Sign In Counselling Skills Level 2
Course content
- Know what core counselling skills are: Identify core counselling skills
- Describe how core counselling skills can be used in a counselling relationship and in other helping activities
- Describe the boundaries that need to be taken into account when starting a new helping relationship
- Describe how to agree objectives for a new helping relationship
- Demonstrate how to use core counselling skills in a helping relationship
- Discuss how effective the use of core counselling skills have been in developing the helping relationship
- Describe useful strategies for ending relationships
- Describe the possible impact of a helping relationship ending
- Describe key elements of psychodynamic theory
- Describe key elements of person-centred theory
- Describe key elements of cognitive-behavioural theory
- Identify the key differences between the above theories
- Describe how counselling theory underpins the use of counselling skills
- Identify an ethical framework
- Identify key aspects of the ethical framework
- Describe how the ethical framework informs own use of counselling skills
- Outline ways in which people experience discrimination
- Describe own experiences or observations of possible discrimination
- Describe key legal aspects of anti-discriminatory practice
- Explain how diversity impacts on the counselling relationship
- Explain ways to address difference and diversity in counselling skills practice
- Identify own values and beliefs
- Outline how values and beliefs could have an effect on helping relationships
- Identify own motivation for helping others
- Identify own blocks to listening and learning
- Describe benefits of giving and receiving feedback for personal development
- Identify own personal skills and qualities which are strengths in relation to a helping relationship
- Identify areas for development in personal skills and qualities in relation to helping relationships
- Describe how to develop skills and qualities in the future
- Know how to meet own support needs
- Identify own support needs in order to contribute to a helping relationship
About Course
The qualification would be useful for anyone who would like to develop their use of counselling skills for use in either work or in a personal capacity. These may be learners who wish to progress towards further qualifications, or learners who wish to study this programme in order to complement other programmes (for example, health and social care, children’s care, learning and development, voluntary and community work).
This qualification aims to:
• introduce learners to the use of counselling skills in everyday life and work and some of the approaches that underpin the use of these skills
Course content:
Unit 1- Using Counselling Skills
Unit 2- Introduction to Counselling Skills Theories
Unit 3- Diversity and ethics in the use of Counselling Skills
Unit 4- Counselling Skills and Personal Development
What do I need to do this course?
Learners will require access to a suitable computer device.
Learners will need an appropriate internet bandwith to engage in Teams efficiently.
Learners will need a headset to ensure confidentiality during practice sessions.
What do I need to do this course?
Learners will require access to a suitable computer device.
Learners will need an appropriate internet bandwith to engage in Teams efficiently.
Learners will need a headset to ensure confidentiality during practice sessions.
Teaching Methods
This course will take place online and will include both theoretical and practical teaching and learning.
How is your progress checked?
Learning and understanding will be monitored continually throughout the course by means of learner discussion, individual and group task feedback and via observation of practical sessions.
Extra study or practice required at home.
Up to 40 hours is expected to complete required assessments.
What can I do after this course?
Following successful completion of this course learners will be able to move onto the NCFE Level 3.
If you would like to discuss further learning, employability and personal development opportunities, please let your tutor know or complete this section on your personal learning record and we will be in touch to make an information, advice and guidance appointment.
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