Free Level 2 Counselling Course. Study online, at your own pace, in your own time. This free counselling course for adults is fully online, so there is no need to travel to a centre. You study counselling theories, key therapeutic approaches, and how to reflect on your own values and beliefs. The course typically takes 12 weeks to complete. All study materials are provided through an online platform. You need to be aged 19 or over to be eligible.
Who this course is for
This Qualification will help develop knowledge and skills around counselling by looking at counselling theories, key elements of the main theoretical approaches and will help develop self-understanding and reflect on Values and beliefs.
Entry requirements
Learners should be aged 19 and over, but otherwise there are no entry requirements.??
What you will learn
You'll explore the main counselling theories and how they are applied in practice.
You'll examine the key elements of different therapeutic approaches.
You'll develop self-understanding and reflect on your own values and beliefs.
You'll learn how to use core counselling skills in a helping relationship.
You'll practise demonstrating counselling skills in a real interaction, recorded or observed by a qualified witness.
How you will learn
You study through an online platform that provides all learning materials. Assessment is unit-based. For Unit 4, you must demonstrate core counselling skills in a helping relationship. You can do this by submitting a video recording of yourself, or by having an appropriate witness observe you and complete a witness statement. An appropriate witness is someone with relevant experience, knowledge, or qualifications in counselling skills.
What you will need to bring
All study materials and resources are provided through the online platform. Hereward College Coventry will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Support worker. Use counselling skills to support people in community or residential settings.
Care assistant. Apply listening and communication skills in health and social care roles.
Youth support worker. Help young people with emotional and personal challenges.
SEN teaching assistant. Support pupils with additional needs in school settings.
Teaching assistant. Assist in classrooms, drawing on skills in communication and reflection.
Adult educator. Deliver learning support to adults in community or education settings.
Counselling volunteer or trainee. Build experience toward a counselling career.
What you could study next
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills. The natural next step if you want to go deeper into counselling practice and theory.
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. Required by most professional bodies if you plan to work as a qualified counsellor.
Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care. Broadens your options across care and support roles if you want to work in health or social care settings.
