Basic knowledge includes: basic psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, abnormal psychology and health psychology, psychometrics, consulting psychology, etc.
Operational skills include: psychological diagnosis skills, psychological testing skills and psychological counseling skills.
There are many theoretical contents in the training of psychological counselors, so only a few talented people can consult after obtaining the certificate of psychological counselors. Most of them just got their certificates. After obtaining the certificate of psychological counselor, practical skills training is needed. I am a psychological counselor, studying at Qu Weijie Psychological School in Harbin. I think the counselor growth alliance provided by their family for our students is particularly good, which just solves the problem of not applying after obtaining the certificate, and it is free.