Counselling Skills Training Course

Counselling Skills training - 2 day - private courses from £1650 + vat

Counselling Skills training

Counselling is a process where clients are supported in dealing with their personal and interpersonal conflicts by a therapist. It involves active listening skills, empathy, knowing human nature, timing and congruence.

This 2-day introduction workshop allows participants to practise these skills with relevant scenarios, and receive individualised feedback. The course is designed to build participants knowledge, skills, self-awareness and confidence not only during one-to-one situations but also in their daily working environment.

Counselling Skills Training Course Objectives

Counselling Skills Training Course Content

Introduction to counselling

  • Introduction and overview
  • Identifying personal objectives
  • The difference between counselling and counselling skills?
  • Professional boundaries

One to one sessions

  • How to start a session
  • Session agreement
  • Clients story
  • Clients blind spots
  • Action planning
  • How to end a session

Core counselling skills

  • Unconditional positive regard
  • Congruence (Respect, Empathy and Genuineness)
  • Active listening
  • Blocks to listening
  • Open ended questions
  • Useful and unhelpful questions
  • Use of examples and metaphors
  • The use of O.A.R.S.
  • Reflecting
  • Para-phrasing & Summarising
  • Body language
  • NLP
  • TA Adult to Adult communication

 

Client issues

  • Introduction and overview
  • The types of clients and issues
  • Working with challenging behaviours
  • Conflict resolution
  • Handling sensitive issues

Exploration techniques

  • Johari Windows
  • Free thinking
  • The Miracle Question
  • If money was no issue question
  • E.I. Questions

Solution focused techniques

  • Problem solving steps
  • Creative thinking
  • Self-parenting question
  • Decisional balance
  • SMARTA goal setting

Skill practice

  • Observer checklists
  • Use of body language
  • Individualised feedback

 

Counselling Skills Course Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this counselling skills training course.

Counselling Training Recommended Reading

Counselling Skills & Theory - Maragaret Hough  – buy from amazon

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