Newbury College - Further Counselling Skills

Further Counselling Skills

Overview

This course is a follow on from the 'Introductuon to Counselling Skills' course. Learners will become more effective in the counselling of others. Learners need to bring the following to the first class: pen and paper

The following topics will be discussed on this course;
(PLEASE NOTE: These are intended as an outline only as the course also aims to respond to the specific needs of students as far as possible);
- When to intervene and when to interrupt
- Paraphrasing
- Linking
- Goal setting
- The importance of boundaries
- Does problem solving have a place?
- How might we attempt to solve other peoples problems?
- Why might we do so?
- What does this say about us?
- Values and Counselling: What are our own values? How might we respect those of others? Should we share our own views and experiences?

Difficult people: How might we respond? Cultural issues, Examining codes of ethics.

Knowing our limitation: When, how and where to refer clients on to other professional people.

Review: What have we learnt? What more do we want to learn? Where next?

*PLEASE NOTE- This course running is subject to receiving a minimum of 8 enrolments. Newbury College reserve the right to close, cancel or postpone a course if it has not received the minimum required enrolment number by the scheduled start date. In the case of cancellation, enrolled learners will be notified 3 days prior to the start of the course and are entitled to claim for a full refund of their course fees.