Counselling and Psychotherapy Course

Theory of Counselling and Counselling Skills.  A foundation course for further studies in Counselling. *8 Weeks.
Course content:
Week 1 – Introduction - What is Counselling, Contracting. Check in/Ice breaker/introduce ourselves, contracting (make class contract), explanation and evolution of counselling.
Week 2 – Boundaries, self-care, multiculturalism.  Importance of boundaries. Self-care. Grounding techniques. Diversity and inclusion in counselling. Vocabulary wheels.
Week 3 – Theorists. Schools, waves, theorists. PCT, Choice therapy, CBT, etc.
Week 4 - Attachment styles – explanation, discussion, examples – can you tell what attachment style this person has.
Week 5 – Ethics, note taking. Ethics in counselling, IACP Code of Ethics. BOND solving model. Ethical dilemma. Legal implications. Note taking.
Week 6 – Skills. SOLAR, self-awareness. Self-reflective journaling. Two lies and a truth. Johari window. Skills.
Week 7 – Skills. Listening, questions. Movie of your life game. Skills.
Week 8 – Triads. No peer. Self-reflection.  Recap on skills, use skills in triads on level 3 dilemma. 
Extra; breathing exercises/meditation, discussion, video/audio clips.
Certificates of attendance.
 
Course Day & Time:  Thursday 7.00 – 9.00pm.  *8 Weeks.
Enrol now at:             www.adulted.ie