Certificate in Counselling Skills ABC

What will you be learning?
This course is designed to improve performance of counselling skills for professional settings or for personal relations, rather than training to become a counsellor. You will study: Creating a counselling skills professional framework; introduction to counselling theory; basic counselling skills and personal development and growth for counselling. Assessment is by weekly reflective journals, essays, and an externally assessed DVD plus case-study assignments.

What happens when you have finished?
You can progress onto the Diploma in the Theory and Practice of Counselling (Level 4).

Where and when?
Option 1
Location: Folkestone

Start date: September

Duration: 1 year

How is it delivered?: Evening

Option 2
Location: Folkestone

Start date: January

Duration: 1 year

How is it delivered?: Part-time

How much will it cost?
Option 1
Tuition Fee: £651

Exam & Registration Fee: £66

Option 2
Tuition Fee: £651

Exam & Registration Fee: £66

You may not have to pay this tuition fee if:

• You are unemployed and in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance (contribution-based)
• You are in receipt of, or are an un-waged dependent of someone currently in receipt of any of the following "income-based" benefits:
  • Income-based Jobseekers Allowance (JSA)
  • Income-related Employments and Support ALlowance (ESA)
  • Income Support
  • Working Tax Credit (your assessed household income needs to be less than 15,276 per year (amount subject to change)
  • Housing Benefit
  • Council Tax Benefit (excluding the 25% single person reduction)
  • Pension Credit - Guaranteed only

View our Money Matters page for full details and information about the financial support available, including Adult Learner Grants.