How do I become a registered counsellor（顾问）in Singapore?

Choosing a recognized program

The important first step in becoming a counsellor is deciding on what courses you need to take. Singapore has a list of counselling programs, and believes a good education is essential to building a good counselling ecosystem in Singapore.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology（PDCP）is a 15-month part-time program for

●Anyone looking to advance their professional qualification with authentic counselling experience.

●Anyone with a deep interest in understanding human behavior.

●Anyone with a calling to help those who may be suffering from emotional or psychological trauma（创伤）.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology program allows you to;

●Advance to a professional qualification and attain authentic counselling experience.

●Achieve competence, allowing you to practice within the guidelines and ethical codes（道德规范）of counselling.

●Be able to be aware of personal growth and self-awareness through self-exploration.

Registering as a Counsellor

To register as a member, ensure you meet all the requirements and have your documents ready before registration.

●There is a $ 50 registration fee.

●A passport sized photo.

●You will need to provide your counselling log sheet individually supported by a registered counsellor.

●You must have completed 600 hours of face-to-face counselling and 60 hours of supervision.

●You are required to suhmit your academic transcripts（成绩单）.

●A current letter of employment with official letter.

For more information, please visit the school website. Your status as a registered counsellor has to be renewed（更新）every 2 years.

I opened the big steel door to the school's front office. My hands were a bit sweaty, my heart was pounding in my chest, and my throat and tongue felt tense and dry. It was the first day of school. No, not for me as a student, but rather, for me as a first time reading tutor（助教）volunteering with the Experience Corps program.

I'm so proud to be part of such a worthwhile educational organization. The Experience Corps developed a research-based, statistically proven reading improvement program which consists of fun reading games. In the games, I'd play with each child and they didn't even realize that they were actually learning and improving their reading—we were having too much fun!

"Ms. R,"（as they called me）, "I read my book to my dog, Sunny, and she really liked it, too." Great! That's the idea—keep on reading to others at home to increase accuracy and fluency. "Ms. R, my mom has a baby in her belly. I'm going to be a big sister and will read to him when he comes out." That one made me feel all warm and sweet, and I told the student that she would be the best big sister ever. "Ms. R, why do you have gray hair?" I love the frankness of kids. I just laughed and told them it was better to have gray hair than no hair! We all giggled（傻笑）at that.

The students were tested throughout the year, and results showed that they were making progress in their reading. I hope I played at least a small part in their academic success. When I first volunteered to tutor, I was a bit anxious. I had no teaching experience, but I found out that you don't need any. All you need is the willingness to give of yourself and a desire to work one-on-one with these children who so desperately want to please you.

Despite the successful creation of young by cloning various species, researchers still have limited understanding of the technique. Although the overall efficiency and safety of cloning in animals has significantly increased over the past fifteen years, it is not yet a safe process. For example, the rate of dead births and developmental abnormalities remains high. Another source of concern is the risk of premature ageing because of shortened telomeres（端粒酶）. Telomeres get shorter as an animal gets older. When the telomeres of a cell get so short that they disappear, the cell dies. The concern is that cloned animals may get the shortened telomeres, with possibly premature aging and a shortened lifespan as a result.

For many, the fact that cloning is unsafe provides a good reason not to pursue it. It has been argued that it would simply be wrong to put such significant health risks on humans. The strongest version of this argument states that it would be wrong now to produce a child by cloning because it would be a case of illegal birth. Against this, it has been argued that even if cloning is unsafe, it may still be permissible if there are no safer means to bring that very same child into existence.

With the actual rate of advancement in cloning, one cannot deny a future in which the safety and efficiency of cloning will be equal or superior to that of test-tube baby. A remaining question is, then, whether those who condemn（谴责）cloning because of its experimental nature should continue to condemn it morally and legally. Some authors have reasoned that if, in the future, cloning becomes safer than sexual reproduction, we should even make it our reproductive method of choice.

The remains of a gold mask were found at an archaeological site in China's Sichuan province in March 2021. Weighing about 280 grams and estimated to be made from 84% gold, the mask was one of over 500 items unearthed from six newly discovered sacrificial pits（坑）, according to the country's National Cultural Heritage Administration.

The finds were made at Sanxingdui, a 4.6-square-mile area outside the provincial capital of Chengdu. Some experts say the items may shine further light on the ancient Shu state, a kingdom that ruled in the western Sichuan basin until it was conquered in 316 BC.

In addition to the gold mask, archaeologists uncovered golds and artifacts（手工艺品）made from ivory and bone. The six pits, of which the largest has a footprint of 19 square meters, also yielded an as-yet-unopened wooden box.

More than 50,000 ancient artifacts have been found at Sanxingdui since the 1920s, when a local farmer accidentally came upon a number of relics at the site. A major breakthrough occurred in 1986, with the discovery of two pits containing over 1,000 items.

A third pit was then found in late 2019, which led to the discovery of a further five last year. Experts believe the pits were used for sacrificial purposes, explaining why many of the items contained were burned as they were dropped in and buried.

Sanxingdui is believed to have sat at the heart of the Shu state, which historians know relatively little about due to a shortage of written records. The site has revolutionized experts' understanding of how civilization developed in ancient China. In particular, evidence of a unique Shu culture suggests that the kingdom developed independently of neighboring societies in the Yellow River Valley, which was traditionally considered to be the cradle（摇篮）of Chinese civilization.

Many people get nervous on occasion, like when giving a speech or interviewing for a new job.     16     Society anxiety disorder involves intense fear of certain social situations –especially the ones that are unfamiliar or in which you feel you’ll be evaluated by others. These situations may be so frightening that they may disrupt your life in the process.

    17     You may be afraid that people will think badly of you or that you won’t measure up in comparison to others, Even though you probably realize that your fears are at least somewhat unreasonable, you still can’t help feeling anxious.

Although it many feel like you’re the only one with this problem, social anxiety is actually quite common.    18     But the situations that cause the symptoms of social anxiety disorder can be different. Some people experience anxiety in mast social situations. For others, anxiety is connected to specific social situations, such as speaking to strangers or performing in front of audiences.

Just because you occasionally get nervous in social situations doesn’t mean you have social anxiety disorder. Many people feel shy on occasion, yet it doesn’t get in the way of their everyday functioning.     19     But if you have social anxiety, you might worry for weeks ahead of time, or start shaking so had during the speech that you can hardly speak.

While it may seem like there’s nothing you can do about the symptoms of social anxiety disorder, in reality, there are many ways that can help.     20    

My two nephews Nivea, 8, and Krishna, 5, were getting ready for their new music class. I happened to be _________ that day. _________, their mom asked me to drive them there. I _________without any hesitation.

As we were leaving, we found a _________ sitting outside the door. Since we human beings aren’t _________ with these kind of animals in my part of the world, they _________ run away when they sense human presence. But this one didn’t _________ when she suddenly found us a couple of steps away. We felt she might be afraid, or she might be in need of some _________.

I signed to Nivea to _________ the cat. We are usually quite afraid of ____________ animals, but this time he brought her in. We searched and ____________ a little milk and gave it, and at once she drank quickly, looking quite ____________.

When we had to leave for the music class, she ____________ us out of the door. Suddenly, two ____________ street dogs showed up and we could physically see her spine (脊柱) contract as she froze in ____________. We all felt ____________ for her safety. We tried to put her in our car so that we could take her to the music class, but she jumped off. We could only ____________ for her and then moved on for our class.

We did an act of ____________ toward the cat, but somehow, I think she did a much bigger one towards us. We were given an opportunity to engage in a moment, when one could just give without any ____________. We could feel a connection, without having to say any words, and learn the joy of ____________.

My wife, I and our two kids were in the post office several weeks ago.

I was served, when     41     old man, with serious health problems,     42     (be) trying to pay his electricity bill next to me. He struggled     43     (walk) with a walking stick,     44     (shake) his hands and arms.     45     (sudden), the old man found that he was twenty cents short of his total $118.70. Twenty cents! The lady behind the counter told the man if his bill wasn't going to     46     (pay) in full, he would be fined on his next bill by the electricity company. The old man was looking for a further twenty cents, but     47     vain, looking very upset. At that moment, I decided to help him. I handed the lady my card and paid the bill for the old man. Seeing this, the old man asked me     48     I was doing this, as he began crying. I told him because it was the right thing to do. He thanked me again and again and smiled at my two kids. He walked out of the post office and straight to grocery and bought a basket full of food. Then the old man returned and handed my kids some     49     (sweet). He told me that he wouldn't have been able to buy the food, if I hadn't given him a hand in the post office.

I felt glad that I had done a good job, which was     50     (benefit) to our society.