This certificate introduces astrological counseling as a profession and the ethical, psychological and communication issues involved in becoming a successful interpreter and practitioner.
By the end of this certificate, students will know how to locate various relationships, contact needs and abilities in the natal chart. They will exhibit communication skills that contribute to effective counseling. They will be able to solve ethical dilemmas and differentiate astro-consulting from other healing and helping modalities. They will be able to focus on specific areas of inquiry raised by the client and deliver helpful information using effective non-astrological language. They will be familiar with using comparisons and composites in evaluating relationships.
WR201 Counselling Issues in Astrology is required for the Professional Diploma and 20 additional weeks from the courses below are required for the certificate:
WR202A Working with Parents and Children
WR202B Astrology and Family Patterns
WR203A Relating 101 – Start to Finish
WR203B Comparisons and Composites
WR204A Astrology and Adolescents for Parents and Teachers
WR205A Introduction to Psychological Astrology
WR206A Illuminating Relationships
Faculty: Karen McCauley, Alex Trenoweth, Dorothy Oja, Ali Gully, Cornelia Hansen, Joseph Crane, Enid Newberg, Kay Taylor, Inga Thornell
