Introduction to Counselling QLS Level 2

What is counselling? Counselling can take all sorts of different forms, depending on the persons needs and what type of therapy may be suitable. Most therapy will be planned and occur in regular sessions. People can see a counsellor on their own, but they can also see them with family, partners, or with a group of people with a similar issue. During the session, the counsellor may run through specific exercises to help with the problem, or they may just make the person(s) talk more generally how they're feeling. The therapist will be impartial but they will also be understanding. They will give options and information on what things may help the problem, but they won't tell them what they should think or do. Our Introduction to Counselling course teaches you how to explore clients' feelings, understand their situations and make positive changes to their lives. This course is the perfect introduction to your study of counselling. All course materials will be delivered to you by post or via email, so it couldn't be easier. Our experienced and friendly tutors will help you every step of the way by email. What next? There are several avenues you can go down once you have successfully completed this course. You could take a look at our other counselling  courses, or you could further your education by studying a counselling degree at university upon further studies and a Level 3 qualification. If you want to work in counselling using your Introduction to Counselling Level 2 qualification, here are just a few of the jobs you could explore (depending on your credentials):

• Counsellor
• CBT therapist
• Mental health therapist
• Intervention therapist
• Wellness therapist
• Psychotherapist

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Course Content

Unit 1 Introduction to counselling

• Counselling in context
• The TRACTICS model
• So, what is counselling?
• Helping with self-reflection
• Developing self-awareness

Unit 2 Transactional analysis

• Introduction to transactional analysis
• The three states
• Taking control of the parent and child

Unit 3 Personality and counselling

• What is personality?
• MBTI elements of personality
• Introversion and extraversion
• Sensing and intuition
• Thinking and feeling
• Trying to be someone else

Unit 4 Character and counselling

• What is character
• Four key drivers of character
• Inner conflict
• Resolving inner conflict
• Life events and their impact on character
• The character compass
• Guardians, adventurers, warriors and sages
• Some typical issues about character

Unit 5 Emotional intelligence and counselling

• Five domains of emotional intelligence
• Self-awareness
• The influence of emotions on judgements
• Managing emotions
• Motivating yourself
• Empathy for others
• Social skill

Unit 6 Counselling in practice

• You as a counsellor
• Acting with integrity
• Getting to know the client
• Challenge and support
• Ask, don’t tell
• The counselling journey