Part time Counselling Skills & Theory Further Certificate

Counselling Skills & Theory Further Certificate
This course is for those who wish to become involved in counselling, in either a professional or voluntary capacity. Offering the opportunity for participants to examine their own personal development and enhance their self-awareness, students will learn a range of counselling skills and methods and how they can be applied. Course aims

• Personal development
: To increase the awareness of personal development and its importance in counselling.
• Methods
: To investigate some of the counselling methods and their use in context, with particular emphasis on person-centred counselling.
• Issues in counselling
: To examine ethical and other counselling issues.
• Skills
: To practice skills appropriate to the counselling process. Please note that there is a minimum age requirement of 25 years for this course.

Course Content:
The course comprises the following four elements: Personal development This will include:
• Self-awareness and self-evaluation
• Values, beliefs and personal boundaries
• Trust and confidentiality
• Empathy
• Sharing
• Disclosure
• Managing change
• Taking personal responsibility

Assessment for this element is based on a personal journal charting your progress/process on the course. Counselling theory The main emphasis in this element will be on non-directive, person-centred counselling with particular reference to Carl Rogers. At least one other Humanistic Counselling model will be studied. Concepts to be explored include:

• Counselling relationships
• Client
/Counsellor responsibility
• Self-actualising and positive change

Assessment for this element is based on a research project focusing on an area of counselling that is of particular interest to you, which you will be required to present to the group. Extracts from your personal journal will also be assessed. Skills and theories in application Counselling has ethical implications. You will be encouraged to develop a personal code of conduct and to consider the following:

• Contracting
• Confidentiality
• Record-keeping
• Conflicts in loyalties and values
• Implications of personal and social relationships with clients
• Power in counselling
• Dependency
• Boundaries

Assessment for this element is based on a case study of approximately 2,000 words that provides evidence of learned skills used in an applied situation. In order to achieve this you will need to demonstrate and evaluate your counselling skills over three sessions with a client. Counselling skills in practice In this element students will need to demonstrate an understanding of counselling as a process, which may include working through several stages. You will use a variety of skills:

• Challenging
• Empathic understanding
• Immediacy
• Self-disclosure
• Goal-setting
• Problem analysis
• Decision-making
• Confrontation
• Other skills associated with person-centred counselling

Assessment for this element is based on an evaluation of your practical counselling skills written by your tutor, and five feedback sheets (one completed by your tutor, one by yourself, and three by your peers).

Awarding body:
Open College Network (OCN).

Entry Requirements:
Candidates enrolling on the course will have had a minimum of 36 hours certificated counselling training. There is a minimum age requirement of 25 years. Acceptance onto the course is subject to a successful interview with the course tutor.

Entry Process:
An interview with the course tutor will be arranged at the earliest opportunity after receiving your application.

Assessment:
Please see Specific Course Content for details of assessment for each element. All work is subject to internal and external verification. Students must satisfactorily complete all assessment criteria in order to successfully complete the course.

Career Options:
This course offers a progression route to the Colleges Progressive Personal Awareness course or Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Counselling, should a student wish to proceed and be accepted.

Fees

Year : Description : Under 19 : Over 19 & on benefits : Over 19 : Overseas
09/10 : Tuition : £0.00 : £0.00 : £430.00 : £720.00
09/10 : Material : £10.00 : £10.00 : £10.00 : £10.00
09/10 : Exams : £0.00 : £0.00 : £40.00 : £40.00
09/10 : Trips : £0.00 : £0.00 : £0.00 : £0.00
09/10 : Kit : £0.00 : £0.00 : £0.00 : £0.00
Fees subject to change please enquire on application. For courses lasting more than one year, please note that the fees given above are for the first year only. Similar fees will be due for each subsequent year of the course and will be subject to an inflationary increase on the first year fees.

Sessions

Year : Full or Part-time : Level : Start date : End date : Day : Start time : End time
09/10 : PT : Further Education : 10/9/2009 : 11/3/2010 : Thursday : 18:00 : 21:00
09/10 : PT : Further Education : 4/1/2010 : 19/7/2010 : Monday : 18:00 : 21:00
09/10 : PT : Further Education : 19/4/2010 : 19/7/2010 : Monday : 18:00 : 21:00
09/10 : PT : Further Education : 6/1/2010 : 14/7/2010 : Wednesday : 10:00 : 13:00
09/10 : PT : Further Education : 4/1/2010 : 19/7/2010 : Monday : 10:00 : 13:00
09/10 : PT : Further Education : 23/4/2010 : 6/8/2010 : Friday : 10:00 : 13:00