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Level 2 Counselling Course in Derby – Derby College

Cost£811.00
Duration23 weeks
LevelLevel 2
DeliveryClassroom based
Start7 Jan 2027
Study modePart-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyCPCAB awarding body
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About this course

Level 2 Counselling Course in Derby. Classes run at Derby College, part-time on weekday mornings over 23 weeks. You'll develop the knowledge and skills to use counselling skills ethically and safely across a range of professional and helping roles. The course covers listening skills, maintaining boundaries, working empathetically, and using self-awareness in helping work. To enrol, you'll need to have completed the Level 2 Award in Counselling Skills and meet the college's entry criteria. An interview is required.

Who this course is for

It is for those who:are starting the first level of training as a professional counsellorwant to learn counselling skills in other professional or helping roleswant to improve their professional and personal relationships as part of their personal development

Entry requirements

To undertake this qualification, you are required to have first completed the Level 2 Award in Counselling Skills.You must also be:– able to cope with the course content– motivated to develop as a helper– emotionally stable– aware of difference and diversity– able to provide a professional reference (unless progressing directly from our Level 2 Award in Counselling Skills)

What you will learn

  • You'll learn how to use counselling skills ethically and safely in a range of contexts.
  • You'll practise establishing and sustaining boundaries, including confidentiality and role limitations.
  • You'll develop empathetic listening and responding skills.
  • You'll learn how to focus on the helpee's needs and concerns.
  • You'll use self-awareness in helping work, including reflecting on your own patterns of relating to others.
  • You'll apply a range of questioning techniques and understand response timings.

How you will learn

You'll learn through classroom-based sessions at Derby College, running 9.30am to 1.30pm. Teaching covers both knowledge and practical skills, with a focus on applying counselling approaches in real helping contexts. An interview is required before the course starts. The college will confirm assessment methods when you apply.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Derby College will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Support worker: use counselling skills to support clients day to day.
  • Care assistant: apply helping skills in health and social care settings.
  • Youth support worker: work with young people in community or school settings.
  • Teaching assistant or SEN teaching assistant: support pupils with emotional and social needs.
  • Adult educator: teach or facilitate learning in community settings.
  • Counselling: a step toward further training and a counselling role.

What you could study next

  • Level 3 Certificate or Diploma in Counselling: the next stage of training toward becoming a professional counsellor.
  • Level 3 Award or Certificate in Education and Training: if you want to move into teaching or facilitation roles.
  • Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care: broadens your options in care and support work.

Check entry requirements carefully, as Level 3 counselling courses typically require supervised practice hours alongside your studies.

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