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About the course

This flexible online course is designed for individuals with no prior counselling experience or qualifications. It provides a strong foundation in essential counselling skills, helping you improve your communication and listening abilities, which can enhance your career prospects. Available year-round, you can start the course at your convenience. This qualification also supports learners looking to expand their roles in areas such as health and social care, children’s care, learning and development or voluntary and community work.

Course content

Key topics include building effective client relationships, understanding diversity and ethics, managing crisis intervention and self-development. The course covers the following units:

Introduction to Counselling Skills Theories: Learners are introduced to key elements of major theoretical approaches in counselling.

Using Counselling Skills: Learners will identify and practice a range of counselling skills in real-world interactions.

Diversity and Ethics in the Use of Counselling Skills: This unit covers the importance of diversity and ethical considerations in counselling practice.

Counselling Skills and Personal Development: Learners will reflect on their personal growth and future development, identifying potential support sources.

How is the course delivered and assessed?
Once you have enrolled your tutor will invite you to a Teams induction, where they will explain how the course will be taught and assessed. Throughout the course, you’ll complete tasks designed to demonstrate your understanding of the learning outcomes for each unit. This is a regulated qualification that is internally assessed and externally quality assured to maintain its high standards and quality.
What do I need to join
There are no specific prior qualifications needed to access this qualification. However, learners might find it useful if they have already completed a Level 1 qualification.This qualification is suitable for learners aged 19 and above.
What can I do next

This qualification does not qualify learners to practice as a counsellor on its own. Its purpose is to help you progress to further studies and gain relevant counselling-related work experience, after which you can apply for a license to practice. Upon completing the qualification, you may choose to enter professions such as:

  • Support Worker (Supported Living)
  • Healthcare Support Service Worker
  • Clinical Healthcare Support Worker
  • Healthcare Assistant
  • Mental Health Support Worker
  • Mental Health Outreach Worker
  • Substance Misuse Worker
  • Information, Advice, and Guidance Worker
  • Health Education/Health Promotion Worker

Availability

Below are the available dates for this course, which you can enrol on today.
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