Certificate in Essential Counselling Skills
Course Overview
Develop key life skills essential for counselling and a wide range of other professions
The Certificate in Essential Counselling Skills 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.
Why Study Essential Counselling Skills 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.
Course Highlights
- The value of respect and genuineness.
- Characteristics of effective counselling.
- How to question effectively and phrasing enquiries to avoid offence.
- Attending, listening and understanding communication.
- Helping relationships and the culture of helping.
- Goal setting within the client relationship.
- The therapeutic/working alliance.
- Paraphrasing, clarifying and summarising communication.
- Reflecting content and feeling.
Intake Dates
We run two intakes for this course.
- May 2023*
- October 2023*
*subject to sufficient numbers
Please see the timetable section for the next course dates.
Course Details
The Certificate in Essential Counselling Skills is scheduled to commence in February 2022 in Griffith College Dublin and Griffith College Cork.
- The value of respect and genuineness.
- Characteristics of effective counselling.
- How to question effectively and phrasing enquiries to avoid offence.
- Attending, listening and understanding communication.
- The helping relationship & the culture of helping.
- Goal setting within the client relationship
- The therapeutic/working alliance.
- Paraphrasing, clarifying and summarising communication.
- Reflecting content and feeling
Course Contacts
If you have any questions please get in touch with us at [email protected] or 01 415 0429.
Timetables
Dublin Main Campus
This course is scheduled to commence on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Griffith College Dublin Main Campus, South Circular Road.
This course will run one day per week from 9.30am to 4.30pm over 5 Weeks, course dates outlined below.
Year 2023
- May: 06, 13, 20, 27
- Jun: 10
Contact [email protected] for further information.
Cork
This course is scheduled to commence on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Griffith College Wellington Road, Cork. Contact [email protected] for further information.
This course will run one day per week from 9.30am to 4.30pm over 5 Weeks, course dates outlined below.
Year 2023
- May: 06, 13, 20, 27
- Jun: 10
How to Apply
Entry Requirements
Open entry to participants who have an interest in studying the field of counselling.
How to Apply
To apply, please fill in the following application form and upload copies of the relevant documentation.
Fees
Study Mode: Part-Time
Fee: EUR 800.00
Progression
Academic Progression
Graduates of the Certificate in Essential Counselling Skills course are eligible to advance to progress to any of the Level 7 BA programmes in the field of Counselling Skills & Psychotherapy Studies, Counselling Skills & Addiction Studies or Counselling Skills and Youth Studies within ICHAS.
Career Progression
Graduates of the Certificate in Essential Counselling Skills will have a good basis for professional progression in the counselling sector while they will have developed key life skills that can be applied freely to other professions.
