Counselling Skills Course

Product Description

Counselling Skills Course

Counselling Skills  course devised and issued by the Vita online learning and education

This popular, course will give you a firm foundation in counselling skills. If your job involves helping others, or if you simply want to be supportive to others, then you’ll learn techniques that will help you be more effective in that role.

This course is ideal for those that are either complete beginners to the field of Counselling and are considering making a career change to become a counsellor, with the aim of  getting an insight and understanding of counselling, or existing counsellors, teachers, coaches or parents looking to reinforce their knowledge or to pick up some new skills. This course is also ideal if you are interested in a career in the Counselling , though are unsure if you want to commit yourself financially and time wise to a full counselling qualification.

This course is particularly suitable for those working in: health care, social work, pastoral work, care for the elderly and teaching.Your studies will provide you with a preliminary understanding of the skills and practice of counselling, as well as an appreciation of the personal qualities associated with the collaborative process of helping others.Counselling is essentially a lively, human and personal experience between two people. Therefore, it is a process which requires commitment of time and effort from both parties.

Who Should Take This Course?

The course is suitable for anyone with an interest in helping others.

It is particularly relevant for

• employees in the caring professions

• pastoral workers

• social workers

• teachers

• anyone with an interest in helping others

Entry Requirements

You do not need any special qualifications or background to enrol on this course.

About Counselling Skills

The aim is for the counsellor to help the client find their own answers and to become more in charge of their lives rather than less so; to be able to live their own life rather than be lived by it

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to enable you to develop a sound knowledge of basic counselling theory and an understanding of the counselling process.

You’ll learn:

• counselling theories and models

• the counselling process

• specific counselling skills

• goal setting and decision making

• good practice in counselling

Syllabus

Definition

Vocabulary of counselling

Listening skills

Counselling relationships

Motivation skills

Decision making

Grief & bereavement

Stress, anxiety & depression

Restoring self esteem

Eliciting self motivation

Whats Included in the Online Course:

Full e-course materials including an e-manual, e-books, exercise/goal setting sheets, weekly planners.

Full support is offered throughout the course which includes an assigned / dedicated tutor. This course also includes email  support.

 

The online courses are assessed by a written assignment at the end of the course which consists of a question paper and written answers.

There is no time limit for completing the course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace. Help and support is always available from the training centre team through out your training. This course will take you up to 200 hours to complete working from home.

Certification:

On completion of the course you will receive a Counselling Skills certificate from Vita online Learning and Education for completing the course: