Certificate in Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Skills and Practices

Overview

Develop key life skills essential for counselling and a wide range of other professions

The Certificate in Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Skills and Practices is delivered by the Irish College of Humanities & Applied Sciences (ICHAS) and serves as an excellent introduction to the area of counselling.

This course focuses on the development of professional skills; while it does not sit on the national framework, the module is drawn from ICHAS’s suite of QQI-validated degree programmes. This course leads to an ICHAS certificate.

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Why Study Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Skills and Practices at Griffith College?

This part-time certificate is designed for those who have little or no professional experience but wish to extend their knowledge of interpersonal and counselling skills prior to undertaking more advanced educational training in counselling at degree level. It is also relevant for healthcare professionals, teachers, social workers, managers, customer services, sports coaches and others.

Students gain practical experience in all aspects of counselling which they can later apply both personally and professionally.
Students are taught key life skills including the value of respect and genuineness and listening and understanding communication.
Classes are conducted on a part-time basis, comprising of one evening a week for 10 weeks.
Small class sizes ensure that you get the one-on-one attention needed to perfect your counselling skills.
Graduates can apply for further higher-level studies in the field.