Study at home learning to become a Counsellor.
If you want a career as a Counsellor, our tutor supported open distance learning Counselling Skills course provides the necessary knowledge, skills and qualification without disrupting your current lifestyle.
The DCA Home Learning Counselling Skills course provides training in the core skills needed to embark on a rewarding career as a Counsellor. The DCA supported self-study Counselling Skills course is specially designed, allowing you to learn the skills of Counselling through flexible and cost-effective home study at your own time and pace.
With the DCA Home Learning Counselling Skills course, online study resources and a personal tutor are available to guide you throughout the course, and your Student Advisor is a Freephone call away. What's more, because the distance learning Counselling Skills course is so comprehensive, no prior knowledge or skills are required. The DCA Counselling Skills course provides an entry level diploma as proof our your competence and skills.
If you'd like to earn more money and enjoy working as a Counsellor, the DCA home study course is the ideal distance learning training course for you.
Module 1: Preparing to counsel others
The foundations of human behaviour
The process of socialisation
Social issues in general
Social issues in the workplace
Psychological and social wellness
Counselling tasks and competencies
Recognising ambiguity and complexity
Module 2: An introduction to counselling
The aims of counselling
Counselling theory and practice
The social meaning of counselling
The role of Carl Rogers
Eclecticism and integrationism
Themes and issues in counselling
Psychodynamic counselling
The work of Sigmund Freud
The cognitive-behavioural approach
Solution-focused therapy
The person-centred approach
Experiential focusing
Module 3: Working with systems
Concept of a persons social niche
The counsellor as consultant
Feminism as philosophy and socialization
Narrative approaches to counselling
Enlisting community resources and audiences
Multiculturalism approach to counselling
Awareness training
Philosophical counselling
Post-modern therapy
The counselling relationship
Effective therapeutic alliances
The process of counselling
Making sense of process
Module 4: The politics of counselling
Empowerment, control and difference
Disadvantaged and marginalised groups
Ethics and moral reasoning
Moral principles and ethical codes
Types of counselling organisation
Role conflict
Alternative modes of delivery
Non-professional counsellors
Counselling on the internet
Research in counselling and in therapy
Skills and qualities of effective counsellors
Training and supervision in counselling
Key issues in counselling theory and practice |
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| "This programme offered me more knowledge on the subject matter. I now have a better understanding of the field." — Amity S |
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| I am very proud of myself and so is my family. I cannot wait for my diploma. I am so happy that I chose to study with Darnley Career Academy. Thank you all so much for all your assistance and answering my questions. — Josephina Sharpe |
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