Counselling Course: An Introduction
Course Information
Psychology. Explore the human mind.
Counselling is being increasingly sought as the pressures of work and personal life continue to increase. This reflects the rapidly changing world we live in and the increasing choices we face as individuals. This counselling course introduces you to the concepts that underpin counselling so that you can offer this assistance to your work colleagues, employees, family members and network of friends when needed.
This course is designed for a work setting but is equally applicable for family and friends.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- appreciate the basics of the counselling process
- have a practical understanding of how to counsel work colleagues, employees, family, friends
- identify the importance of maintaining a healthy distance during the counselling process
- manage special situations involving anger, depression, grief and loss
- enable counselling to become part of one's everyday life skills.
Content
Exploring emotions
- Building rapport and helping to relax
- Active listening skills
- Reflection of content
- Reflection of feelings
Identifying the real problem
- Summarising
- Reframing
- Probing
- The 'five whys'
Generating options
- Reframing
- Encouraging self-generation of options
- How and when to add options
Developing an action plan
- The client choosing the preferred option
- Facilitating action
- Encouraging change
- Establishing a follow-up mechanism
Professional issues
- The counselling environment
- The need for confidentiality
- The influence of the counsellor’s values and beliefs
- Looking after yourself with healthy boundaries
Dealing with particular problems
- The angry client
- The depressed client
- Grief and loss counselling
- The suicidal client
Intended audience
Designed for those who have had little to no prior experience in counselling.
Prerequisites
None
Delivery modes
- Face-to-face, presenter-taught workshop
- Online workshop via the platform Zoom
Materials
Course materials are distributed electronically using Dropbox.
Schedule
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...Meet the facilitators
John Le Mesurier
What others say
Both course content and tutor were excellent. I came away with a much clearer understanding of counselling and what it entails.
Suev Wallace
Excellent course, delivered professionally. The tutor had a good sense of humour which made the day fun too. The material combined theory with good practical application. A very useful and an enjoyable day.
Julie Townsend
Very relaxed and professional.
David Moles
