Counselling for Debt Crisis Anxiety

The course syllabus is structured as follows:

• Lesson One
  • Theoretical Concepts and Basic Counselling Skills
    • Introduction
    • What is Counselling?
    • Communication through Counselling
    • Relating Skills to Theory
    • Counselling Tools
    • The Scope of Counselling
    • Summary
• Lesson Two
  • Counselling Relationships
    • Introduction
    • Confidentiality
    • Transference
    • The Counselling Contract
    • Ending the Counselling Relationship
    • Referring Clients
    • Supervision and Mentoring
    • Professional Development
    • Summary
• Lesson Three
  • Exploring Debt as a Concept
    • Introduction
    • General Discussion about Debt
    • Addiction and Compulsion
    • Principles of Counselling for Debt Crisis Anxiety
    • The Cycle of Debt
    • Summary
• Lesson Four
  • Social and Environmental Factors Related to Debt Crisis
    • Introduction
    • Family and Socialisation
    • Identity
    • Values and Norms Linked to Behaviour
    • Peer Groups and Peer Pressure
    • Crisis and Stress
    • Crisis and Counselling
    • Summary
• Lesson Five
  • The Psychodynamic Approach
    • Introduction
    • The Approach/Model in Detail
    • The Psychodynamic Approach in a Debt Crisis Anxiety Counselling Context
    • The Object Relations Approach
    • Defence Mechanisms in the Counselling Context
    • Exploring the Attachment Theory
    • Adler's Perspective
    • Jungian Theory
    • Summary
• Lesson Six
  • The Cognitive Approaches/ Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
    • Introduction
    • CBT's Triadic Structure
    • Practical Skills in CBT
    • CBT Delivery
    • CBT Assessment
    • The Daily Record of Dysfunctional Thoughts (DRDT)
    • Case Formulation in CBT
    • Problem-Solving Skills
    • Emotional Meanings in Behaviour
    • Ending the CBT Programme
    • Summary
• Lesson Seven
  • Person-Centred Approaches
    • Introduction
    • Interpretation of the Person-Centred Approach
    • The Client-Counsellor Relationship
    • What Type of Clients Benefit from the Person-Centred Approach?
    • Criticisms of the Person-Centred Approach
    • Summary
• Lesson Eight
  • Facilitating Change
    • Introduction
    • Client Relationship with Money
    • Choosing a Counselling Approach
    • Session Structure
    • Relapses and the Cognitive Model
    • Referring Clients
    • Summary
• Lesson Nine
  • Negotiating, Achieving and Maintaining Aims and Objectives
    • Introduction
    • Negotiating Homework Tasks and Goal Setting
    • Communication Skills Training
    • Using Rewards
    • Potential Problems
    • Stages of Problem Expression and Programming
    • Summary
• Lesson Ten
  • Understanding Types of Debt/ Being a Counsellor
    • Introduction
    • Individual Voluntary Agreements (IVA)
    • Bankruptcy
    • Credit Card Debt and Loan Availability
    • Reviewing and Monitoring your Counselling Skills
    • Setting Up in Practice
    • Personal Development
    • Service Levels
    • Summary