World Counselling

Conference 2025

24-26 February 2025 – Hybrid Conference
Universiti Putra Malaysia

New Horizons in Counselling Practices:

Navigating Social, Psychological and Technological Challenges

The conference convenors would like to invite counsellors, academics, professionals, researchers, and students to come together to share their insights, experiences, and research findings in the field of helping profession.

Where

Faculty of Educational Studies
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia

When

Monday to Thursday
24-26 February 2025

Countdown

Conference will start in

Scheduled

Sessions

24 February 2025

25 February 2025

26 February 2025

27 February 2025

24 February 2025

Monday

Time	Program
09:00 – 12:00	Pre Conference Workshop Workshops: Title: Innovative Counseling: Applying Design Thinking to Enhance Counselling Practices Title: OAESIS CareerSuite and Personality: WebBased Reality Title: Bridging the Gap: An Integrated Approach to Rehabilitation Counselling for Persons with Disabilities Title: Keep Moving Forward with Creative Therapy
12:00 – 14:00	Lunch time
14:00 – 17:00	Workshops: Title: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression Topic: To be announced Topic: To be announced Topic: To be announced

25 February 2025

Tuesday

Time	Program
08:00 – 09:00	Registration begins
09:00 – 10:00	Keynote Speaker 1: Professor Othman Mohamed PhD, KB. PA. Title: “Beauty of Ihsan towards Universal Transformation in Counselling”
10:00 – 10:15	Tea Break
10:15 – 11:15	Keynote Speaker 2: Professor Christine Suniti Bhat PhD, LPC, LSC (Ohio) Title: “Building Psychological Capital in Counselors and Clients with HERO (Hope Efficacy Resilience Optimism)”
11:30 – 12:30	Opening Ceremony The Honourable Minister Dato’ Seri Hjh Nancy Shukri
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 15:00	Keynote Speaker 3: Professor Jaana Kettunen PhD Title: TBA
15:15 – 16:30	Keynote Speaker 4: YB Dato’ Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir PhD Title: TBA
20:00 – 22:00	Welcoming Dinner (exclusive for those who register and pay only)

26 February 2025

Wednesday

Time	Program
08:30 – 09:00	Registration begins
09:00 – 10:00	Parallel sessions / Poster Presentation
10:00 – 10:15	Tea Break
10:15 – 12:30	Parallel sessions / Poster Presentation
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 16:00	Forum topic: “Mental Health in the Age of Social Media” Panelists: Professor Datuk Mohd Tajudin Md Ninggal PhD, KB. PA. Professor Christine Suniti Bhat PhD, LPC, LSC (Ohio) Professor Othman Mohamed PhD, KB. PA. Mr Christopher Hernande MAEd RGC OTRP Moderator: Assoc Professor Wan Marzuki Wan Jaafar PhD, KB. PA.
16:00 – 16:30	Closing

27 February 2025

Thursday

Time	Program
All Day	Tour around Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya (exclusive for those who register and pay only)

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Meet Our

Keynote Speakers

YB Dato’ Sri Hajah Nancy Binti Shukri

Minister of Women, Family and Community Development

Professor Othman Mohamed, PhD, KB., PA.

President, Board of Counsellors Malaysia Professor Amal Putra,
Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Professor Christine Suniti Bhat, PhD, LPC, LSC (Ohio)

President, American Counselling Association Professor,
Department of Counselling and Higher Education, Ohio University

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Locations

WORLD COUNSELLING
CONFERENCE 2025
Office of Deputy Dean (Research, Innovation and Funding)
Faculty of Educational Studies
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang
Selangor Darul Ehsan

Hosts

Strategic Partners

Contact Us

WCC2025 Secretariat
Board of Counsellors, Level 19, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, No:55, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, 62100,Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Tel : +60383232521/2526
Emel : wcc2025@upm.edu.my