INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
About the International Association of Counselors & Therapists
The International Association of Counselors and Therapists (IACT) is a premier association for holistic practitioners and it provides a forum where members may exchange ideas, information, techniques and methodologies. Establishing itself apart from the rest as a multidiscipline association, IACT membership includes medical practitioners, psychologists, clinical social workers, hypnotherapists, nutritionists, dieticians, special needs educational therapists, mental health workers, counsellors, allied educators and others in the helping, healing arts. The vision of IACT is to light the path of unity by providing a place where practitioners can come together under one umbrella to explore, indulge and renew their passion for diverse holistic physical and mental health care discipline.
SPECIALTY PROGRAM: READING (LITERACY) THERAPY
Series 1: Literacy as Process and Product (30 hours)
Workshop 1: Understanding the Synergies of Oracy and Literacy
Workshop 2: Understanding the Challenges in Language Learning & Development
Workshop 3: Reading as Product and Process
Workshop 4: Writing as Product and Process
Series 2: Literacy and Language Difficulties, Disabilities and Disorders (30 hours)
Workshop 5: Process and Product Challenges in Literacy and Language Learning
Workshop 6: Reading and Comprehension Disabilities
Workshop 7: Writing, Spelling and Written Expression Disabilities
Workshop 8: Other Literacy Difficulties, Disabilities and Disorders
Series 3: Screening & Assessment for Literacy & Language Difficulties, Disabilities & Disorders (30 hours)
Workshop 9: Screening and Assessment Protocols for Reading Specialists/Therapists
Workshop 10: Informal Assessment Battery for Literacy Difficulties, Disabilities and Disorders
Workshop 11: Standardized Assessment Battery for Literacy Difficulties, Disabilities and Disorders
Workshop 12: Psycho-educational Assessment, Evaluation and Profiling
Series 4: Literacy and Language Contents and Skills (30 hours)
Workshop 13: Phonological Processing and Skills: From letters and words to sentences
Workshop 14: Morphological Processing and Skills: From phrases and clauses to sentences
Workshop 15: Semantic Processing and Skills: From affixes and root words to discourse
Workshop 16: Syntactic Processing and Skills: Grammar, text types and genres
Series 5: Intervention (focus more on literacy and language issues) (30 hours)
Workshop 17: Introduction to Developmental Intervention as a Process
Workshop 18: Application of Operational Intervention
Workshop 19: Planning an Intervention Plan: Case vs Care Management
Workshop 20: Principles and Practice of Universal Design in Intervention
Case Study Presentation Symposium
Trainee will be provided a detailed case study to prepare for his/her oral defense basing on all the five series he/she has acquired from the program. An external examiner will be present to grade the presentation.
Eligibility for the Program:
Admission requirements for the IACT-approved PD program, the participant must possess the following:
1. At least 5 GCE O-Level passes with a pass in English Language and also a pass in Mathematics; and
2. One of the following:
2.1 A recognized full-time 3-year/part-time 5-year polytechnic diploma including those from LaSalle College of the Arts and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts or
2.2 A Diploma in Early Childhood Education from an ECDA-accredited training centre or
2.3 A Diploma in Education awarded by a recognized teacher training institution/college or
2.4 A recognized bachelor’s degree in the relevant field (i.e., language/literacy arts education, general education, special education, TESOL)
In addition, to eligible for the IACT professional credentialization/membership in becoming a special needs educational therapist, the following criteria must be satisfied:
• Completion of the PD workshops in the 5 IACT-approved theme-based topics (each consists five workshops) in the Reading (Literacy) Therapy program
• Fulfilled 70 supervised practicum hours
• Submission and passing written assignments
• Presentation at the Case Study Symposium
• Duration of maximum 2 years to complete/acquire all of the above
Date of Program Commencement:
Day/Month/Year: February 2017 ( 1st Intake )
Note: The training will begin when there is sufficient number of participants and training sessions will be held on 5 consecutive Saturdays per module. There will be a 2-Saturday recess before the new module begins.
Venue: Star Grazer Enrichment Centre, Block 265, Bt BatokEast Avenue 4, #01-389, Singapore 650265.
Trainers: IACT-approved trainers or Fellows/Honorary fellows of the RSAS
****There will be 3 intakes annually. Please do visit our blogs for all new updates of courses.
For more enquiries
SG : Please email Mdm Heng hengjn@yahoo.com.sg / Hp 91067837
MY : Please email Dr Lim bhlimspneeds@gmail.com
