Counselling Course

No one can tell an individual what exactly he or she should do when facing difficulties. The best way to help is to listen to them and guide them into making their own right decision. While this is the most practical and universal way of helping people, there is a more structured and systematic way of determining the right solution to a problem and this is what the counselling practice is all about.

Counselors are professionals who received proper training and education on the different skills, methods, and approaches in counselling. These people are trained to help improve an individual’s ability to establish and maintain relationships and cope with any challenges or difficulties.

Counselors can also act as change catalysts helping people to realize their full potential. They help in identifying issues that more and more people are facing such as career stress, family burdens, relationship issues, addictions, eating disorders and confidence issues. These people are knowledgeable and qualified to provide counselling services in a caring and an expert environment.

If you want to become a counselor, this course is a perfect starter for your career endeavor. This course program provides a strong theoretical and applied foundation for anyone who wish to achieve license to practice as a mental health counselor.

At the end of this course, students shall develop a full understanding of: (1) definition of counseling; (2) different counselling skills, methodologies, and approaches; (3) psychodynamic counselling; (4) post-freudian psychodynamic counselling; (5) phenomenological and humanistic approaches (6) gestalt therapy and psychodrama; (7) understand transaction analysis; (8) behavioural and cognitive behavioural approaches; and (9) ethical considerations.

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.

Course Overview

• Unit 1 – Introduction to Counselling
• Unit 2 – Skills and Approaches
• Unit 3 – Psychodynamic Counselling
• Unit 4 – Post-Freudian Psychodynamic Counselling
• Unit 5 – Phenomenological and Humanistic Approaches
• Unit 6 – Gestalt Therapy and Psychodrama
• Unit 7 – Transaction Analysis
• Unit 8 – Behavioural and Cognitive Behavioural Approaches
• Unit 9 – The Group Context
• Unit 10 – Ethical Considerations

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 travelling.

Course Duration:

Normative or minimum period of study to complete this is 40 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 session 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 any-time.

• Allow you to keep up to date on the aspects of your career
• Give you an insight into your chosen career path
• Fill in the gaps of any knowledge you may not have
• Enhance your resume
• Show you are a committed learner