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Introduction to Counselling

Edinburgh College

Venues

Sighthill Campus

Content

The course aims to teach you skills to be with people in a listening role and develop your own self-awareness. The emphasis is on practical skills and group exercises, with a certain amount of written work necessary to meet specified learning outcomes and demonstrate readiness for subsequent courses.

Topics include:

What counselling is, and where and how it is offered in Scotland; What differentiates counselling from other forms of helping relationships; Brief introduction to the most well-known theoretical models of counselling, including psychodynamic, person-centred and cognitive and behavioural therapies; Counselling skills including active listening and responding; Ethical considerations including confidentiality, safeguarding and professional boundaries.

Entry Requirements

No formal entry requirements. You must be able to manage the emotional demands of the course and have the ability to participate in testing experiential exercises.

Progression Routes

Further study in counselling

Start Date

March

Qualification

Other

Study Method

Part time (day)
Part time (evening)

Course Length

13 weeks

Department

Health Professions and Social Services

SCQF Level

5