Diploma in Marriage & Family Counselling
Level: Diploma
Duration: 6 Months
Faculty: School of Counselling & Psychology
Department: N/A
Branch: Marriage Counseling
Fees: 27,000 KES Per Term
Examining Body: CDACC
Modes: Onsite (In Class)
Ideal For: High School Leaver Undergraduate Student Postgraduate Student Working Professional Career Switcher Adult Learner Skills Upgrade Educator or Teacher Government Staff General Public
Campuses: Main Campus
About This Course
Families under economic and social pressure need skilled facilitators — not advice givers. Train to work with couples, parents, adolescents, and extended families using ethical, structured interventions.
Why this diploma elevates your career
Faith communities, courts, and NGOs refer complex family cases to credentialed practitioners. This diploma equips you with systemic assessment, mediation, treatment planning, and safeguarding protocols that reduce harm and repeat conflict.
Family-specialist diplomas differentiate you in counselling markets — enabling private practice, church counselling centres, and NGO family programmes to hire with confidence.
Who should enroll
- Counsellors specialising in relationships
- Pastoral and community leaders
- Social workers supporting households
- Mediators and family court liaisons
Professional outcomes
- Facilitate couples and family therapy sessions professionally
- Assess domestic risk and activate safeguarding pathways
- Integrate cultural and faith-sensitive practice
- Document interventions for institutional accountability
- Demonstrate CDACC Level 6 competencies
Entry Requirements
KCSE C−
Admission Requirements
A copy of KCSE certificate / result slip
2 colored passports
A copy of national ID / passport
1 ream of papers
1 spring file
Course Structure
Programme coverage
- family systems and marital dynamics
- Couples therapy models and practice
- Parenting, adolescence and life-cycle transitions
- Domestic conflict, trauma and recovery
- Legal, ethical and multi-agency collaboration
- Family counselling practicum and assessment