Introduction to Counselling Skills

27th to 29th April 2023 10am until 5pm each day online via Zoom.

This is a three-day online standalone course, to introduce the basics of counselling skills.  This an exciting course for anyone considering training in counselling & psychotherapy or for people working in all kinds of roles for example:

• Does your work involve listening to people?
• Do you support people who are experiencing emotional, psychological or other difficulties?
• Do you find your communication skills are stretched to the limit at times when working with others?
• Would enhancing your interpersonal skills benefit you in your career or personal life?

The primary aim of the course is for participants to understand the theoretical base for core counselling skills through experiential learning and to be able to relate these concepts to Transactional Analysis practice. The course is offered by Physis Scotland as a stand-alone course and/or as a component part of training that meets COSCA’s requirement for counselling skills training as a pre-requisite to entering the Physis Scotland COSCA Diploma course.

Course

On completion of the three day course, participants will:

• understand the core concepts that underpin counselling skills
• be able to apply skills in practice within a developmental framework
• relate skills to the practice of TA

have practiced and developed skills in:

• active listening
• responding reflectively
• summarising
• open and closed questioning
• appropriate self disclosure
• immediacy
• responding to blocks to contact
• recognising boundaries
• confrontation and challenge
• empathy
• working with resistance

Fees

£355 for self-funding individuals and £395 for organisations.