The Inter-Psyche Training Institute is pleased to announce the following programme for 2023/2024:
Course Title:
Certificate in Counselling Skills
Time commitment:
1 half day per week (either Tuesdays 5:30pm - 10pm OR Saturdays 9:30am - 2pm) for 27 weeks. This includes 3 full days (Saturday or Sunday, depending which day you attend, 9am to 4pm)
Cost:
£1300 payable by means of a deposit and 5 monthly payments by standing order.
Dates:
Course commences October
Core Staff:
Barbara Dudley & Alison Hopkins
Entry requirements:
None
Selection Criteria:
Selection is by application form and interview. Applicants will need to show evidence of:
Course Content:
This Foundation Course provides 120 hours of training in the use of basic and advanced counselling skills. It offers a solid grounding in helping and related professions in addition to forming the basis for entry into professional training.
Basic skills training includes active listening, non-verbal communication, questioning, and clarifying. The course also incorporates advanced skills such as focusing, empathy and immediacy. There is a personal development component to the training as well as problem solving, counselling theory and ethics.
The Course is assessed through a Learning Journal, self, peer and tutor assessment of counselling skills and three essays. Successful students will receive a Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust Certificate in Counselling Skills. On successful completion of the certificate course, students may then apply to be interviewed for the Inter-Psyche Diploma in Integrative counselling course
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Kent and Medway NHS & SCPT
Trinity Resource Centre
High Street
Dartford