Course Overview

Learn to help yourself and others to cope more effectively with ICS
Our ever-changing world places huge demands on us, and as it grows increasingly complex, so do our lives. The stress of work, money, social and family relationships can affect us all. One positive side to this is that more and more people are learning about counselling to help themselves and others - indeed more and more of them are looking to the ICS Counselling Skills course.

This course gives you an in-depth understanding of the core aspects of counselling and the personal qualities you will build on.  It will enable you to develop your own natural skills - for example being able to sympathise with others - so that you can help people cope with their lives better than ever before.

So whether you want to give invaluable emotional support to those close to you or in a professional capacity to others, enrol on the ICS Counselling Skills course today.

Key Topics
What is Counselling?
Personal Qualities of a Counsellor
The Counselling Process
Egan's Three Stage Model for Counselling
Frameworks for Understanding
Deepening Understanding
Understanding in Action
Planning Action
Issues and Endings

Pre-requisites
The great news is that you don't need any previous experience to take this course.

Study Time
80 hours approx. For example: 7 hours per week to complete in 3 months, or 1.5 hours per week to complete in 12 months. Study as little or as much as you wish.

Support
As an ICS student you will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have.  Plus our team of Student Advisors are only a phone call away for all the practical advice you may need - so we really are with you 100%.

Exam Details
Your course includes a number of assessments that you complete as part of your coursework and then forward to your tutor. Once your tutor has marked and graded your work, they'll send it back to you with their comments, if any.

Qualification
ICS Counselling Skills Diploma

What our students say
"As a charity volunteer, I felt it would be beneficial for me to have a proper grounding in psychology. With the ICS Course I got just that. The course was fascinating and absorbing - and since gaining my diploma I've enrolled on another course." Fiona McLeod, ICS Graduate

Key Jobs
Can you think of any career where the ability to listen actively to others and express yourself positively wouldn't be a tremendous asset? Listening is, after all, the cornerstone to many of the essential qualities on any job description you look at, such as: team player, approachable, good communication skills, pleasant manner, the list goes on an on.

The ICS Counselling Skills course will be invaluable to you no matter what career path you choose.

Free With Course
2 Free Counselling Skills Tapes

Further Reading
There is no specific recommended reading for this course, but you may wish to read widely around your subject to enhance your knowledge as you progress.