TUCEE Institue of Counselling and Technology held its 10th graduation ceremony on Saturday, November 30, 2024.
The graduation ceremony saw 421 graduating fellows who enrolled in various courses runed by the Institute such as certificate in counselling, marriage and family therapy, Child adolescent counselling, cyber trauma counseling and corporate mental health.
In her welcome speech, the principal of the institute Dr. Cecelia Tutu Danquah indicated the school’s desire to support mental health and counseling with new ideas.
She reflected on the journey of TUCEE, which begun ten years ago as a monthly program for women named “Women Counseling Women.”
gabfeed.com can confirm that she was proud of how the institute has grown from its small beginnings to becoming a registered institution training thousands of counsellors within and outside Ghana.
This is an important graduation ceremony in our journey, indeed, what began as a monthly affair is now grown into a robust institute that trains thousands of counselors to meet Ghana’s needs for mental health,” she calmly said.
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Dr. Tutu Danquah pointed out that the theme of the ceremony was “Mental Wellness and Peace-Building amidst Election 2024.” This is a call for graduates to use their skills to help promote peace and mental health.
Explaining the unique approach by the TUCEE institute, Dr. Tutu Danquah emphasized the integration of technology into counselling practices for accessibility by all.
She said, “We decided to merge counselling and technology in a way that everybody gets access to counselling from anyplace and at any time. Whether you are in your bedroom or office, you can reach a counsellor,” she said.
The 421 graduating fellows included: 222 fellows in Certificate in Counseling, 85 fellows in Marriage and Family Therapy, 84 fellows in Child and Adolescent Counseling, and 19 fellows in Cyber Counseling.
The special guest of honor, Deputy Director of Prisons (DSP) Joseph A. Vuu gave a talk on the importance of counsellors in helping people to feel better, building peace, and changing their attitudes ahead of Ghana’s general elections.
Following, he expressed his concerns over the falling values in today’s Ghanaian society, pointing out problems such as dishonesty, moral decline, and the chase after money acquired through wrong means.
DSP Vuu said this was yet another important milestone in the history of the institute, which continued to produce competent counsellors ready to help people.
He reminded the group that the main point of education is how it helps people and emphasized “No education is useless unless it is not put at the service and enjoyment of others.”
The guest speaker, Prof. Joana Salifu Yendork, an Associate Professor and a well-known clinical psychologist, tasked the graduands to take their expertise to the grassroots level, engage with the youth, women, and marginalized communities, so their voices are heard, and their mental well-being is given attention.
Thinking about the emotional problems an election can cause, she said: “Elections test our unity, peace, and strength as a nation.
”As counsellors, your voices are important to offering emotional support and promoting positive discussion in every endeavor in human lives”, she said.
Professor Yendork also suggested that we must use psycho-educational programs to counter election-related stress and misinformation.
Over the past 8 years, TUCEE Institute of Counselling and Technology have trained over 2000 Counsellors nationwide.
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