mental Health Association are selected.
Sixth, the last difference is that China Mental Health Association is the appraisal, evaluation, textbook compilation and professional support unit of the national vocational qualification examination for former psychological counselors in Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, so it is very strong in professional ability and professional background. At present, the organizers of Durban, Sino-American class, Sino-British class, Sino-Norwegian class and Central European class in China recognized by psychologists are all China Mental Health Association. It can be seen that its professional background is strong.