Counselling

Flexible and convenient, this course will give you a comprehensive introduction to both the practical and theoretical sides of counselling.

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Welcome to Teach Yourself Your Evening Class: Counselling. In this course, qualified counsellors Christine Wilding and Pauline O’Driscoll will guide you step by step through the skills which are at the heart of a counsellor’s work, from listening skills and self-awareness to identifying and dealing with specific problems. They will also offer you a deeper understanding of the different theories and approaches on which counselling is based.   Whether you are interested in counselling as a career and are looking to learn more about what this involves, or simply want to develop your personal and inter-personal skills, Your Evening Class: Counselling offers a friendly, rewarding and great value course.

Course Summary

  • Getting started (wk 1)
  • What is counselling? (wk 2)  
  • Qualities of a counsellor (wk 3)
  • Approaches to counselling (wk 4)
  • The counselling environment and professionalism (wk 5) 
  • Your first counselling session (wk 6)
  • The structure of your first counselling session (wk 7)  
  • Developing the client-counsellor relationship (wk 8)
  • Working with emotions (wk 9)
  • Open questioning techniques (wk 10)
  • Challenging (wk 11)
  • Helping the client set the review goals (wk 12)
  • Assessing your skills development (wk 13)
  • The process of change: counsellor considerations (wk 14)
  • The process of change: focus on action (wk 15)
  • Common problems (wk 16)
  • Ethical awareness: working with difference (wk 17)
  • Self-awareness (wk 18)
  • Positive endings (wk 19)
  • Dealing with specific problems: depression (wk 20)
  • Dealing with specific problems: anxiety (wk 21)
  • Dealing with specific problems: managing anger (wk 22)
  • Dealing with specific problems: low self-esteem (wk 23)
  • Client reluctance and resistance (wk 24)
  • Boundaries in counselling (wk 25)
  • Looking after yourself: therapy and supervision (wk 26)
  • Practical issues: keeping written records (wk 27)
  • Practical issues: other considerations (wk 28)
  • Your motivations and options (wk 29)
  • Further training and clinical practice (wk 30)

Course Package

  • 10 workbooks covering 30 lessons of material.
  • 5 audio CDs to guide you through your lessons, featuring situational role-plays to demonstrate specific points.
  • A 156- page paperback on counselling theory.