OVERVIEW
The
Christian Counselling Centre, Vellore is a pioneering institute in
the field of human relations, psychological counselling and
psychotherapy. Started in 1970 as a non-profit ecumenical
educational institution, its mission is development of human
resources. CCC is registered under the Societies Registration Act
XXI of 1860. The Centre caters to the needs of people of all
social and religious backgrounds in three ways - training,
counselling services and research throughout the year.
The
Centre is a beehive of activity with a variety of residential
courses lasting four weeks, eight weeks and 12 months. The Centre also
runs a non-residential out-patient clinic for Counselling
Services.
A
unique aspect of CCC is its focus on society. Counselling is
seen as a tool with great potential for social change. As a
consequence, the Centre has worked closely with the Central, State
Governments and the Church. Various government
departments, including those of Social Welfare and Social Defence,
and church related bodies have used the Centre extensively as a
resource for the training of personnel. So have
various other organisations, corporate bodies, NGOs and
educational institutions. Over the last forty four years, the
Centre has attracted over 40,000 trainees in all, spanning 26
nations of the world and 28 States of India. (Click
here for more details)
Growth
at the Centre, has been rapid and steady. Its achievements
include conducting of the first-ever International Conference
on "Counselling for Social Change", the
founding of the academic journal, "Indian Journal of
Psychological Counselling", and establishing a professional
body for counsellors to gather under one roof called "The Association for Psychological Counselling.
“Leading employers in India value the Christian Counselling Centre's Certificate/Diploma as an additional, desirable qualification for job appointments as counsellors and trainers.
Seven principles underlying the the work of the Institute
Each person and community:
- Is Worthwhile
- Is Unique
- Has Gifts and Potentials to Develop
- Has Problems that can be Managed
- Is a Steward of the Planet’s Resources
- Is a Catalyst of Personal and Social Change
- Is a Partner in the Divine Cosmic Process of Peace, Justice and Transformation.
The Director of the Institute Dr. B.J. Prashantham has defined Counselling as
“A relationship between the counsellor and the counsellee characterized by trust and openness, in a one to one or a small group relationship, whereby the counsellee is helped to work through his/her interpersonal and/or intrapersonal problems and crises.”
Therefore Counselling enables a Counsellee to:
- Mobilize internal and external resources and find new options in facing life.
- Discover and develop God given inherent potentialities and lead an integrated life.
- Make contributions for the wellbeing of his/her fellow human beings.
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