Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills

This qualification aims to introduce learners to the use of counselling skills in everyday life and work, and some of the approaches that underpin the use of these skills.

This qualification gives learners the opportunity to investigate the knowledge and skills needed to use counselling skills and engage in a helping interaction appropriately.

This qualification does not qualify learners to practise as a counsellor.

This qualification is useful for anyone who would like to develop their use of counselling skills for use in either work or a personal capacity.

These may be learners who wish to progress towards further qualifications or learners who wish to study this programme in order to complement other programmes (eg health and social care, children’s care, learning and development, voluntary and community work). This qualification is suitable for learners aged 16 and above.

• Further your personal and professional development

• Learn at a time that suits you without the need to attend college

• Progress to a role in which counselling skills are used.

You will be provided with all the information required for the qualifications, available paper based and online depending on your needs.

Alongside the learning materials, you will have the support of a knowledgeable assessor/tutor who will give you advice and guidance on the course content as well as providing robust feedback on the work you complete. This course will require an observation to be completed.

Who is this course for?

This qualification is useful for anyone who would like to develop their use of counselling skills for use in either work or a personal capacity.

Key facts:

• Nationally recognised Level 2 Qualification

• Unit 1 - Using counselling skills

• Unit 2 - Introduction to counselling skills theories

• Unit 3 - Diversity and ethics in the use of counselling skills

• Unit 4 - Counselling skills and personal development