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About CHDEC
At CHDEC, University of Port Harcourt, we are committed to developing highly skilled counselling professionals equipped to address the complex psychological and social challenges of contemporary society.
Our programmes are designed to impart knowledge and cultivate professional integrity in individuals who are passionate about improving mental health and human relationships.
Our Mission Statement
The mission of the Counselling and Human Development Centre, University of Port Harcourt, is to provide rigorous academic instruction, evidence-based professional training, and supervised practical experience that prepare highly competent counselling psychology professionals to serve individuals, schools, families, organizations, and communities.
Grounded in counselling psychology values, ethical practice, and the scientist-practitioner model, the Centre is committed to developing counsellors with the knowledge, skills, cultural responsiveness, and professional integrity needed to address the psychological, social, educational, career, and mental health needs of contemporary society in Nigeria and beyond.
Our Vision Statement
The vision of the Counselling and Human Development Centre, University of Port Harcourt, is to become a leading centre of excellence in counselling psychology in Africa, recognized for producing highly skilled, ethical, and culturally responsive professionals who meet international standards and contribute meaningfully to mental health, human development, relationships, education, and community well-being.
Objectives of CHDEC
The Counselling and Human Development Centre serves as an academic, career, and mental health development hub dedicated to preparing graduate students for professional counselling practice. The Centre provides students with opportunities to acquire knowledge, skills, supervised practical experience, and professional competencies necessary to serve effectively in diverse counselling settings.
The objectives of CHDEC are to:
1. Provide rigorous academic instruction and professional training in counselling psychology and related areas of specialization.
2. Equip graduate students with practical counselling skills and supervised field experiences that prepare them for competent professional practice.
3. Develop students’ capacity to apply counselling theories, assessment skills, ethical principles, research knowledge, and evidence-based interventions in diverse settings.
4. Prepare students to respond to the psychological, social, educational, career, family, and mental health needs of individuals, schools, families, organizations, and communities.
5. Promote ethical practice, cultural responsiveness, professional integrity, and lifelong learning among counselling psychology professionals.
6. Support specialized training in areas such as school counselling, clinical and mental health counselling, marital, couple and family counselling, child and adolescent counselling, addiction and rehabilitation counselling, gerontological and grief counselling, trauma and crisis management counselling, and other areas relevant to contemporary counselling practice.
7. Strengthen the professional identity and competence of graduates so they can contribute meaningfully to the evolving counselling field in Nigeria, Africa, and beyond.
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