NCFE Level 2 Award in Helping Skills (Counselling)

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course will help you build upon and consolidate your interpersonal skills and knowledge. It is also designed to further careers in counselling, health and social care, childcare, or learning and development. You will learn effective communication skills and engage in a one-to-one helping relationship.

Counselling offers a safe and confidential space to talk and be heard, talking through your concerns and hidden emotions with someone who is not part of your life and who accepts you just as you are, gives you the freedom to focus on yourself and to speak openly without fear of criticism or judgment. Should you gain a place on these courses, you will discover a great deal about yourself as well as develop the tools to embark on a new and exciting career.

The mandatory units for this course are:

• Unit 01: Developing self-awareness for the helping relationship
• Unit 02: Developing listening and communication skills for the helping relationship
• Unit 03: Managing the helping relationship

The following are comments from our students about their experiences of taking this counselling course: “I never expected this course to change my sense of who I am in the way that it has.”

“As a group, we’ve developed a strong bond with each other and everyone has been very supportive – lots of laughter along the way!”

“I didn’t think I’d cope academically but there’s loads of support with the assignments – I’ve really surprised myself by how much I’m enjoying the course!”

This course is delivered at Broadwater Campus, Monday’s from 17:30 to 20:30