Course overview
Our Counselling Diploma will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to practice counselling every day, in a private setting or 1 to 1 counselling sessions.
Through difficult times, counselling has become an ever-growing popular choice for those wishing to help their immediate family or counsel further afield – when it is safe to do so.
If you are a good listener and want to explore the skills required to counsel others, this is the course for you.
Job outcomes
- Qualified Counsellor
What you'll learn
This level 3 diploma will ensure learners develop a firm foundation of knowledge within the counselling field. Students will be guided through a step-by-step programme covering the whole counselling process, such as the initial meeting right down to the closing stages of the counselling relationship.
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
- Up to 12 months to complete
Entry requirements
This level 3 diploma will ensure learners develop a firm foundation of knowledge within the counselling field. Students will be guided through a step-by-step programme covering the whole counselling process, such as the initial meeting right down to the closing stages of the counselling relationship.
Course features
- A tutor is available to students
- Certificate of completion
- Unlimited assignment submissions during the course
Assessment
The Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme is gained by successfully completing a series of assignments. Your personal tutor will review, mark and provide you with feedback on your work.
Who's it for?
- This course is designed for people wishing to go into a counselling role
- People already employed looking to reinforce their knowledge
Delivery
You will receive the Counselling course manual, assignments and study guide plus tutor support by mail and email. Our student support team are also available for any other queries that you may have whilst completing your Counselling course. You can be assured that unlimited support is available for your home study course, so there is no need to struggle or feel isolated during your studies.
You have the freedom to start the Diploma in Counselling course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months with full tutor support from initial registration. The guided learning hours (glh) for this Counselling course is 360 hours, but the actual duration will depend on the amount of time you can personally commit to your studies.
Subjects
- What counselling is and what it is not
- How counselling differs from other helping skills (such as advice-giving, guidance, befriending, etc.)
- Core skills involved in counselling
- Confidentiality issues
- The counselling and helping process
- The principles of skilled helping
- The use and effects of questions
- Challenges to clients’ views
- 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
- 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
About NCC Home Learning
NCC Home Learning is an award-winning education provider with over 20 years of experience offering distance learning solutions. To date, we are proud to have delivered quality training to over half a million learners worldwide.
Our belief is that further education should be accessible to everyone - we empower our learners to take control over their education, and help them to study around their busy lifestyles.
