AQA Level 2 Certificate in Counselling

This course is intended for candidates who want to learn and practise a range of counselling skills, either for personal or professional reasons. For many, this will be the first step towards becoming a counselling practitioner.

Entry Requirements

No formal qualifications are required. Some candidates, however, may have attended a short introductory course to counselling prior to applying for the Level 2 Certificate.

Course Duration

One year, part-time (one evening a week plus three Saturdays)

Content

The course aims to:

• Increase the understanding of the counselling process and the skills involved
• Achieve competency in using a defined range of counselling skills
• Develop sensitivity and awareness about the process of change and growth
• Give understanding on the importance of using counselling skills ethically and within the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy's (BCAP) Ethical Framework for Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Introduce students to the major approaches to counselling and their philosophical and practical assumptions about the nature of humankind
• Relate learning to students' own roles and work settings

Assessment includes a learning journal (ongoing), a practical assessment of skills and an external exam (1 hour).

Progression

Successful completion of this course would prove valuable to anyone considering applying for the Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills, or the Foundation Degree Award (FdA) or BA Hons in Integrative-Relational Counselling.

Additional Information

The cost of this course is £450.

To express an interest in this course or to make an application, please follow this link.

Counselling skills can be applied to a wide variety of situations and are highly relevant to a range of occupations and professions where interpersonal skills are important. This would include people working in teaching, in the caring professions or in organisations where client and customer service is important. Counselling skills can be equally valuable in personal, family and social situations.

Applicants will be invited to a group meeting and brief interview.