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Counselling Skills Certificate CPCAB Level 2
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To enrol on this course please enter your course enrolment password into the box below.
Check your eligibility
You must meet the entry requirements for the course
- You must be a UK national, or an Irish national, or an EEA national with pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement scheme
- You must have been resident in the UK or an EEA country continuously for the 3 years preceding the start date of your course. For learners living in the Greater London Authority area only you must have valid permission to live in the UK for at least 12 months in duration from the start date of your course.
- You must be aged 19 or over as at the 31st August 2024 for courses in the 2024/25 academic year
- You must agree to commit to and complete an Individual Learning Plan in agreement with your course tutor
Who can join this course
Before enrolling on this Level 2 course, you will need to complete an online application form available at this link - https://forms.office.com/r/5GDWBwXyB3
Following submission of your application you will need to complete the online literacy assessment using the link - https://forms.office.com/r/YUrHqyUurx
This checks your suitability for the course and helps identify any additional support required. You will now need to ring 03000 412222 to book an interview slot. This will be confirmed at a later date and you will be sent a Zoom link.
The interview involves an informal and honest discussion with a Counselling tutor about your personal readiness, the content and level of the course which then ensures that you understand the personal, educational and financial commitments.
Places are often taken up quickly so early application is highly recommended. It is not necessary to have completed a Counselling Skills Introduction Award course before enrolling on this course, but we do advise those with no previous listening/helping experience and knowledge to do so.
It is recommended that you don't enrol on this course if you have undergone a life-changing experience during the last 12 months, ie. bereavement. You will be expected to explore some personal history that you feel safe to share but this course is not a replacement for personal therapy.
Is this course for me
This Level 2 course will be taught in Oakwood House in Maidstone.
It is ideal for anyone who wants to extend their skills with people. Counselling skills have proven to be effective in many work roles where interactions between people occur. For those who are looking for a change of career to take them into one of the helping professions, this is an excellent starting point and is the first step on the professional route to qualify as a Counsellor. It is particularly relevant for those in education, health, social services, a voluntary organisation, personnel or management.
This Level 2 course will cover:
• The importance of the counselling process of maintaining appropriate moral and ethical standards according to The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Ethical Framework
• The counselling setting
• Improving observation
• Listening skills including blocks to listening
• Responding skills
• Deeper level counselling skills and processes
• The importance of therapeutic alliance to the helping process
• Awareness, acceptance and understanding of self and others
Students will also be considering self-awareness;
• Who am I?
• How do I respond to others?
• How do others respond to me, in my work helping others?
• What more do I need to work on and where do I go for support with this?
• Some of the processes and dynamics of group work
• How to work with loss and grief