September 2023

Event Details
Pengenalan Bengkel ELDERCARE bertujuan untuk membantu penjaga menjadi lebih berkesan dalam menjaga orang tersayang kerana mereka memahami implikasi penuaan secara biologi, psikologi, sosial dan rohani. Memandangkan keputusasaan dan isu kesihatan mental
Event Details
Pengenalan
Bengkel ELDERCARE bertujuan untuk membantu penjaga menjadi lebih berkesan dalam menjaga orang tersayang kerana mereka memahami implikasi penuaan secara biologi, psikologi, sosial dan rohani. Memandangkan keputusasaan dan isu kesihatan mental lain yang berkaitan sering timbul akibat produktiviti mereka yang perlahan, kaedah dan strategi pencegahan akan dibincangkan tentang kesejahteraan dalam kalangan warga emas.
Bagaimanakah kita boleh membantu mereka berasa selamat dan percaya bahawa kehidupan mereka boleh terus bermakna? Bagaimanakah kita memenuhi keperluan emosi mereka dan membantu mereka mengelakkan kemurungan? Adakah terdapat langkah untuk menangani kelemahan, kesunyian, kebosanan dan merasa terasing?
Gereja boleh menyokong perasaan hubungan orang tua dengan komuniti di luar keluarganya. Oleh kerana ramai ibu bapa/ahli gereja kita akan berada dalam kategori ini, marilah melengkapkan diri kita untuk menjaga mereka dengan lebih berkesan.
Objektif
- Memahami keperluan psikologi dan rohani yang penting dalam penjagaan warga emas untuk kedua-dua warga emas dan yang menjaga warga emas
- Untuk memahami bagaimana untuk menyokong warga emas dalam kelemahan mereka dan sebagai komuniti
Audien Sasaran
Staff gerena, Kaunselor awam, ibubapa dan sesiapa yang ingin meningkatkan keefektifan di dalam menjaga warga emas in dalam komuniti mereka.
Pemceramah
Dr Yeo Pei Li ialah seorang kaunselor berlesen dengan Lembaga Kaunselor Malaysia sejak 2003. Beliau telah dilatih dalam Critical Incident Stress dan menjalankan latihan tersebut untuk
yang lain. Di dalam situasi krisis di Malaysia dan luar negara (mis. MH370 pada 2014, banjir-bantuan di Bangladesh sejak 2007, Medicins sans Frontiers pada 2005-2006), Dia telah memberi bantuan secara profesional dan bantuan kemanusiaan. Dia juga mengamalkan Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) untuk membolehkan klien melupakan trauma masa lalu.
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Date
2 September 2023 (Sat)
Time
9:30am – 12:30pm
Via ZOOM
Yuran
- RM50 untuk NACC member yang menyertai sijil program NACC (package)
- RM70 untuk NACC member
- RM100 untuk non-members
NACC Contact Hours Awarded: 2 hours
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Pembayaran
- Pendaftaran online www.nacc-malaysia.org
- Online Transfer ke Bank account, dengan nama penuh dan membership number (jika ada):
Nama: National Association of Christian Counsellors MBB A/C No. 5122 3134 8681
** Penting: Sila email slip pembayaran ke: office@nacc-malaysia.org
Time
(Saturday) 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Purchase Tickets
Tickets are not available for sale any more for this event!
Speaker
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Dr. Yeo Pei Li
Dr. Yeo Pei Li
A licensed counsellor with the Malaysia's Board of Counsellor since 2003. She specializes in career counseling, family counseling, and using psychometric testing in her sessions, such as administering personality test, career interest test, aptitude test and couples test. Besides counseling, she lectures, gives talks and conducts workshops to a wide spectrum of society, i.e. from school children to corporate staff. Topics she has trained or lecture include Personal Development Series such as self-discovery, leadership, time management, motivation, paracounseling skills, sex education, career planning, resume writing and interviewing skills. Her doctorate is in counsellor education and supervision from Regent University. She is the Dean of Counselling at Alpha Omega International College, board member of NACC Malaysia and an active member of the Family Life Ministries at FGA KL, her home church. She was formerly a banker and has worked in the Customer Service Division and Training Department.

Event Details
Introduction Lay counselling is the emotional and psychosocial assistance given to people in need by either staff or lay leaders who do not have a formal degree in counselling. In the
Event Details
Introduction
Lay counselling is the emotional and psychosocial assistance given to people in need by either staff or lay leaders who do not have a formal degree in counselling. In the church setting, many lay counsellors have been rendering this important service to many needy people.
While many Christians have both spiritual and emotional maturity through their studying of the Word of God and life’s experiences, their desire of helping others can be enhanced by undergoing some training in basic people-helping skills. This course aims to equip participants with the basic skills and knowledge to further strengthen lay counsellors in the church. The training will consist of two levels of 12 hours each.
Level 1
Level 1 will examine the “what, why and how” of basic counselling skills. Fundamental counselling concepts and techniques will be discussed and examples shown from both secular and biblical narratives. Participants will learn how culture and developmental issues can be a hindrance to one’s effectiveness as a lay counsellor. The training will also increase one’s self-awareness so that the self will not be a stumbling block to helping others.
Participants will see the importance of creating the right therapeutic environment with their help-seeker before any attempt to solve their problems. Participants will be shown how to build rapport with their counselees through attending skills and body language. Basic counselling skills such as restatement, paraphrase, reflection and questioning will be discussed, demonstrated and developed.
Level 2
Level 2 consists of practical sessions where they can practise their learned skills using the triad method. Practice sessions will be video-taped and transcribed using the 4-column method to help in the consolidation of counselling skills and the heightening of self-awareness.
The video recordings will be reviewed by a trained supervisor on a group and/or individual basis. When participants are more confident with these attending skills, they can then move on from that “lab environment” to be more effective in helping others as home-cell leaders, people-helpers or lay counsellors.
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Dates: (8 Saturday afternoons)
2, 9, 23 & 30 Sept 2023
7, 14, 28 Oct and 4 Nov 2023
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Hybrid
Venue:
Glad Tiding PJ
or
via ZOOM (for out of Klang Valley Participants)
Fees: RM560 for NACC member and RM800 for non-members
NACC Contact Hours: 16 contact hours will be awarded
(This is the part of the 60-hour Certificate in Lay Christian Counselling)
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Payment:
1. Online registration at www.nacc-malaysia.org
2. Registration via email and Online Transfer to Bank account, with your full name and membership number (if any) to:
Name: National Association of Christian Counsellors, Malaysia MBB A/C No. 5122 3134 8681
** Important: Please email your registration and bank in or transfer payment confirmation to : office@nacc-malaysia.org otherwise we cannot register you for this event.
Organised by: National Association of Christian Counsellors (NACC) Malaysia
Website: www.nacc-malaysia.org Email: office@nacc-malaysia.org
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Testimonies
“The program has been a good eye-opener – no doubt, people helpers in our churches can be more effective with the right basic skills to counsel! Contrary to common thinking, good intentions and compassion alone is never enough. Wrong way of doing right can be harmful sometimes! More importantly, the program was invaluable to make me more aware of my own internal processes when relating to a hurting soul. This is definitely a good place to start if you wish to be involved in a care ministry.” – Lim Fang Say, FGT Subang Jaya
“Contents were very well thought. Fundamentals embraced: SOLER position, counselling protocol and framework. Hand-outs were useful…duration per session were just right. Provides an overview to different approaches/style/techniques. Not just providing training, trainer, ensures there is much sharing from himself, through experience, and, open to the floor for interaction and sharing.” – Shirley, SIB KL
“I have benefitted a lot from attending the Basic Counselling Course. One of the things which I have learned and put into practice is attending and listening skills. As we practiced the skills in groups of three, we helped and encouraged each other. It is a great learning experience.” – Lee Kok Joo, The Life Chapel
“The video-taped sessions of our counselling was most beneficial – we learned much from analyzing body language, use of counselling techniques and client reactions. I also learned a very key lesson in counselling – not to offer advice, but rather to lead the client to his/her own solution through the use of techniques like paraphrasing and reframing.” – Pamela D, DUMC
“Previous counselling which I have attended, managed only to enhance my basic knowledge in the subject. However, in this course, it has equipped me with practical basic skills with enough confidence in the subject to apply them. The most important thing I have learnt is ‘Active Listening’. In the past, it was a habit of mine to dish out Scriptures and go on an ADVICE spree. With the acquired micro skills, I am confident in myself in playing the role of counsellor.” – Dr Wong Yoke Foong, Christian Life Centre, Setiawan
Time
September 2 (Saturday) 9:30 am - November 4 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Purchase Tickets
Price RM560.00
Total Price RM560.00
Speaker
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Patrick Cheng
Patrick Cheng
He has been in Christian full-time ministry in both the church and para-church context for more than three decades. He is the president of NACC Malaysia. He is a part-time lecturer at a local university and a licensed counsellor at a professional counselling center, helping clients on both individual and couple therapy. He also conducts talks and workshops on emotional excellence, counselling skills, strong marriages and smart parenting. He holds a Bachelor in Theology, a Master in Pastoral Counselling and a Master in Counselling. He has been married for over 30 years and has two grown-up sons.
October 2023

Event Details
Introduction Lay counselling is the emotional and psychosocial assistance given to people in need by either staff or lay leaders who do not have a formal degree in counselling. In the
Event Details
Introduction
Lay counselling is the emotional and psychosocial assistance given to people in need by either staff or lay leaders who do not have a formal degree in counselling. In the church setting, many lay counsellors have been rendering this important service to many needy people.
While many Christians have both spiritual and emotional maturity through their studying of the Word of God and life’s experiences, their desire of helping others can be enhanced by undergoing some training in basic people-helping skills. This course aims to equip participants with the basic skills and knowledge to further strengthen lay counsellors in the church. The training will consist of two levels of 12 hours each.
Level 1
Level 1 will examine the “what, why and how” of basic counselling skills. Fundamental counselling concepts and techniques will be discussed and examples shown from both secular and biblical narratives. Participants will learn how culture and developmental issues can be a hindrance to one’s effectiveness as a lay counsellor. The training will also increase one’s self-awareness so that the self will not be a stumbling block to helping others.
Participants will see the importance of creating the right therapeutic environment with their help-seeker before any attempt to solve their problems. Participants will be shown how to build rapport with their counselees through attending skills and body language. Basic counselling skills such as restatement, paraphrase, reflection and questioning will be discussed, demonstrated and developed.
Level 2
Level 2 consists of practical sessions where they can practise their learned skills using the triad method. Practice sessions will be video-taped and transcribed using the 4-column method to help in the consolidation of counselling skills and the heightening of self-awareness.
The video recordings will be reviewed by a trained supervisor on a group and/or individual basis. When participants are more confident with these attending skills, they can then move on from that “lab environment” to be more effective in helping others as home-cell leaders, people-helpers or lay counsellors.
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Dates: (8 Saturday afternoons)
2, 9, 23 & 30 Sept 2023
7, 14, 28 Oct and 4 Nov 2023
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Hybrid
Venue:
Glad Tiding PJ
or
via ZOOM (for out of Klang Valley Participants)
Fees: RM560 for NACC member and RM800 for non-members
NACC Contact Hours: 16 contact hours will be awarded
(This is the part of the 60-hour Certificate in Lay Christian Counselling)
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Payment:
1. Online registration at www.nacc-malaysia.org
2. Registration via email and Online Transfer to Bank account, with your full name and membership number (if any) to:
Name: National Association of Christian Counsellors, Malaysia MBB A/C No. 5122 3134 8681
** Important: Please email your registration and bank in or transfer payment confirmation to : office@nacc-malaysia.org otherwise we cannot register you for this event.
Organised by: National Association of Christian Counsellors (NACC) Malaysia
Website: www.nacc-malaysia.org Email: office@nacc-malaysia.org
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Testimonies
“The program has been a good eye-opener – no doubt, people helpers in our churches can be more effective with the right basic skills to counsel! Contrary to common thinking, good intentions and compassion alone is never enough. Wrong way of doing right can be harmful sometimes! More importantly, the program was invaluable to make me more aware of my own internal processes when relating to a hurting soul. This is definitely a good place to start if you wish to be involved in a care ministry.” – Lim Fang Say, FGT Subang Jaya
“Contents were very well thought. Fundamentals embraced: SOLER position, counselling protocol and framework. Hand-outs were useful…duration per session were just right. Provides an overview to different approaches/style/techniques. Not just providing training, trainer, ensures there is much sharing from himself, through experience, and, open to the floor for interaction and sharing.” – Shirley, SIB KL
“I have benefitted a lot from attending the Basic Counselling Course. One of the things which I have learned and put into practice is attending and listening skills. As we practiced the skills in groups of three, we helped and encouraged each other. It is a great learning experience.” – Lee Kok Joo, The Life Chapel
“The video-taped sessions of our counselling was most beneficial – we learned much from analyzing body language, use of counselling techniques and client reactions. I also learned a very key lesson in counselling – not to offer advice, but rather to lead the client to his/her own solution through the use of techniques like paraphrasing and reframing.” – Pamela D, DUMC
“Previous counselling which I have attended, managed only to enhance my basic knowledge in the subject. However, in this course, it has equipped me with practical basic skills with enough confidence in the subject to apply them. The most important thing I have learnt is ‘Active Listening’. In the past, it was a habit of mine to dish out Scriptures and go on an ADVICE spree. With the acquired micro skills, I am confident in myself in playing the role of counsellor.” – Dr Wong Yoke Foong, Christian Life Centre, Setiawan
Time
September 2 (Saturday) 9:30 am - November 4 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Purchase Tickets
Price RM560.00
Total Price RM560.00
Speaker
-
Patrick Cheng
Patrick Cheng
He has been in Christian full-time ministry in both the church and para-church context for more than three decades. He is the president of NACC Malaysia. He is a part-time lecturer at a local university and a licensed counsellor at a professional counselling center, helping clients on both individual and couple therapy. He also conducts talks and workshops on emotional excellence, counselling skills, strong marriages and smart parenting. He holds a Bachelor in Theology, a Master in Pastoral Counselling and a Master in Counselling. He has been married for over 30 years and has two grown-up sons.
November 2023

Event Details
Introduction Lay counselling is the emotional and psychosocial assistance given to people in need by either staff or lay leaders who do not have a formal degree in counselling. In the
Event Details
Introduction
Lay counselling is the emotional and psychosocial assistance given to people in need by either staff or lay leaders who do not have a formal degree in counselling. In the church setting, many lay counsellors have been rendering this important service to many needy people.
While many Christians have both spiritual and emotional maturity through their studying of the Word of God and life’s experiences, their desire of helping others can be enhanced by undergoing some training in basic people-helping skills. This course aims to equip participants with the basic skills and knowledge to further strengthen lay counsellors in the church. The training will consist of two levels of 12 hours each.
Level 1
Level 1 will examine the “what, why and how” of basic counselling skills. Fundamental counselling concepts and techniques will be discussed and examples shown from both secular and biblical narratives. Participants will learn how culture and developmental issues can be a hindrance to one’s effectiveness as a lay counsellor. The training will also increase one’s self-awareness so that the self will not be a stumbling block to helping others.
Participants will see the importance of creating the right therapeutic environment with their help-seeker before any attempt to solve their problems. Participants will be shown how to build rapport with their counselees through attending skills and body language. Basic counselling skills such as restatement, paraphrase, reflection and questioning will be discussed, demonstrated and developed.
Level 2
Level 2 consists of practical sessions where they can practise their learned skills using the triad method. Practice sessions will be video-taped and transcribed using the 4-column method to help in the consolidation of counselling skills and the heightening of self-awareness.
The video recordings will be reviewed by a trained supervisor on a group and/or individual basis. When participants are more confident with these attending skills, they can then move on from that “lab environment” to be more effective in helping others as home-cell leaders, people-helpers or lay counsellors.
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Dates: (8 Saturday afternoons)
2, 9, 23 & 30 Sept 2023
7, 14, 28 Oct and 4 Nov 2023
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Hybrid
Venue:
Glad Tiding PJ
or
via ZOOM (for out of Klang Valley Participants)
Fees: RM560 for NACC member and RM800 for non-members
NACC Contact Hours: 16 contact hours will be awarded
(This is the part of the 60-hour Certificate in Lay Christian Counselling)
—
Payment:
1. Online registration at www.nacc-malaysia.org
2. Registration via email and Online Transfer to Bank account, with your full name and membership number (if any) to:
Name: National Association of Christian Counsellors, Malaysia MBB A/C No. 5122 3134 8681
** Important: Please email your registration and bank in or transfer payment confirmation to : office@nacc-malaysia.org otherwise we cannot register you for this event.
Organised by: National Association of Christian Counsellors (NACC) Malaysia
Website: www.nacc-malaysia.org Email: office@nacc-malaysia.org
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Testimonies
“The program has been a good eye-opener – no doubt, people helpers in our churches can be more effective with the right basic skills to counsel! Contrary to common thinking, good intentions and compassion alone is never enough. Wrong way of doing right can be harmful sometimes! More importantly, the program was invaluable to make me more aware of my own internal processes when relating to a hurting soul. This is definitely a good place to start if you wish to be involved in a care ministry.” – Lim Fang Say, FGT Subang Jaya
“Contents were very well thought. Fundamentals embraced: SOLER position, counselling protocol and framework. Hand-outs were useful…duration per session were just right. Provides an overview to different approaches/style/techniques. Not just providing training, trainer, ensures there is much sharing from himself, through experience, and, open to the floor for interaction and sharing.” – Shirley, SIB KL
“I have benefitted a lot from attending the Basic Counselling Course. One of the things which I have learned and put into practice is attending and listening skills. As we practiced the skills in groups of three, we helped and encouraged each other. It is a great learning experience.” – Lee Kok Joo, The Life Chapel
“The video-taped sessions of our counselling was most beneficial – we learned much from analyzing body language, use of counselling techniques and client reactions. I also learned a very key lesson in counselling – not to offer advice, but rather to lead the client to his/her own solution through the use of techniques like paraphrasing and reframing.” – Pamela D, DUMC
“Previous counselling which I have attended, managed only to enhance my basic knowledge in the subject. However, in this course, it has equipped me with practical basic skills with enough confidence in the subject to apply them. The most important thing I have learnt is ‘Active Listening’. In the past, it was a habit of mine to dish out Scriptures and go on an ADVICE spree. With the acquired micro skills, I am confident in myself in playing the role of counsellor.” – Dr Wong Yoke Foong, Christian Life Centre, Setiawan
Time
September 2 (Saturday) 9:30 am - November 4 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Purchase Tickets
Price RM560.00
Total Price RM560.00
Speaker
-
Patrick Cheng
Patrick Cheng
He has been in Christian full-time ministry in both the church and para-church context for more than three decades. He is the president of NACC Malaysia. He is a part-time lecturer at a local university and a licensed counsellor at a professional counselling center, helping clients on both individual and couple therapy. He also conducts talks and workshops on emotional excellence, counselling skills, strong marriages and smart parenting. He holds a Bachelor in Theology, a Master in Pastoral Counselling and a Master in Counselling. He has been married for over 30 years and has two grown-up sons.

Event Details
Introduction Suicide is a difficult and often taboo subject. However, we can all learn how to listen to and help someone who is having suicidal thoughts. This workshop will provide understanding
Event Details
Introduction
Suicide is a difficult and often taboo subject. However, we can all learn how to listen to and help someone who is having suicidal thoughts. This workshop will provide understanding and answers questions many of the crisis interventionists have about suicide, such as Why do people kill themselves? How do I ask someone if they are feeling suicidal? What do I say or do if they say they are suicidal? How do I deal with the strong emotions suicide generates?
Participants will learn basic information about suicide and basic practical skills for suicide prevention and intervention.
Objectives
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand basic myths and facts about suicide
- Learn how to spot the signs and risk factors of suicide
- Identify the protective factors to reduce the risk of suicide
- Develop intervention skills and strategies when encountering people with suicidal risk
- Be aware of the elements of survivor grief
- Understand the feelings and reactions of suicide survivor
- Know about community referral sources
Target audience
Church staff, lay counsellors, parents and any others who wish to be more effective in helping someone who is having suicidal thoughts.
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Date: 18 Nov 2023 Saturday
Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Hybrid
Venue:
Glad Tiding PJ
or
via ZOOM (for out of Klang Valley Participants)
Fees: RM70 for NACC member and RM100 for non-member
NACC Contact Hours Awarded: 2 hours
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Payment
1. Online registration and payment below
2. Crossed cheque in the name of “National Assoc of Christian Counsellors” and send by post to the NACC office at:
No. 2-2B, Block K, Jalan PJU 1/3A, Sunway MAS Commercial Centre, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
3. Registration via email and Online Transfer to Bank account, with your full name and membership number (if any):
Name: National Association of Christian Counsellors, Malaysia
MBB A/C No. 5122 3134 8681
** Important: For payment methods 2 & 3, please email your registration and bank in or transfer payment confirmation to: office@nacc-malaysia.org otherwise we cannot register you for this event.
Contact Hours
2
Time
(Saturday) 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Purchase Tickets
Price RM70.00
Total Price RM70.00
Speaker
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Dr. Yeo Pei Li
Dr. Yeo Pei Li
A licensed counsellor with the Malaysia's Board of Counsellor since 2003. She specializes in career counseling, family counseling, and using psychometric testing in her sessions, such as administering personality test, career interest test, aptitude test and couples test. Besides counseling, she lectures, gives talks and conducts workshops to a wide spectrum of society, i.e. from school children to corporate staff. Topics she has trained or lecture include Personal Development Series such as self-discovery, leadership, time management, motivation, paracounseling skills, sex education, career planning, resume writing and interviewing skills. Her doctorate is in counsellor education and supervision from Regent University. She is the Dean of Counselling at Alpha Omega International College, board member of NACC Malaysia and an active member of the Family Life Ministries at FGA KL, her home church. She was formerly a banker and has worked in the Customer Service Division and Training Department.
December 2023

Event Details
Introduction While most of us have learnt how to manage stress in our everyday lives, trauma like natural disasters, tragic accidents, domestic violence, and rape could cripple and debilitate our functioning
Event Details
Introduction
While most of us have learnt how to manage stress in our everyday lives, trauma like natural disasters, tragic accidents, domestic violence, and rape could cripple and debilitate our functioning system to work, eat and sleep. Even simple tasks like household chores would drain us of our energy.
Many such victims suffer in silence as their friends and family members often do not understand their suffering and not knowing how to help them. This workshop will help you to know how and when to provide basic care, comfort, and support to people experiencing trauma or disaster-related stress.
Objectives
At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
- Understand crisis and trauma and the impact on self, family, and community
- Recognise symptoms of psychology-related stress, and know where to get the necessary assistance
- Identify ways to take care of yourself before, during and after providing support to the survivors
- Know how to help and when to refer client for professional help
Target audience
Church staff, lay counsellors, parents and any others who wish to be more effective in walking alongside people with trauma.
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Date: 9 Dec 2023, Saturday
Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Hybrid
Venue:
Glad Tiding PJ
or
via ZOOM (for out of Klang Valley Participants)
Fees: RM70 for NACC member and RM100 for non-members
NACC Contact Hours Awarded: 2 hours
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Payment
1. Online registration at www.nacc-malaysia.org
2. Registration via email and Online Transfer to Bank account, with your full name and membership number (if any) to:
Name: National Association of Christian Counsellors, Malaysia MBB A/C No. 5122 3134 8681
** Important: Please email your registration and bank in or transfer payment confirmation to: office@nacc-malaysia.org otherwise we cannot register you for this event.
Contact Hours
2
Time
(Saturday) 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Purchase Tickets
Price RM70.00
Total Price RM70.00
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September

Event Details
Introduction Lay counselling is the emotional and psychosocial assistance given to people in need by either staff or lay leaders who do not have a formal degree in counselling. In the
Event Details
Introduction
Lay counselling is the emotional and psychosocial assistance given to people in need by either staff or lay leaders who do not have a formal degree in counselling. In the church setting, many lay counsellors have been rendering this important service to many needy people.
While many Christians have both spiritual and emotional maturity through their studying of the Word of God and life’s experiences, their desire of helping others can be enhanced by undergoing some training in basic people-helping skills. This course aims to equip participants with the basic skills and knowledge to further strengthen lay counsellors in the church. The training will consist of two levels of 12 hours each.
Level 1
Level 1 will examine the “what, why and how” of basic counselling skills. Fundamental counselling concepts and techniques will be discussed and examples shown from both secular and biblical narratives. Participants will learn how culture and developmental issues can be a hindrance to one’s effectiveness as a lay counsellor. The training will also increase one’s self-awareness so that the self will not be a stumbling block to helping others.
Participants will see the importance of creating the right therapeutic environment with their help-seeker before any attempt to solve their problems. Participants will be shown how to build rapport with their counselees through attending skills and body language. Basic counselling skills such as restatement, paraphrase, reflection and questioning will be discussed, demonstrated and developed.
Level 2
Level 2 consists of practical sessions where they can practise their learned skills using the triad method. Practice sessions will be video-taped and transcribed using the 4-column method to help in the consolidation of counselling skills and the heightening of self-awareness.
The video recordings will be reviewed by a trained supervisor on a group and/or individual basis. When participants are more confident with these attending skills, they can then move on from that “lab environment” to be more effective in helping others as home-cell leaders, people-helpers or lay counsellors.
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Dates: (8 Saturday afternoons)
2, 9, 23 & 30 Sept 2023
7, 14, 28 Oct and 4 Nov 2023
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Hybrid
Venue:
Glad Tiding PJ
or
via ZOOM (for out of Klang Valley Participants)
Fees: RM560 for NACC member and RM800 for non-members
NACC Contact Hours: 16 contact hours will be awarded
(This is the part of the 60-hour Certificate in Lay Christian Counselling)
—
Payment:
1. Online registration at www.nacc-malaysia.org
2. Registration via email and Online Transfer to Bank account, with your full name and membership number (if any) to:
Name: National Association of Christian Counsellors, Malaysia MBB A/C No. 5122 3134 8681
** Important: Please email your registration and bank in or transfer payment confirmation to : office@nacc-malaysia.org otherwise we cannot register you for this event.
Organised by: National Association of Christian Counsellors (NACC) Malaysia
Website: www.nacc-malaysia.org Email: office@nacc-malaysia.org
—
Testimonies
“The program has been a good eye-opener – no doubt, people helpers in our churches can be more effective with the right basic skills to counsel! Contrary to common thinking, good intentions and compassion alone is never enough. Wrong way of doing right can be harmful sometimes! More importantly, the program was invaluable to make me more aware of my own internal processes when relating to a hurting soul. This is definitely a good place to start if you wish to be involved in a care ministry.” – Lim Fang Say, FGT Subang Jaya
“Contents were very well thought. Fundamentals embraced: SOLER position, counselling protocol and framework. Hand-outs were useful…duration per session were just right. Provides an overview to different approaches/style/techniques. Not just providing training, trainer, ensures there is much sharing from himself, through experience, and, open to the floor for interaction and sharing.” – Shirley, SIB KL
“I have benefitted a lot from attending the Basic Counselling Course. One of the things which I have learned and put into practice is attending and listening skills. As we practiced the skills in groups of three, we helped and encouraged each other. It is a great learning experience.” – Lee Kok Joo, The Life Chapel
“The video-taped sessions of our counselling was most beneficial – we learned much from analyzing body language, use of counselling techniques and client reactions. I also learned a very key lesson in counselling – not to offer advice, but rather to lead the client to his/her own solution through the use of techniques like paraphrasing and reframing.” – Pamela D, DUMC
“Previous counselling which I have attended, managed only to enhance my basic knowledge in the subject. However, in this course, it has equipped me with practical basic skills with enough confidence in the subject to apply them. The most important thing I have learnt is ‘Active Listening’. In the past, it was a habit of mine to dish out Scriptures and go on an ADVICE spree. With the acquired micro skills, I am confident in myself in playing the role of counsellor.” – Dr Wong Yoke Foong, Christian Life Centre, Setiawan
Time
September 2 (Saturday) 9:30 am - November 4 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Purchase Tickets
Price RM560.00
Total Price RM560.00
Speaker
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Patrick Cheng
Patrick Cheng
He has been in Christian full-time ministry in both the church and para-church context for more than three decades. He is the president of NACC Malaysia. He is a part-time lecturer at a local university and a licensed counsellor at a professional counselling center, helping clients on both individual and couple therapy. He also conducts talks and workshops on emotional excellence, counselling skills, strong marriages and smart parenting. He holds a Bachelor in Theology, a Master in Pastoral Counselling and a Master in Counselling. He has been married for over 30 years and has two grown-up sons.
October

Event Details
Introduction Lay counselling is the emotional and psychosocial assistance given to people in need by either staff or lay leaders who do not have a formal degree in counselling. In the
Event Details
Introduction
Lay counselling is the emotional and psychosocial assistance given to people in need by either staff or lay leaders who do not have a formal degree in counselling. In the church setting, many lay counsellors have been rendering this important service to many needy people.
While many Christians have both spiritual and emotional maturity through their studying of the Word of God and life’s experiences, their desire of helping others can be enhanced by undergoing some training in basic people-helping skills. This course aims to equip participants with the basic skills and knowledge to further strengthen lay counsellors in the church. The training will consist of two levels of 12 hours each.
Level 1
Level 1 will examine the “what, why and how” of basic counselling skills. Fundamental counselling concepts and techniques will be discussed and examples shown from both secular and biblical narratives. Participants will learn how culture and developmental issues can be a hindrance to one’s effectiveness as a lay counsellor. The training will also increase one’s self-awareness so that the self will not be a stumbling block to helping others.
Participants will see the importance of creating the right therapeutic environment with their help-seeker before any attempt to solve their problems. Participants will be shown how to build rapport with their counselees through attending skills and body language. Basic counselling skills such as restatement, paraphrase, reflection and questioning will be discussed, demonstrated and developed.
Level 2
Level 2 consists of practical sessions where they can practise their learned skills using the triad method. Practice sessions will be video-taped and transcribed using the 4-column method to help in the consolidation of counselling skills and the heightening of self-awareness.
The video recordings will be reviewed by a trained supervisor on a group and/or individual basis. When participants are more confident with these attending skills, they can then move on from that “lab environment” to be more effective in helping others as home-cell leaders, people-helpers or lay counsellors.
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Dates: (8 Saturday afternoons)
2, 9, 23 & 30 Sept 2023
7, 14, 28 Oct and 4 Nov 2023
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Hybrid
Venue:
Glad Tiding PJ
or
via ZOOM (for out of Klang Valley Participants)
Fees: RM560 for NACC member and RM800 for non-members
NACC Contact Hours: 16 contact hours will be awarded
(This is the part of the 60-hour Certificate in Lay Christian Counselling)
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Payment:
1. Online registration at www.nacc-malaysia.org
2. Registration via email and Online Transfer to Bank account, with your full name and membership number (if any) to:
Name: National Association of Christian Counsellors, Malaysia MBB A/C No. 5122 3134 8681
** Important: Please email your registration and bank in or transfer payment confirmation to : office@nacc-malaysia.org otherwise we cannot register you for this event.
Organised by: National Association of Christian Counsellors (NACC) Malaysia
Website: www.nacc-malaysia.org Email: office@nacc-malaysia.org
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Testimonies
“The program has been a good eye-opener – no doubt, people helpers in our churches can be more effective with the right basic skills to counsel! Contrary to common thinking, good intentions and compassion alone is never enough. Wrong way of doing right can be harmful sometimes! More importantly, the program was invaluable to make me more aware of my own internal processes when relating to a hurting soul. This is definitely a good place to start if you wish to be involved in a care ministry.” – Lim Fang Say, FGT Subang Jaya
“Contents were very well thought. Fundamentals embraced: SOLER position, counselling protocol and framework. Hand-outs were useful…duration per session were just right. Provides an overview to different approaches/style/techniques. Not just providing training, trainer, ensures there is much sharing from himself, through experience, and, open to the floor for interaction and sharing.” – Shirley, SIB KL
“I have benefitted a lot from attending the Basic Counselling Course. One of the things which I have learned and put into practice is attending and listening skills. As we practiced the skills in groups of three, we helped and encouraged each other. It is a great learning experience.” – Lee Kok Joo, The Life Chapel
“The video-taped sessions of our counselling was most beneficial – we learned much from analyzing body language, use of counselling techniques and client reactions. I also learned a very key lesson in counselling – not to offer advice, but rather to lead the client to his/her own solution through the use of techniques like paraphrasing and reframing.” – Pamela D, DUMC
“Previous counselling which I have attended, managed only to enhance my basic knowledge in the subject. However, in this course, it has equipped me with practical basic skills with enough confidence in the subject to apply them. The most important thing I have learnt is ‘Active Listening’. In the past, it was a habit of mine to dish out Scriptures and go on an ADVICE spree. With the acquired micro skills, I am confident in myself in playing the role of counsellor.” – Dr Wong Yoke Foong, Christian Life Centre, Setiawan
Time
September 2 (Saturday) 9:30 am - November 4 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Purchase Tickets
Price RM560.00
Total Price RM560.00
Speaker
-
Patrick Cheng
Patrick Cheng
He has been in Christian full-time ministry in both the church and para-church context for more than three decades. He is the president of NACC Malaysia. He is a part-time lecturer at a local university and a licensed counsellor at a professional counselling center, helping clients on both individual and couple therapy. He also conducts talks and workshops on emotional excellence, counselling skills, strong marriages and smart parenting. He holds a Bachelor in Theology, a Master in Pastoral Counselling and a Master in Counselling. He has been married for over 30 years and has two grown-up sons.
November

Event Details
Introduction Lay counselling is the emotional and psychosocial assistance given to people in need by either staff or lay leaders who do not have a formal degree in counselling. In the
Event Details
Introduction
Lay counselling is the emotional and psychosocial assistance given to people in need by either staff or lay leaders who do not have a formal degree in counselling. In the church setting, many lay counsellors have been rendering this important service to many needy people.
While many Christians have both spiritual and emotional maturity through their studying of the Word of God and life’s experiences, their desire of helping others can be enhanced by undergoing some training in basic people-helping skills. This course aims to equip participants with the basic skills and knowledge to further strengthen lay counsellors in the church. The training will consist of two levels of 12 hours each.
Level 1
Level 1 will examine the “what, why and how” of basic counselling skills. Fundamental counselling concepts and techniques will be discussed and examples shown from both secular and biblical narratives. Participants will learn how culture and developmental issues can be a hindrance to one’s effectiveness as a lay counsellor. The training will also increase one’s self-awareness so that the self will not be a stumbling block to helping others.
Participants will see the importance of creating the right therapeutic environment with their help-seeker before any attempt to solve their problems. Participants will be shown how to build rapport with their counselees through attending skills and body language. Basic counselling skills such as restatement, paraphrase, reflection and questioning will be discussed, demonstrated and developed.
Level 2
Level 2 consists of practical sessions where they can practise their learned skills using the triad method. Practice sessions will be video-taped and transcribed using the 4-column method to help in the consolidation of counselling skills and the heightening of self-awareness.
The video recordings will be reviewed by a trained supervisor on a group and/or individual basis. When participants are more confident with these attending skills, they can then move on from that “lab environment” to be more effective in helping others as home-cell leaders, people-helpers or lay counsellors.
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Dates: (8 Saturday afternoons)
2, 9, 23 & 30 Sept 2023
7, 14, 28 Oct and 4 Nov 2023
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Hybrid
Venue:
Glad Tiding PJ
or
via ZOOM (for out of Klang Valley Participants)
Fees: RM560 for NACC member and RM800 for non-members
NACC Contact Hours: 16 contact hours will be awarded
(This is the part of the 60-hour Certificate in Lay Christian Counselling)
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Payment:
1. Online registration at www.nacc-malaysia.org
2. Registration via email and Online Transfer to Bank account, with your full name and membership number (if any) to:
Name: National Association of Christian Counsellors, Malaysia MBB A/C No. 5122 3134 8681
** Important: Please email your registration and bank in or transfer payment confirmation to : office@nacc-malaysia.org otherwise we cannot register you for this event.
Organised by: National Association of Christian Counsellors (NACC) Malaysia
Website: www.nacc-malaysia.org Email: office@nacc-malaysia.org
—
Testimonies
“The program has been a good eye-opener – no doubt, people helpers in our churches can be more effective with the right basic skills to counsel! Contrary to common thinking, good intentions and compassion alone is never enough. Wrong way of doing right can be harmful sometimes! More importantly, the program was invaluable to make me more aware of my own internal processes when relating to a hurting soul. This is definitely a good place to start if you wish to be involved in a care ministry.” – Lim Fang Say, FGT Subang Jaya
“Contents were very well thought. Fundamentals embraced: SOLER position, counselling protocol and framework. Hand-outs were useful…duration per session were just right. Provides an overview to different approaches/style/techniques. Not just providing training, trainer, ensures there is much sharing from himself, through experience, and, open to the floor for interaction and sharing.” – Shirley, SIB KL
“I have benefitted a lot from attending the Basic Counselling Course. One of the things which I have learned and put into practice is attending and listening skills. As we practiced the skills in groups of three, we helped and encouraged each other. It is a great learning experience.” – Lee Kok Joo, The Life Chapel
“The video-taped sessions of our counselling was most beneficial – we learned much from analyzing body language, use of counselling techniques and client reactions. I also learned a very key lesson in counselling – not to offer advice, but rather to lead the client to his/her own solution through the use of techniques like paraphrasing and reframing.” – Pamela D, DUMC
“Previous counselling which I have attended, managed only to enhance my basic knowledge in the subject. However, in this course, it has equipped me with practical basic skills with enough confidence in the subject to apply them. The most important thing I have learnt is ‘Active Listening’. In the past, it was a habit of mine to dish out Scriptures and go on an ADVICE spree. With the acquired micro skills, I am confident in myself in playing the role of counsellor.” – Dr Wong Yoke Foong, Christian Life Centre, Setiawan
Time
September 2 (Saturday) 9:30 am - November 4 (Saturday) 12:30 pm
Purchase Tickets
Price RM560.00
Total Price RM560.00
Speaker
-
Patrick Cheng
Patrick Cheng
He has been in Christian full-time ministry in both the church and para-church context for more than three decades. He is the president of NACC Malaysia. He is a part-time lecturer at a local university and a licensed counsellor at a professional counselling center, helping clients on both individual and couple therapy. He also conducts talks and workshops on emotional excellence, counselling skills, strong marriages and smart parenting. He holds a Bachelor in Theology, a Master in Pastoral Counselling and a Master in Counselling. He has been married for over 30 years and has two grown-up sons.

Event Details
Introduction Suicide is a difficult and often taboo subject. However, we can all learn how to listen to and help someone who is having suicidal thoughts. This workshop will provide understanding
Event Details
Introduction
Suicide is a difficult and often taboo subject. However, we can all learn how to listen to and help someone who is having suicidal thoughts. This workshop will provide understanding and answers questions many of the crisis interventionists have about suicide, such as Why do people kill themselves? How do I ask someone if they are feeling suicidal? What do I say or do if they say they are suicidal? How do I deal with the strong emotions suicide generates?
Participants will learn basic information about suicide and basic practical skills for suicide prevention and intervention.
Objectives
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand basic myths and facts about suicide
- Learn how to spot the signs and risk factors of suicide
- Identify the protective factors to reduce the risk of suicide
- Develop intervention skills and strategies when encountering people with suicidal risk
- Be aware of the elements of survivor grief
- Understand the feelings and reactions of suicide survivor
- Know about community referral sources
Target audience
Church staff, lay counsellors, parents and any others who wish to be more effective in helping someone who is having suicidal thoughts.
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Date: 18 Nov 2023 Saturday
Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Hybrid
Venue:
Glad Tiding PJ
or
via ZOOM (for out of Klang Valley Participants)
Fees: RM70 for NACC member and RM100 for non-member
NACC Contact Hours Awarded: 2 hours
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Payment
1. Online registration and payment below
2. Crossed cheque in the name of “National Assoc of Christian Counsellors” and send by post to the NACC office at:
No. 2-2B, Block K, Jalan PJU 1/3A, Sunway MAS Commercial Centre, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
3. Registration via email and Online Transfer to Bank account, with your full name and membership number (if any):
Name: National Association of Christian Counsellors, Malaysia
MBB A/C No. 5122 3134 8681
** Important: For payment methods 2 & 3, please email your registration and bank in or transfer payment confirmation to: office@nacc-malaysia.org otherwise we cannot register you for this event.
Contact Hours
2
Time
(Saturday) 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Purchase Tickets
Price RM70.00
Total Price RM70.00
Speaker
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Dr. Yeo Pei Li
Dr. Yeo Pei Li
A licensed counsellor with the Malaysia's Board of Counsellor since 2003. She specializes in career counseling, family counseling, and using psychometric testing in her sessions, such as administering personality test, career interest test, aptitude test and couples test. Besides counseling, she lectures, gives talks and conducts workshops to a wide spectrum of society, i.e. from school children to corporate staff. Topics she has trained or lecture include Personal Development Series such as self-discovery, leadership, time management, motivation, paracounseling skills, sex education, career planning, resume writing and interviewing skills. Her doctorate is in counsellor education and supervision from Regent University. She is the Dean of Counselling at Alpha Omega International College, board member of NACC Malaysia and an active member of the Family Life Ministries at FGA KL, her home church. She was formerly a banker and has worked in the Customer Service Division and Training Department.