If you take the psychological counselor's certificate, you must first know what to take. If it is the third grade, the content will include psychology courses that ordinary undergraduates should study, namely general psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, psychometrics, psychological counseling, abnormal psychology, psychological tests, diagnosis and counseling skills. Then you should suit the remedy to the case and read these reference books.

Reference book recommendation

There are a series of reference books on the market that sell the third-level certificate of psychological counseling, which seems to be called "National Vocational Qualification Training Course-Psychological Counselor Level 3". There are textbooks, exercises and answers. I suggest you buy this, which is more symptomatic.

Psychology textbook recommendation

General psychology can be seen in Peng Yongling's edition; Developmental psychology can be seen in Lin Chongde edition; Psychometrics can be seen in Dai Haiqi's edition; Social psychology can be seen in the Hou Yubo edition. You don't know much about the textbooks of psychological counseling and abnormal psychology, but you should study psychological counseling seriously, especially some therapies, because the third level mainly tests these, such as rational emotional therapy and behavioral therapy, and you should read more diagnostic cases.

Learning time planning

Because you are self-taught, it may take some time. It is estimated that you can finish at most two courses a week, not including solving problems. I think it will take a month at the earliest

Examination training class

There are also many training courses for this kind of exam. You can consider applying for it, which will make you learn faster, but you should also be cautious and find a real psychology teacher.