Introduction to Counselling Skills Distance Learning CourseC207

Distance Learning Support

At Start Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course.

Entry Requirements 

At Start Learning we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.      

Recommended Hours of Study

We recommended you spend approximately 110 hours of your time studying for the Introduction to Counselling Skills course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Course Contents

Unit 1 - Active listening and a model for helping: Active and Non-active listening - Barriers to listening - ‘Attention-giving’ skills - A model of helping activities - Encouraging people to take responsibility for themselves. - The Egan model of helping

Unit 2 - Counselling and counselling skills: The different between counselling and using counselling skills - How communication works as a ‘cycle’ - The role of feedback as a counselling skill - Essential qualities for effective helping - The use of language in effective helping

Unit 3 - Responding skills: The internal ‘frame of reference’ - Power and control in the context of questions - The four types of question - The value of ‘Why?’ questions - The use of paraphrase and reflextion - Responding to silence - Ways of summarising

Unit 4 - Essential qualities: A closer look at essential qualities - An examination of ‘core’ qualities - Carl Rogers’ definition of empathy - The important difference between skills and qualities - The importance of self-awareness when using counselling skills

Unit 5 - Advanced responding skills: The concept of ‘challenge’ in relation to using counselling skills - A range of challenging skills - Using challenge in a positive way - How the challenging skills link up with Egan’s three-phase model - Some reminders about confidentiality

Unit 6 - Getting there: goals, targets and endings: What makes a goal? - The difference between ‘wants’ and goals - How power, influence and authority can affect the helping relationship - Criteria for goals

 

Easy Payment Plan

Full Price is £399

50% Deposit + Postage = This is paid when signing up for the course

25% First Instalment = This is paid 1 month after signing up for the course

25% Second Instalment = This is paid 2 months after signing up for the course

Call us on 0800 074 1222 or email us at info@start-learning.co.uk

If you would like to set up a payment plan.

The deposit is paid at time of enrolment with a fee for postage and packaging.

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Qualification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Start Learning Diploma.

Assessment

As you work through this course you are required to complete a series of tutor marked assignments, which you can then send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments; however you do have to prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the question asked.

Language of Examination

English

Q: How does the Introduction to Counselling Skills course work?
A: The great thing about distance learning is that you can study from home or work, at your own pace and in your own time. You will also have your own professional personal tutor offering unlimited support via email and post, seven days a week. He or she will be happy to answer any questions you may have and give you advice as to how to complete the course successfully.

Q: Is there an exam at the end of the course?
A: No, the course is made up of assignments which you complete and send to your tutor for marking.

Q: Is there a word count for my assignments?
A: No, there is no specific word count but you have to prove to the tutor that you have fully understood the questions. One sentence answers will not be accepted and you will be asked to redo the question and resubmit it.

Q: What happens if I’ve paid for the course but find it unsuitable?
A: Not a problem. If you return it within seven days, we’ll give you a complete refund, as long as the course is in re-saleable condition.

Q: What are the qualifications required to enrol onto this course?
A: No Entry Requirements

Q: How long do I have access to the personal tutor service?
A: The personal tutor service is available for 12 months from when the study materials are received.  At Start Learning we aim help our students to the best of our ability; therefore we are always delighted to answer questions and queries out with the 12 month period.
 
Q: Do your courses meet the latest syllabus changes?
A: yes, all our course materials meet any changes and will be updated free of charge if further changes are made.
 
Q: Is this Introduction to Counselling Skills course paper based or on-line? 
A: Our Introduction to Counselling Skills course is paper based and comes in an attractive folder. 

Q: I still have questions? / I would like more information?
A:  If you require more information please do not hesitate to contact Start Learning via email: info@start-learning.co.uk or call us on 0800 074 1222 or 0141 218 4424.

We look forward to hearing from you.