Level 3 Diploma Counselling Skills

Course details

Qualification content

This qualification is made up of 5 mandatory units. The following units are designed to develop your existing experience and understanding and will support you in developing counselling skills and knowledge: 

Unit 01 Developing counselling skills (12 credits) 

Unit 02 Theoretical approaches in the use of counselling skills (10 credits) 

Unit 03 Working ethically with counselling skills (6 credits) 

Unit 04 Counselling skills and diversity (6 credits) 

Unit 05 Counselling skills and personal development (6 credits)

You'll identify, practice and develop a range of interpersonal and counselling skills and have an opportunity to understand and evaluate key elements of the main theoretical approaches to counselling. You'll understand the context within which counselling skills and referral processes can be used whilst maintaining ethical standards and you'll understand the implications of applying counselling skills in a diverse society. The qualification also provides you with the opportunity to reflect on your personal development and the way in which you interact with others.