Counselling Skills and Studies

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Students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland, who pay tuition fees may be eligible for specific scholarships allowing them to receive additional funding. She has been a training consultant in the homelessness and addiction sectors, and compiled a training manual highlighting the value of counselling skills in health and social care settings.

Should your programme necessitate a visit to the University you may find the following information helpful. This practical guide will provide readers with the ideal way-in to counselling, whether they are looking to use counselling skills to enhance their existing helping role or are taking their first steps towards becoming a professional counsellor.We actively encourage innovative and engaging ways of teaching, to ensure our students have the best learning experience.

Alternatively if you wish to try a standalone accredited Introduction to Counselling module in term 1, and then pursue the rest of the CertHE in Counselling and Counselling Skills, you will be able to apply for entry for the following academic year, joining the remaining modules to attain a full Certificate in Higher Education.The simplification and analysis of the 3 modalities (Psychodynamic / Person Centered / CBT) was invaluable for me as I grasp these new terms and the final section looking at Study Skills will be an essential reference for me as I progress through my studies.

This practical guide will provide readers with the ideal `way-in' to counselling, whether they are looking to use counselling skills to enhance their existing helping role or are taking their first steps towards becoming a professional counsellor. It may be possible to transfer these credits from your previous study to Birkbeck or another institution.

Alongside your contact hours, you will also undertake assessment activities and independent learning outside of class. You will have the opportunity to practise self-reflection through experiential learning in regular group work and in practising basic counselling skills. You will also discover opportunities to enhance self-knowledge through the study of counselling theory.

This course is delivered at an introductory level and is designed to provide a foundation level of knowledge in counselling skills.Although completion of the Certificate in Therapeutic Skills and Studies does not guarantee acceptance on a professional training programme, an introductory skills therapeutic skills course is a pre-requisite for starting professional study.