Level 2 Counselling Course in Derby. Classes run at Derby College Hudson Building, three hours a week during the day. The course runs for 10 weeks, making it easy to fit around other commitments. You'll learn the core listening and responding skills used in helping roles. The course is honest about its scope: it introduces counselling skills, but it won't qualify you as a counsellor. It can help you decide whether further counselling training is right for you, and the skills are useful in care, support, and education roles too. No previous training or experience is needed.
Who this course is for
This qualification is intended for people who want to:Learn the basic counselling skills of listening and responding in helping rolesFind out more about counselling - this qualification won’t teach you to be a counsellor, but may help you decide whether or not you want to train as oneImprove any/all relationships, both professional and personal
Entry requirements
No previous training or experience is required to undertake this qualification. However, applicants are asked to consider the sensitive nature of the course and the 'experiential elements' that will involve some personal disclosure - and review their emotional readiness for this.
What you will learn
You'll practise effective listening skills, including non-verbal communication, posture, and open and closed questions.
You'll learn how to communicate empathetic understanding to the people you're helping.
You'll explore how to focus on the helpee's agenda and needs, rather than your own.
You'll understand how helping roles differ from counselling, coaching, and friendship.
You'll learn how to establish clear boundaries within a helping role.
You'll develop self-awareness and understand how your personality affects your interactions.
You'll use review, reflection, and feedback to build and improve your initial counselling skills.
How you will learn
You'll learn through a mix of taught sessions and experiential activities. Some of these activities involve personal disclosure, so the course asks you to consider your emotional readiness before you start. Classes run on-site for three hours a week during the day. You'll practise skills with other learners as part of the course.
What you will need to bring
No specialist equipment is required. Derby College Hudson Building will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Care assistant: use listening and communication skills in daily care work.
Support worker: help clients in community or residential settings.
Teaching assistant: support pupils' emotional and social wellbeing in school.
SEN teaching assistant: work with children and young people with additional needs.
Youth support worker: provide guidance and a listening ear to young people.
Adult educator: facilitate learning in community or adult education settings.
What you could study next
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills: the next step if you want to go deeper into counselling practice and theory.
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling: required if you want to work as a qualified counsellor in most settings.
Level 3 Award in Education and Training: useful if you want to move into teaching or training roles using the skills you've developed.
