Practical Counselling (Advanced): Deepening Skills for Effective Helping
About This Course
This course is for learners who want to deepen their para-counselling skills and build confidence in offering meaningful support and motivating positive change in others. Learners will practise the microskills, including empathic listening, questioning, observation, focusing, reframing, and constructive feedback, with a strong emphasis on drawing out stories and strengths. These skills enable learners to communicate with empathy and apply supportive strategies through a psychoeducational approach.
This course provides a continuation to the Practical Counselling Basic or any other basic counselling equivalent certificate (from other training organisations). It is suitable for learners who want to increase their competency and expand their para-counselling skill set in supporting others.
What You'll Learn
- Apply counselling models and theories to develop practical and effective probing and counselling skills.
- Apply counselling techniques and skills to motivate positive change in people's thoughts and actions.
Entry Requirements
• Learner should have obtained AHD's WSQ Practical Counselling (Basic) or Certificate in Practical Counselling (Basic) or equivalent from other training providers, or have at least 1 year of para-counselling experience.
• At least have completed secondary school education or higher levels of education
• Should be able to listen, speak, read and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills System Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 3
• Should be able to use numeracy skills equivalent to the Employability Skills System Workplace Numeracy (WPN) Level 3