Course Highlights
  • A counselling approach that inspires change rather than imparting knowledge.
  • The different theoretical models and approaches to counselling psychology.
  • Understand the factors that motivate human emotions and decision-making.
  • Skills for listening that are useful for personal and professional relationships.
  • Awareness of oneself and a capability to build collaborative relationships.
  • Psychological theory that confirms the effectiveness of counselling skills.
  • Nonverbal communication; including listening, self-reflection and immediacy.
  • Employing counselling skills in your personal or professional relationships.
  • How to design a series of counseling sessions within a helping relationship.
  • And much, much more.
Curriculum

19 Topics
Introduction to Counselling Practitioner Certificate (Beginner to Advanced)
Course Support and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Join the FREE Achology ‘Principles into Practice’ Discussion Group
The Purpose of Counselling
Where the Ideas in Counselling Come From?
The Levels of Relatability (Part 1)
The Levels of Relatability (Part 2)
Discriminations: Self-Awareness Exercise
The 'Are You Prejudiced? Quiz
The Iceberg Concept of Culture (Part 1)
The Iceberg Concept of Culture (Part 2)
The Dimensions of Personal Prejudice
Introducing Frame of Reference
The Values of Counselling Psychology (Part 1)
The Values of Counselling Psychology (Part 2)
The Values of Counselling Psychology (Part 3)
The Johari Window: Identifying Blind Spots (Part 1)
The Johari Window: Identifying Blind Spots (Part 2)
Person Centred: Carl Rogers 3 Core Conditions

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Aristotle's Nicomachean Set of Ethical Questions (Part 1)
Aristotle's Nicomachean Set of Ethical Questions Part 2
Person Centred: How People See and Interpret Life (Part 1)
Person Centred: How People See and Interpret Life (Part 2)
Person Centred: The Empathic Mind Model
Humanism: The Human Givens Framework (Part 1)
Humanism: The Human Givens Framework (Part 2)
Humanism: The Human Givens Framework (Part 3)
Humanism: Deriving Meaning & Purpose (Part 1)
Humanism: Deriving Meaning & Purpose (Part 2)
Exercise: How Present is Your Past?
A Metaphor for Understanding People
Understanding People: Further Distinctions
The Pre-assumptions of Person Centred Therapy Part 1
The Pre-assumptions of Person Centred Therapy Part 2
Exercise: Exploring Your Core Beliefs Part 1
Exercise: Exploring Your Core Beliefs Part 2
Exercise: Exploring Your Core Beliefs Part 3
The Psychology of Self (Part 1 of 3)
The Psychology of Self (Part 2 of 3)
The Psychology of Self (Part 3 of 3)
Six Ingredients of a Therapeutic Relationship Part 1
Six Ingredients of a Therapeutic Relationship Part 2
Psychoanalysis: Freud's Iceberg Theory of Consciousness
Psychoanalysis: Freud's ID Ego & SuperEgo Theory
Sigmund Freud's Defence Mechanisms (Part 1 of 3)
Sigmund Freud's Defence Mechanisms (Part 2 of 3)
Sigmund Freud's Defence Mechanisms (Part 3 of 3)
Quiz: Can You Identify the Following Defence Mechanisms?
End of Section 2 Summary & Wrap-Up

18 Topics
Congruence Self-Assessment Exercise
Self-Perception Self-Assessment (Part 1)
Self-Perception Self-Assessment (Part 2)
The Roadblocks to Active Listening (Part 1)
The Roadblocks to Active Listening (Part 2)
The Roadblocks to Active Listening (Part 3)
The LCB Model for Understanding People (Part 1)
The LCB Model for Understanding People (Part 2)
The LCB Model for Understanding People (Part 3)
Understanding People Further Distinctions & Exercise
The Differences Between Death and Life (Exercise)
Shifting From Negative to the Positive (Demonstration)
Shifting From Negative to the Positive (Demonstration Deconstruction)
Putting the LBC Model Into Practice (Part 1)
Putting the LBC Model Into Practice (Part 2)
Putting the LBC Model Into Practice (Demonstration Deconstruction)
Section 3 Summary & the Human Experience Overview (Part 1)
Section 3 Summary & the Human Experience Overview (Part 2)

35 Topics
An Introduction to Counselling/Psychological Theory
The Philosophical Underpinnings of Counselling Practice
Martin Buber: The Philosophy of Dialogue
Humanism: Conditions for Therapeutic Change (Expanded) Part 1
Humanism: Conditions for Therapeutic Change (Expanded) Part 2
Humanism: The Psychology of Abraham Maslow (Part 1)
Humanism: The Psychology of Abraham Maslow (Part 2)
Demonstration: A Values Based Discussion
Psychoanalysis: Transactional Analysis & the 3 Ego States
Psychoanalysis: Ego States Discussion and Demonstration
Psychoanalysis: Ego States Discussion and Demonstration
Transference Counter Transference & Parallel Process
Phenomenology: Innacurate Perceptions & Bee Stings
The Six Stage Cycle of Change (Part 1)
The Six Stage Cycle of Change (Part 2)
General Awareness: Dependency & Co-Dependency (Part 1)
General Awareness: Dependency & Co-Dependency (Part 2)
Ontology: The Source of Human Identity (Part 1)
Ontology: The Source of Human Identity (Part 2)
Introducing Behaviourism: Calibrating on Behaviour
How Theory Can Inform Counselling Practice (Demonstration)
Behaviourism: Demonstration Deconstruction
Cognitive Behavioural: Self Awareness Questions (Part 1)
Cognitive Behavioural: Self Awareness Questions (Part 2)
The CBT Thought Investigation Model
The Thought Investigation Model Demonstration
The CBT Human Experiential Model (Basic Model)
The CBT Human Experiential Model (Advanced Model) Part 1
The CBT Human Experiential Model (Advanced Model) Part 2
The ABC's of Cognitive Interpretation
The Disputation of Innacurate Beliefs
The Disputation of Innacurate Beliefs (Demonstration)
Cognitive Distortions & Patterns of Unhelpful Thinking (Part 1)
Cognitive Distortions & Patterns of Unhelpful Thinking (Part 2)
The Natural Order of Human Emotion & Section Wrap-Up

42 Topics
Introducing Counselling Skills & The 3 Phase Model
The 10 Stage Counsellee Experience (Part 1)
The 10 Stage Counsellee Experience (Part 2)
Phase 1: Relationship Building Skills & Exploration
Phase 1: Demonstration & Deconstruction (Part 1)
Phase 1: Demonstration & Deconstruction (Part 2)
Phase 1: Relationship Building Skills Advanced
The Conversational Chunking Framework
The Conversational Chunking Framework Demonstration
Silence: A Self-Reflection Exercise
Critical Reflection: Putting You On The Spot
Empathic Relatability Exercise: Putting You On the Spot (Again)
Starting Healthy Discussions: Icebreakers
Starting Healthy Discussions: Demonstration
Exploration Phase 1: Demonstration Session (Part 1)
Exploration Phase 1: Demonstration Session (Part 2)
Exploration Phase 1: Demonstration Deconstruction
Alfred Adler: The Purpose of Skills in Therapy (Part 1)
Alfred Adler: The Purpose of Skills in Therapy (Part 2)
Phase 2: Broadening Perspective Counselling Skills (Part 1)
Phase 2: Broadening Perspective Counselling Skills (Part 2)
Exploring the Difference Between Open and Closed Questions
Discussing Open and Closed Questions
The Socratic Method for Empathic Confrontation
The Socratic Method for Empathic Confrontation Demo (Part 1)
Socratic Questioning for Empathic Confrontation Demonstration (Part 2)
Demonstration Deconstruction & Analysis
Another look at the LCB 'Inside-Out' Model
The Phase 2 LCB Model Demonstration (Part 1)
The Phase 2 LCB Model Demonstration (Part 2)
The Phase 2 LCB Model Demonstration (Part 3)
LCB Model Demonstration Deconstruction
The Fundamental Levels of Listening
Listening For: The Difference that Makes a Difference (Part 1)
Listening For: The Difference that Makes a Difference (Part 2)
Self Reflection Exercise: Listen and Learn
Phase 3: The 5 Reflection Questions for Goal Setting
Phase 3 Goal Setting Questions: Demonstration Session (Part 1)
Phase 3 Goal Setting Questions: Demonstration Session (Part 2)
Future Planning Questions: Self Reflection Exercise
Phase 3: Selecting an Accountability Partner
Endings Evaluations of Clients and End of Section Summary

32 Topics
Introducing the Demonstration Section
The Becca Sessions: Phase 1 Demonstration - Session 1 - Part 1
The Becca Sessions: Phase 1 Demonstration - Session 1 - Part 2
The Becca Sessions: Phase 1 Demonstration - Session 1 - Part 3
The Becca Sessions: Phase 1 Demonstration - Session 1 - Part 4
The Becca Sessions: Phase 1 Demonstration Deconstruction
The Becca Sessions: Phase 2 Demonstration - Session 2 - Part 1
The Becca Sessions: Phase 2 Demonstration - Session 2 - Part 2
The Becca Sessions: Phase 2 Demonstration - Session 2 - Part 3
The Becca Sessions: Phase 2 Demonstration - Session 2 - Part 4
The Becca Sessions: Phase 2 Demonstration Deconstruction
The Becca Sessions: Phase 3 Demonstration - Session 3 - Part 1
The Becca Sessions: Phase 3 Demonstration - Session 3 - Part 2
The Becca Sessions: Phase 3 Demonstration - Session 3 - Part 3
The Becca Sessions: Phase 3 Demonstration - Session 3 - Part 4
The Becca Sessions: Phase 3 Demonstration Deconstruction
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 1 Demonstration - Session 1 - Part 1
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 1 Demonstration - Session 1 - Part 2
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 1 Demonstration - Session 1 - Part 3
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 1 Demonstration - Session 1 - Part 4
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 1 Demonstration Deconstruction
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 2 Demonstration - Session 2 - Part 1
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 2 Demonstration - Session 2 - Part 2
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 2 Demonstration - Session 2 - Part 3
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 2 Demonstration - Session 2 - Part 4
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 2 Demonstration Deconstruction
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 3 Demonstration - Session 3 - Part 1
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 3 Demonstration - Session 3 - Part 2
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 3 Demonstration - Session 3 - Part 3
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 3 Demo - Session 3 - Part 4
The Laurie Sessions: Phase 3 Demo Deconstruction
End of Demonstration Section Summary & Wrap up

4 Topics
The Principles of Professional Counselling Practice
Course Recommended Reading List
Closing Thoughts and End of Course Summary
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