World Counselling

Conference 2025

24-26 February 2025  – Hybrid Conference
Universiti Putra Malaysia

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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

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Scheduled

Sessions

Monday

TimeProgram
09:00 – 12:00

Pre Conference
Workshops:

  1. Title: Innovative Counseling: Applying Design Thinking to Enhance Counselling Practices
  2. Title: OAESIS CareerSuite and Personality: WebBased Reality
  3. Title: Bridging the Gap: An Integrated Approach to Rehabilitation Counselling for Persons with Disabilities
  4. Title: Keep Moving Forward with Creative Therapy
12:00 – 14:00Lunch time
14:00 – 17:00

Pre Conference
Workshops:

  1. Title: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression
  2. Title: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Visual Art in Facilitating Counselling Process
  3. Title: Counseling in Action: Crafting Comprehensive & Innovative School Counseling Programmes & Services
  4. Title: Methods and techniques to use in family counseling: Skills development from systems theoretical approach and perspective.

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

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:
  1. Professor Datuk Mohd Tajudin Md Ninggal PhD, KB. PA.
  2. Professor Christine Suniti Bhat PhD, LPC, LSC (Ohio)
  3. Professor Othman Mohamed PhD, KB. PA.
  4. Mr Christopher Hernande MAEd RGC OTRP
Moderator: Assoc Professor Wan Marzuki Wan Jaafar PhD, KB. PA.
16:00 – 16:30 Closing

Thursday

TimeProgram
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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

Professor Jaana Kettunen, PhD

President
International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance

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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

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

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Strategic Partners


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.

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
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Topics
  • Culture and Society
  • Artificial Intelligence & Technology
  • Cyber Challenges & Counselling
  • Training Curriculum & Professional Standards
  • Indigenization of Counseling
  • Career Counseling & Challenges
  • Family Cohesion & Counseling
  • Community Counseling Challenges
  • Ethics and the Counseling Profession
  • Testing & Assessment in Counseling
  • Social Work-Counseling Related Programs
  • TVET-Counseling Related Programs.
  • Counseling in Education Setting
  • Gerontology and Geriatric Counseling
  • Islamic Approaches in Counseling
When
Monday to Thursday
24 – 27 February 2025
Where
Faculty of Educational Studies,
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
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