Short Courses

• Short Course in Employee Assistance Programmes
• Advanced short course on Employee Assistance Programmes
• Short course on Employee Wellness
• Short Course on Supervision in the Helping Professions
• Short Course on Human Animal Interaction (HAI)
• Short Course in HIV and AIDS Counselling & Management
• Short Course: Management and Administration in the Social Service Professions

Short course in Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP)

Aim:

• To equip EAP-co-ordinators with the necessary knowledge and skills in order to promote the EAP in their work environments

Course structure and objectives:
Delegates should be able to:

• define and to contextualise the EAP;
• understand the rationale and functions of the EAP;
• know and apply the standards of an EAP;
• understand the role of the EAP-co-ordinator;
• distinguish between EAP and Organisational Development;
• know the EAP and the law;
• do supervisory training within EAP-context;
• understand the therapeutic component of the EAP;
• market the EAP and formulate a marketing plan;
• evaluate the EAP;
• design an evaluation procedure.

Scheduled dates for 2019:

Pretoria:

2-5 April 2019

2-5 July 2019

1-4 October 2019

East London:

14-17 Octobber 2019

Port Elizabeth:

21-24 October 2019

Cape Town:

4-7 November 2019

Durban:

18-21 November 2019

Bloemfontein:

2-5 December 2019

Course leader:
Prof LS Terblanche
Tel: 012 420-3292
Fax: 012 420-2093
E-mail: [email protected]

Contact person:
Nishana Naran
E-mail: [email protected]

Advanced short course in Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP)

• To provide delegates having a solid base in the EAP field, with advanced knowledge on the commercial components of the EAP. Delegates are equipped to focus on the business aspects of managing their EAPs.

• administer EAP administration;
• understand the business component of the EAP;
• apply different pricing models in the EAP field;
• design strategies for Return of Investment.

Short course in Employee Wellness

Aim:

• To provide delegates with advanced knowledge on Employee Wellness Programmes. Delegates should have professional training and be tasked to promote wellness in the workplace.

• conduct a wellness survey;
• build a business case for wellness;
• gain management support;
• serve as a role model;
• integrate services and efforts; and
• monitor and celebrate success.

Short course on HIV and AIDS Counselling and Management (presented in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of AIDS, UP)

Aim:

• To empower counsellors with knowledge and skills to intervene in the challenging field of HIV/AIDS

Course structure and objectives:
Delegates should be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge of the basic facts of HIV/AIDS;
• demonstrate knowledge and skill in pre- and post-test HIV-counselling;
• understand the concept of living positively;
• manage HIV/AIDS in the workplace;
• understand the psychosocial impact on those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS and the role of long-term counselling;
• demonstrate an understanding of the needs of a person at the “end of life” stage.

Scheduled dates for 2019:

To be announced.

Course leader:
Dr C L Carbonatto
Tel: 420-2410
Fax: 420-2093
E-mail: [email protected]

Contact person:
Samedah Davis
E-mail: [email protected]

Short course: Management and Administration in the Social Service Professions

Aim

• To provide delegates representing the social service professions with the necessary managerial skills.

Course structure and objectives
Delegates should be able to:

• understand the ethics of management;
• understand the managerial functions;
• compile and analyse reports in the context of social services; and
• understand financial principles related to income and balance sheets.