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Counselling Diploma Level 3

Study Method
Online
Institution
Association of Learning
Recognition
Training Qualifications UK
Start Date
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Course overview

Our online counselling qualification course will help you learn the important counselling skills required to become a counsellor. If you are interested in helping others and enjoy listening, this is the course for you.

Become a self-employed counsellor on completion of this course, as you will be able to gain insurance and open your own business!

Studying our counselling course from the comfort of your own home provides you with the skills, principles and ethical qualities required to become a competent and successful counsellor.

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Job outcomes

  • Qualified Counsellor
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What you'll learn

In this counselling course you will:

  • Begin by developing good practice in a counselling setting, whilst learning how to build a relationship between counsellor and client
  • Examine the ethics and moral issues with the counselling process
  • Understand the importance of self-development, reflecting on sessions and being self-aware as a counsellor
  • Develop a strong foundation of knowledge and competency that can be transferred into your work
  • Challenge your perceptions of counselling, giving you ample opportunities to demonstrate your competency and comprehension of the course materials

Recognition

Study method

  • Online
  • Blended
  • In-class
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Duration study load

All students are provided with 12 months to complete their course, however, you are able to complete at a faster pace without any additional costs. Some of our students have managed to complete in as little as 3 months!

Entry requirements

No prior knowledge or skills in counselling is needed in order to enrol onto this course, making it ideal for those just starting out in this career field.

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Course features

  • Business Start Up Course worth £95 included
  • Enables you to study on your own terms – no classrooms, no strict deadlines and no exams
  • Allows you to study from home – all course materials will be sent straight to your door, enabling you to fit your studies around your obligations

Assessment

This course is assessed using a series of written assignments that are designed to test your knowledge of the course materials. These will need to be sent to your personal tutor for marking, whereupon they will supply you with helpful tips and feedback. No external examinations are required.

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Subjects

Modules
Unit 1
Introduction to Counselling
  • What counselling is and isn’t
  • How counselling differs from other helping skills
  • Core skills involved in counselling
  • Confidentiality issues
Unit 2
Understanding Feelings of Others
  • Exploring the subject of change: its impacts and challenges
  • Consideration of Boundaries and Ethics
  • Setting goals, planning action – and dealing with resistance
  • Ending the counselling skills relationship
Unit 3
Approaches and Models of Helping
  • Counselling approaches
  • The principles of skilled helping
  • The use and effects of questions
  • Challenges to clients’ views
Unit 4
Setting Goals
  • Supervision: its importance in good practice
  • Competence in record-keeping
  • The importance of Continuing Personal Development (CPD) and taking care of YOU
  • Using your counselling skills
Unit 5
Psychodrama Therapy
  • The social atom
  • Moreno’s stages of personality development
  • Roles and Role Playing
  • The auxiliary egos
  • Warm up
  • Post Action
Unit 6
Post Traumatic Stress Counselling
  • Susceptibility to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Causes of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Symptoms of Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Symptoms of Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children
  • Treatments for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Unit 7
Counselling and the Law
  • The legal implications for counselling
  • The Mental Health Acts
  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  • Risk Assessment
  • Employers’ Liability Compulsory Insurance Act 1969
  • General Data Protection Regulations
  • The Freedom of Information Act 2000
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Payment options

Course fees – £390

  • Option to pay between 3-12 monthly instalments
  • No interest charged on monthly payments
  • No credit checks or application forms to complete
  • No government funding available for this course
  • Finance is provided directly via Association of Learning. To meet the criteria you must be able to answer yes to the following:
    • Your billing address is based in the UK
    • You have a UK-based bank account
    • Bill payer must be 18 or above
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About Association of Learning

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