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Counselling Skills Counselling is the interactive technique we use when working with clients
who need some help in working through their emotions and memories associated
with events in their lives. It is particularly helpful to have good counselling skills when clients are trying to change behavioural patterns or to work their way out of
addictions. The essence of counselling is that the
healer reflects back what the client is saying in ways that help the client
to look at issues from different angles and to work out the how, why, what,
where and when of the cause of problems, to recognise
the impact they have had on subsequent life and behaviours,
and to work out ways of achieving a better life ahead. The healer does not
take over and advise the client what to do, apart from maybe letting the
client know what external help is available to help with the healing and
recovery process, but works in empathy with the client to help the client
work things out for his/herself. The
added value that the healer gives is knowing from
training and experience how to reflect back to the client and having
techniques to help the client to look at issues from all angles. Although there is an introduction to Counselling
Skills in the early chapters of my training manuals, this is at a very basic
level and is aimed at getting some simple interaction going between healer
and client as part of the healing process. Some healers might wish to devote the focus of their work to
helping people break severe addictions such as substance abuse or to more traumatic events such as
rape and child abuse, all of which will require advanced counselling
skills. Some healers might like to obtain additional qualifications to help
them to take their healing work into mainstream organisations
such as the National Health Service. Other
people who will be good healers might feel a need to build up their confidence
when dealing with clients and some good training in counselling
will help them. Whatever the reason, it might be a good idea for some healers
to be trained professionally in counselling skills. My experience with the energies is that the best healing is
done when the healer and client are working together and with the client
fully engaged in the healing process. The more the client is able to get to
root causes and emotions and to understand their subsequent behavioural patterns, the deeper the energies seem to go
and the faster the turn around. Sometimes, though, the client just needs an
external catalyst to be able to get a better focus on issues or somebody away
from family and friends who they can talk to openly
and with whom they can explore how they feel about situations. Good counselling skills help with all of this so are valuable
tools for the healer to have in his / her toolbox. This page is listed within the External Training section of
the website to try to give people some ideas on what they might be able to do
about taking some training in counselling skills.
It is not meant to be a comprehensive resource so I would advise undertaking
your own research as well. It is orientated towards people living in This page was originally posted on 30th September 2007 and was
updated on 23rd November 2009. Full information about some of the courses
listed below was not available at the time of update so it is possible that
some of the content of this page is out of date. What is Counselling? Visitors to this website who are not sure what counselling is about might like to go to the following
websites where there are some good explanations about counselling.
Because healing sessions are usually one on one between healer and client,
the focus on this page is one to one counselling
rather than other forms of counselling such as
group discussion. http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwcou/lifeshops/whatcounseling.htm Cancer
Research http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=214 Accreditation
/ Awarding Bodies There are a number of accreditation or
awarding bodies in the English education sector. They assess the quality and
levels of courses offered by training organisations
and institutions. The level of accreditation of a course can be an important
factor in obtaining employment with employers and institutions in the
healthcare sector. Please click here to read more about accreditation. Professional Bodies The two
following professional bodies might be useful sources of advice and guidance
on where you might be able to take your counselling
and healing work and to give guidance on what sorts of courses might be
suitable for you. http://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/ British
Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Courses Below is a indicative sample of counselling skills courses that I was able to find on the
internet. This is not intended to be a definitive list but just a way of
showing what sort of training is available. Both full time and part time
learning is available. If you are in full or part time employment, evening
classes are available. The lowest cost courses seem to be offered by colleges within
the State education system or by educational charities. Private teaching organisations can be very expensive. If you spend some time browsing on the internet, you will be
able to find many other colleges offering counselling
skills courses. Although it is possible to take distance learning courses in counselling, I have not included any on this page. This
is because I feel that counselling is something
best learned face to face with a professional teacher. The counsellor’s body language and body skills are important
and a supervisor will be able to give guidance much better if he / she can
see you physically when practicing rather than interact with you by distance.
Also, if you are in a physical class, the class members will practice on each
other and you can work with the energies you are learning together with your
classmates when they undertake counselling practice
with you on whatever you might need to clear from within yourself. 1. The The High Road Tottenham N15 4RU Introduction
to Basic Counselling (CPCAB Level 2
accredited) 50 hours in
class over a ten week period, cost around £138 plus an examination fee of £36. 2. LONDON SE4 1UT Introduction
to Counselling Part time day or
evening, 2.5 hours per week , 12 weeks, cost around £170 plus an annual college registration fee of
£50. Counselling Skills CPCAB Level 2
Certificate Part time day or
evening , 12 hours per week , 24 weeks, cost around £265 plus an annual college registration fee of
£50. Certificate in Counselling
Skills Level 3 Part time day or
evening , 10 hours per week , 36 weeks, cost around £415
plus an annual college registration
fee of £50. 3. Mary Ward Centre Mary Ward
Centre WC1N 3AQ http://www.marywardcentre.ac.uk Introduction
to Counselling – 30 hours over 6 weeks. Part time day or
evening on Thursdays. £104 Counselling Certificate
– 150 hours over 30 weeks. Level 3. Part time day or
evening on Thursdays. £658 4. http://www.mdx.ac.uk/summer/index.asp Foundation Counselling Skills and Theory 3 weeks full
time £390 5.
http://www.west-thames.ac.uk/home/ Introduction
to Counselling CPCAB Evenings - 30
hours over 10 weeks - £200 CPCAB
Intermediate Certificate in Counselling Studies
Level 3 One evening
a week for 1 year - £555 Therapeutic Counselling (Integrative): Advanced Diploma CPCAB Level 4 Part time 2
evenings a week or 1 day a week for 2 years - £2,300 6. Various
Southside locations Counselling Skills
& Studies Cert (Levels 2 and 3) CPCAB. 3 hours a
week for 30 weeks. Cost £550 Diploma in Therapeutic
Counselling (Level 4) CPCAB 6 hours a
week for 34 weeks. Cost £1,350 Date of
original posting : 30th September 2007 Updated : 23rd
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