Advanced Counselling Skills Course

“No one can understand” is a common phase many people experience and more so “no one to talk to about it” is also very common. Friends are there to help us or give us advice whenever we need it. But counseling is not giving advice. Friends are mostly not judgmental but they almost always get emotionally involved in to what is going on or what an individual is going through which strays away from being objective. Expressing difficult feelings, suppressed feelings in a confidential, non-judgmental, non-emotionally involved, objective environment is what counseling provides.

Authenticity is a very important character a counselor must have because if a client senses that the counselor is not sincere and authentic they might close up and will not open up and express themselves.

At the end of this course, students shall learn how to: (1) provide counselling; (2) communicate productively; (3) deal with repudiation; (4) interact with family and (5) do advanced and marriage counseling.

To achieve these goals, this course shall make use of interactive materials to present the concepts of the topics to be discussed. Assessments shall be done after the entire course to check for knowledge retention and understanding.

Effective counseling will enable and lead clients to make their own choices, make effective decisions leading them to make positive changes in their lives.

Course Overview

• Unit 1 – Introduction to Counseling
  
  • Philosophy and design of counseling
  • Eclecticism
• Unit 2 – Productive Communication
  
  • Categories and purposes of communication
  • Two areas of communication
• Unit 3 – Advanced Counseling Skills
  
  • Encouraging interview and passage to recovery
  • Stages of Change
• Unit 4 – Dealing With Repudiation
  
  • Critical Aspects of Denial and its manifestations
  • Hierarchy of defences
• Unit 5 – Interacting with the Family
  
  • The role of family members in the counseling process
  • Three types of joining
• Unit 6 – Marriage Counseling
  
  • The importance of communication in relationships and marital counseling
  • Causes of marital crises

Certificate

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be awarded an IOLEN Certificate of Achievement from IOLEN Accreditation. This should help validate their learning experience and skill, and can be used as a resume builder.

Course Format

This course is divided into several modules and is delivered online through our interactive learning management system. Students are given access to the learning portal where they can access the course 24/7. This gives them complete control over the pace of their learning while also enabling them to study from home, in their offices or from a laptop while traveling.

Course Duration:

Normative or minimum period of study to complete this is 50 hours. Take note that this is only an estimate. The duration of completing the course still depends on the learner’s pace and ability to absorb information. Additionally, as the course is delivered online, learners have the options to divide and study the course in multiple sessions or go through it one go.

Learners will be given full access to this course for 12 months from the date of enrolment. During this period, learners are given the flexibility to complete the course at anytime.

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• Enhance your resume
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