This course is ideal for those who have completed the Level 2 in Counselling Skills, as CPD to progress towards accredited counsellor status with one of the counselling professional accrediting bodies or for those wanting more knowledge about counselling skills or maybe considering a career in Counselling.

The demand for Counselling has increased dramatically recently. People may seek Counselling at different points in their lives for mental health, bereavement, past life events or to overcome trauma to name a few.

This course will help you to gain knowledge and understanding including units:

• Developing Counselling Skills
• Theoretical Approaches in the use of Counselling Skills
• Working ethically with Counselling Skills
• Counselling Skills and Diversity
• Counselling Skills and Personal Development

This is a marked course which requires short essay style answers to allow your assigned marker to be able to identify that you have understood the skills and knowledge to meet the awarding body standards. 

Part of this course also requires you to be either recorded on video carrying out counselling skills, or to be able to obtain a witness statement from someone in a counsellor role or that has counselling qualifications.

This is a fully online course, you will be emailed with a login to access the course and assessments.