The OCN (North West) Level 3 Counselling Diploma is a practical and stimulating course, ideal for individuals with no prior counselling knowledge. The course will help you develop the skills you need in order to work on a one to one basis with people in need of help, guidance and support. This distance learning counselling course is highly rewarding, exciting and challenging and is the perfect home study course to provide an excellent foundation of information and deeper understanding of counselling, paving the way for further study and a future career within the varying fields.
The Diploma in Counselling offers deep exploration and a step by step guide to work through the whole process of counselling from the initial meeting through to the end of the counselling relationship. Upon completion of the OCN (North West) Level 3 Diploma in Counselling, you will also have the ability to join 'Counselling', a rapidly expanding professional membership organisation for counsellors and psychotherapists in the British Isles. Counselling has almost 2,500 affiliated CCC Registered Counsellors. After obtaining your certificate you can register free at / and use the letters ‘CCC Reg’ after your name.
Distance Learning is a term used to describe a method of learning where you; the learner, are not physically required to be ‘onsite’ to be guided through learning materials. Learners and tutors will use methods such as email and telephone to communicate, with you deciding how, when and where you learn.
NCC Home Learning gives you the flexibility to complete our programmes as quickly or as slowly as is convenient for you. To make this possible, our learning programmes have been written and prepared in such a way that it enables you to take control over these decisions.
Our aim is to provide you with the best deal available, therefore registration fee, certification fee and full tutor support is included in the course price for you. You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months with full tutor support from initial registration. The guided learning hours (glh) for this course is 120 hours, but actual duration will depend on the amount of time you can personally commit to your studies. The foundation knowledge and qualities that you will gain from the Diploma in Counselling are highly sought after in an endless list of careers. Personal skills that will be brought to the forefront are the ability to listen, communicate and be approachable and sympathetic to highlight just a few. With advanced study, potential careers include counsellor, police officer, therapists and social workers.
You will receive full personal tutor support by mail and email. Our student support team are also available for any other queries that you may have whilst completing your course. You can be assured that unlimited support is available for your home study course, so there is no need to struggle or feel isolated during your studies.
The Counselling Diploma OCN (North West) Level 3 is assessed by completion of a series of tutor marked assignments. When your assignments have been successfully completed, you will be awarded with the highly acclaimed Diploma in Counselling OCN (North West) Level 3.
Course Content
Stage A
1.The Basics of Counselling
2.Types of Counselling
3.New wave Counselling
4.Traditional Counselling Styles
5.Listening Skills
6.Negotiation
7.Mediation
8.Crisis Mediation
Stage B
9.Grief and Bereavement
10.Couples & Relationships
11.Stress Problems
12.Depression
13.Eating Disorders
14.Alcohol Problems
15.Children
16.Substance Abuse
The Counselling Diploma is fully accredited by the National Awarding Body OCN (North West), who is recognised by the department for Education and Skills and by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in Britain. Higher Education Credits are available upon completion of this course.
NCC Home Learning is a home study organisation that represents the National Consortium of Colleges, and is supported by more than 90 further education colleges across the UK. Over the past 5 years more than 200,000 students have successfully obtained qualifications through one of the NCC’s home study courses.
NCC Home Learning provide a ‘study at home’ method of learning where you; the learner, are not physically required to be ‘onsite’ to be guided through learning materials. Learners and tutors will use methods such as email and telephone to communicate, with you deciding how, when and where you learn.
NCC Home Learning gives you the flexibility to complete our home study programmes as quickly or as slowly as is convenient for you. To make this possible, our home study learning programmes have been written and prepared in such a way that it enables you to take control over these decisions.
The NCC’s main purpose is to provide educational learning of the highest quality and to deliver training solutions that are second to none. The people that have enjoyed doing one of the NCC’s home study courses have found that the benefits they have received have made the effort very worthwhile.
