Counselling Skills Level 2

The course runs for a full academic year, one 3 hour session per week. Class time is made up of small and large group discussions, skills practice and tutor input.

Weekly sessions in class will cover the further development of counselling skills; some theory (Carl Rogers and Gerard Egan) practical skills development in role play.

The course will concentrate on developing students’ counselling skills and will follow seven units of study which are based on the process in the CPCAB model:

• Use counselling skills ethically and safely


• Manage helping interaction


• Communicate empathetic understanding


• Manage an active listening space


• Use self-awareness to facilitate helping work


• Use counselling skills in a consistent and logical way


• Use study skills to help manage learning