16/06/2026
🌍 Transform Relationships, Elevate Your Career: Enroll in the Diploma in Systemic Family Counselling at CONNECT ZIST
Are you in a helping profession, human resources, or community development? In a world where families and individuals face complex, modern stressors, standard counseling approaches often only look at part of the picture.
The CONNECT Zimbabwe Institute of Systemic Therapy (ZIST) offers a powerful alternative. Our Diploma in Systemic Family Counselling equips you with a "systemic lens" allowing you to look at a person’s challenges not in isolation, but in relation to their family, workplace, and community dynamics.
💡 Why Choose the Systemic Approach?
Traditional counseling often focuses solely on the individual. Systemic therapy recognizes that people are deeply connected to the systems around them. By understanding these relationship networks, you learn to unlock sustainable, long-term healing for families, adolescents, couples, and organizations.
5 Reasons to Enroll Today
*🎓 Prestigious Accreditation & Collaboration: The program is accredited in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU), ensuring your qualification meets strict national and academic standards.
* 🩺 Direct Path to Professional Registration: Upon successful graduation, you are fully eligible to register with the Allied Health Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe on the register of professional counselors.
* ⏰ Flexible Learning Formats: Designed for busy professionals, CONNECT ZIST offers tailored learning tracks to fit your life, including weekend classes, online classes, and weekday schedules.
*🤝 Highly Versatile for Multiple Industries: This 2-year program is not just for formal counselors. It is a highly sought-after skill set for:
* Social workers, nurses, teachers, and pastors.
* Human Resource personnel, managers, and corporate public relations officers looking to improve workplace wellness, team dynamics, and conflict resolution.
* NGO and development workers managing community psychosocial support.
* 🌍 Culturally & Gender-Sensitive Framework: The curriculum heavily emphasizes heritage-based education, ensuring the tools you learn are deeply relevant, respectful, and highly adaptable to contemporary Zimbabwean realities.
📋 Admission Requirements & Details
* Duration: 2 Years (24 months), including standard coursework, field attachment, and a research project.
* Minimum Entry Requirements:
* At least 5 'O' Levels including English Language (Grade C or better).
> Ready to take the next step in your professional journey?
> Join the home of systemic counseling in Zimbabwe and become part of a community dedicated to building healthier, more resilient families.
# # # 📞 Contact CONNECT ZIST to Apply:
📍 Location: 18149 Ganges Road, Cnr Convair, Ridgeview, Belvedere, Harare
📞 Phone: 0242 741719 / 0242 741779 / 0242 741726
✉️ Email: [email protected] / [email protected]/ [email protected]
