Certificate in Counselling Skills Level 2 (SKI26S001)

Curriculum area: Employability

Start date: Saturday, 1 August 2026
End date: Saturday, 31 July 2027
Number of weeks: 8
Time: 00:00 - 23:59
Delivery type: Online
Venue: Online Delivery
Free Course

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About the course

Unit 1 summary: In this unit, learners will learn about the core counselling skills such as unconditional positive regard, genuineness, empathetic understanding and active listening. They will then begin to look at establishing a helping relationship, including establishing boundaries and objectives. Finally they will learn how to conclude a helping interaction, including the evaluation of process and how to end with a positive impact. Unit 2 summary: In this unit, learners will look at counselling theories such as psycho dynamic and person-centred. They will move on to understand how counselling theory underpins the use of counselling skills. Unit 3 summary: In Unit 3 learners will examine the importance of an ethical framework in counselling. They will then look at the meaning of discrimination and what anti-discriminatory practice means. Finally, they will learn about addressing difference and diversity in counselling practice. Unit 4 summary: In the final unit learners will consider their personal values and qualities and their relevance to helping roles. They will look at how to meet own support needs and use self-reflection for personal development before concluding with using core counselling skills in a helping relationship.