Counselling Skills Intermediate Certificate CSK02

This qualification is intended for those who want to learn counselling skills so that they can help other people - either in a voluntary or an employed situation - or simply to find out more about this field.
The course won't teach you to be a counsellor, but may help you decide whether or not you want to train as one.

Description

The framework for the qualification is the CPCAB model of helper/counsellor proficiency. The aim of the qualification is to learn to use counselling skills in helping work. The content can be summarised in the seven unit Learning Outcomes:-

Unit One

• Use counselling skills ethically and safely
• Work ethically and safely in the helping interaction
• Work ethically and safely as a helper

Unit Two

• Manage helping interactions
• Use understanding and skills to manage the helping interaction
• Establish and sustain the boundaries of the helper role

Unit Three

• Communicate empathic understanding
• Enhance empathic communication through developing understanding of differences between self and the other
• Develop your understanding of difference
• Develop and communicate your empathic understanding

Unit Four

• Manage an active listening space
• Manage an active listening space that focuses on the other person's agenda
• Use counselling skills to focus on the helpee's agenda
• Manage your own reactions and agenda

Unit Five

• Use self-awareness to facilitate helping work
• Develop self-awareness and apply to the use of counselling skills
• Develop understanding of your self
• Use counselling skills with self-awareness

Unit Six

• Use counselling skills coherently
• Use counselling skills to facilitate the helping interaction
• Use a range of counselling skills

Unit Seven

• Use study skills to manage learning
• Use a range of study skills to reflect on and facilitate the learning process
• Manage your development of counselling skills

How long is the course?

30 weeks.

How will I be assessed?

You will need to build a portfolio of coursework to provide evidence of your learning.

You will also need to complete a Candidate Learning Record indicating where in the portfolio you feel you have completed the learning tasks.

You will be required to include a Learning Review which contains reflections on the input, discussions, experiences and readings for the course.

You will have an assignment , presentation and records of your development. Tutor observation forms a major part of the assessment for counselling skills sessions, case presentation's and group discussion.

Records of peer feedback also forms a major part of the assessment.

There is an external assessment designed to assess your understanding and skills as an observer of a counselling skills session. This takes the form of a short video tape of a helper in a skills session and completion of a Candidate Feedback Paper.

What does the course lead to?

This qualification sits within the CPCAB professional counsellor's training route.

You will have an opportunity to progress to the Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies CST-L3 , which in turn can progress to the Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling TC-L4, which in turn can progress to the Level 5 Psychotherapeutic Counselling PC-L5.

Entry requirements

You will need to possess an ICSK-L2 or similar qualification.

When does it start?

Day Start End Start date Weeks Total fee Dis fee Thu 12:30 17:00 10/01/2013 20 £552.00 N/A

How do I apply?

Please contact Lynn Morrabi on 01623 627191 ext 8591 for further information.

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