In response to the increasing demand for mental health services in the global Chinese community, CIU Kepha Institute has established the Master of Arts in Chinese Counseling Psychology program. The program inherits CIU’s century-long tradition of focusing on the integration of vocational skills and truth, and is committed to cultivating counseling professionals with both professionalism and humanistic care for the Chinese community.
The program brings together a team of faculty with doctoral degrees in psychology or extensive practice experience, and its unique strengths are reflected in:
Real-time online classes in the online meeting room to establish effective interaction between professors and students
Recorded video courses explain basic concepts, theories, methods, and models
Rich reading materials allow students to access cutting-edge cases and new theories and technologies
The content and form of assignments are rich and diverse, helping students effectively combine theory and practice
Provide online groups for students and teachers, where you can communicate with students and teachers at any time
No language barriers: The instructors use Chinese to teach, and students use Chinese for assignments and interaction with professors, with no language barriers.
Application-based admission: No need to spend time and effort preparing for the joint entrance examination, focusing on the practical application of what you have learned
Affordable tuition: Thanks to the dedication of professors and the support of donors, cost-effective tuition is achieved. Pay for one course at a time, without having to pay all tuition fees at once.
Authoritative Accreditation: Graduates can obtain a degree accredited by an authoritative U.S. accrediting agency
Flexible learning: The combination of online recorded courses and face-to-face interactive courses with professors allows for flexible and free time, suitable for on-the-job learning
Quality faculty: internationalized professors with doctoral degrees, rich academic, teaching and practical experience
Expand your territory: The global alumni network of a century-old school, with the same foundation of truth and values, expands the territory of life in relationship connections
Localized courses: All courses are independently developed and localized in combination with Chinese culture, rather than directly translated English tutorials
Graduates of this program will master:
Fill out the application form on the official website
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Covers the theoretical foundations, counseling skills and techniques in various aspects of personal psychology and spirituality, marriage and family, workplace development, group, and cross-cultural.
| Counselor theoretical foundation and personal development courses | |
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CNS 5306 |
Fundamentals of Clinical Mental Health and Counseling |
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CNS 5313 |
Counselor Self-Growth and Care |
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CNS 5345 |
Marriage and Family Theory and Counseling Basics |
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CNS 5310 |
Counseling Theory |
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CNS 6310 |
Holistic Development Psychology |
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CNS 5075 |
Cross-cultural Counseling |
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CNS 5410 |
Research, Statistics and Evaluation |
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CNS 5600 |
Addiction Theory and Assessment |
| Clinical Skills Foundation | |
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CNS 6410 |
Counseling Skills and Techniques |
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CNS 5422 |
Psychological Counseling Pathology and Pharmacology |
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CNS 5330 |
Professional Orientation and Ethics |
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CNS 6810 |
Workplace Development |
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CNS 6440 |
Group Counseling |
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CNS 6433 |
Short-term Counseling, Assessment and Advanced Skills |
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CNS 6620 |
Acute Stress, Grief and Trauma Treatment |
| Postcandidacy Capstone Clinical Practice | |
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CNS 6931 |
Professional Internship 1 |
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CNS 6932 |
Professional Internship 2 |
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Final Comprehensive Test |
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| Elective Courses* | |
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CNS 6450 |
Assessment and Treatment of Mental Illnesses in Children and Adolescents |
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CNS 6822 |
Advanced Family Therapy |
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CNS 6460 |
Expressive Arts Therapy |
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CNS 6455 |
Depression |
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CNS 6465 |
Personality Disorders |
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*Students take three courses to meet graduation requirements, depending on the direction of their counseling development |
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Note: The curriculum may be slightly adjusted, please refer to the course selection notice after admission
The college offers special tuition fees for students from China and developing countries and regions; pay for 1 course at a time, without having to pay for all courses at once
Estimated tuition: $14,000, approximately 100,000 RMB
*Note: The tuition fee is an estimate under the current state. The school has the right to change the tuition fee due to administrative or uncontrollable factors. The specific tuition fee is subject to the registration at that time.
The program has financial aid, and the specific policy is based on the notification of each semester after enrollment:
The original tuition fee was $1800/course (3 credits), and the special tuition fee is $630/course (3 credits)
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For me, psychological counseling is a special profession. Embarking on this path means that we are willing to become containers of the soul, investing our personal time, experience and emotions to support others, bring light and hope in this suffering world.
Psychological counseling is also very sacred. Viktor Frankl once said: “Everything can be taken from a person except the pursuit of meaning.” As psychological counselors, we must help individuals ignite inner hope and regain the meaning of life. This is not only a professional skill, but also a mission with sacred meaning.
The work of a counselor is often lonely, and one has to go into the depths of a case alone. I look forward to every class and every interaction, not only to practice the counseling skills of the students, but also to build a platform for counselors to help each other, so that after completing their studies, they will not only have the skills, but also have a support group to go along with them.
As we all know, the cost of studying psychology is high, not only because of the professional difficulty, but also because of the economic investment involved. Kepha Institute upholds the concept of “popularizing high-quality higher education” and provides affordable tuition fees to help ambitious students realize their dreams of studying.
As a practicing psychological counselor, I have participated in training at many psychological institutions in the past. When I saw the Kepha Institute’s admissions brochure, I noticed that the entire program was positioned at an international level, which is very consistent with my needs. Because I have had disappointing training experiences, I hope that my time and energy can be invested in in-depth, systematic learning that is helpful for psychological counseling practice.
Although we are learning through distance education, after three years of the epidemic, I have become more and more enjoying the convenience of the Internet. In fact, there is not as much of a gap between online learning and face-to-face communication as I had previously imagined. With the help of the online platform, I have not only established many meaningful interpersonal relationships, but also obtained high-quality international-level educational resources in a convenient and economical way.
The professors sincerely serve us, and they influence my life with their lives. In the classroom, they share their counseling experience and personal experiences without reservation and give students full encouragement. I can feel that they are sincerely guiding and teaching me, which is exactly what I expect from my mentors. They not only guide me professionally, but also accompany me on the road of life.
After entering this study group, I discovered for the first time that there are so many people in the field of psychology who share the same burden as me. We don’t just want to obtain a diploma or “gild” ourselves, but hope to build our own service capabilities in all aspects through a professional and complete training system. Those who walk alone walk fast, and those who walk together walk far. Only by working together can we go steady and far on this professional road.
The education at Kepha Institute is cutting-edge. It has a systematic and complete theoretical framework, firmly rooted in a theoretical system based on truth, building a bridge for me so that the theories and professional knowledge I have learned can be seamlessly connected and deeply integrated with my own practical experience, giving full play to excellent comprehensive effectiveness.
Here, every course is full of rewards for me. Each professor teaches with their own advantageous professional expertise and unique life experiences. They serve with love, making learning a warm journey of the soul.
For me, to become a psychological counselor who can truly build up the lives of others, this should be the starting point, and the entire psychological treatment framework should be unfolded within the large framework of truth. A psychological counselor is a unique profession, and it is most important to become the “right person” and one’s own “being”.
School start time: The school starts in spring, summer and autumn every year, which are early January, early May and late August respectively.
Each semester is 16 weeks, and each course lasts 16 weeks.
All courses can be completed in a minimum of 4 years and a maximum of 7 years.
Students in this program who meet all course requirements and complete their studies will receive
