Diploma in Counselling Skills (Healthcare)

The Institute of Counselling was founded in 1985 as a Christian based, not for profit independent educational body. It is committed to promoting pastoral care throughout the services it provides.

The Aims of the Institute of Counselling are:

The Institute provides a wide range of counselling and related courses. Students enrol with assurance and confidence on our quality courses, which are fully backed by the experience and resources of the Institute of Counselling.

In its early years the Institute offered only courses in Clinical and Pastoral Counselling, within a pastoral context. Since 1985, over 18,000 students from the UK and overseas have enrolled on these courses.

In recent years, has also produced a selection of further courses which follow the clinical person-centred approach developed by Carl Rogers and others.

The Institute is committed to providing counselling skills training to all who will benefit from the courses. On this basis a non-discriminatory policy is operated with regard to students' background, culture, ethnic origin, gender, age or creed.

Diploma in Counselling Skills (Healthcare)

Counselling training can offer you more confidence and increased professional competence in dealing with difficult situations in relation to those receiving care. The syllabus has been adapted from two modules focusing on everyday client care and the coursework has been contextualised specifically for members of the health care profession.

The course syllabus comprises:

Study Materials include three relevent CD-ROMs. Study time is approximately 12 months.