OCN Counselling

OCN Counselling

This Counselling distance leaning course covers:

Part 1: The Basics of Counselling
- What is Counselling
- Who is a Counsellor
- When is a counsellor not ready to council
- Who needs Counselling
- Ten Steps to Counselling

Part 2: Types of Counselling
- When a Counsellor is needed
- Types of Counselling offered
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Divorce
- Eating Disorders
- PMS
- Sexual Health
- Stress

Part 3: New Wave Counselling
- Online Counselling
- Telephone Counselling
- Telephone/ Internet Counselling
- SMS Text Counselling
- Video Counselling
- The Future

Part 4: Traditional Counselling Styles
- What are the different types of Traditional Counselling
- What Counselling
- Individual Therapy
- Couples Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Who goes to Counselling

Part 5: Listening Skills
- Listening 
- Stages of Listening
- Obstacles of Listening
- Emphatic Listening
- Listeners in Control
- Traps for Listeners

Part 6: Negotiation
- Negotiation
- The Establishment Group
- The Community Group
- Negotiation in General
- The Joint Problem Solving Approach
- Definition of the Problem
- Guidelines
- Instist on Using Objective Criteria
- Invent Options for Mutual Gain
- Seperate the People from the Problem
- Suggestions
- Breaking the Rules
- Alternitives
- Best Alternitive to Negotiated Agreement

Part 7: Mediation
- What is Mediation
- When is Mediation Called for
- Responsibilities
- Preliminaries
- The Introductory Phase
- Problem Definitions
- Respect the Parties Ability to Reach a Settlement
- Caucus Meetings
- The Second Session
- Teamwork
- The Agreement
- Attributes of a good Mediator

Part 8: Crisis Mediation
- Other Consderations
- Power Imbalance
- The Power of Skill and Knowledge
- A Summary of Factors Influencing the Balance of Power
- Analysis and Responses

Part 9 - 16: Practical Counselling for Common Situations
- Ethics and Confidentiality
- Problem centred aproaches to Counselling
- Grief and Bereavament
- Couples and Relationships
- Stress Problems
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Alcohol Problems
- Children
- Substance Abuse
- Choosing a Style and Methods to match a situation
- Identifying Client needs and Expectations
- Establishing a Contract
- Exit Strategies
- Ongoing Counselling and Support