Introduction to Counselling Skills
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-02-22 | - |
| 2025-04-26 | - |
| 2025-06-23 | - |
Program Overview
Module - Introduction to Counselling Skills
Objectives
- Offer counselling skills in your interpersonal relationships as appropriate
- Evaluate your interpersonal counselling skills at work
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the Person Centred Approach to counselling
Structure
What you will learn
Identification of the basic attitudinal skills involved in counselling skills work and outline of the basic elements of the Person Centred Approach.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Offer counselling skills in your interpersonal relationships as appropriate
- Evaluate your interpersonal counselling skills at work
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the Person Centred Approach to counselling
Teaching & Assessment
How you will learn
Students who complete this course often go on to study the PgD/MA Counselling and Psychotherapy programme.
Entry Requirements
- Evidence of prior successful study at underpinning level.
- Previous successful study at level 3 e.g. A level or NVQ 3 or equivalent and a commitment to completing the assessed coursework and practical skills based elements of the course.
Fees and Funding
10 Credit Health Module Pricing
CPD Pricing structure
Tuition Fees Policy
Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year. The University may therefore raise tuition fees in the second or subsequent years of a course, in line with inflation and/or the maximum permitted by law or government policy. Students will be notified of any changes as soon as possible.
Key Details
Tuition fees
10 Credit Health Module Pricing
Minimum entry requirements
Evidence of prior successful study at underpinning level.
- Credits: 10
- Recruiting to: UK / RoI / Settled in UK
- Course Location: Carlisle - Fusehill Street, Lancaster
- Institute: Institute of Health
- Delivery Style: On-campus
- Course Duration: Part-time: Single Module, 12 weeks
- Course Start Point: February, April, June
- Award: Module
Location
Carlisle - Fusehill Street Campus
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