(Current Link Centre Students – Please contact the office direct to book this course.)
This 30-hour advanced course is for those who have a good level of counselling skills and want to continue to develop a richness, depth and flexibility in their skills. We will focus on advanced skills including further exploration of the transferential relationship, ethics and levels of confrontation.
Participants will be introduced to skills when working with couples and with groups and how this differs from working one to one. We will experiment with these different contexts together and participants will have a chance practice working in these different ways in the group.
Each course is kept small to enhance the learning with an emphasis on learning from each other. There will be small group learning, exercises, practice and feedback as well as time in the larger group. Sessions will be tailored to the needs of those attending. We will draw from a range of theories with an emphasis on the practical, learning skills to take away and use.
Recognition: A certificate will be presented at the end of the course. Students who complete the course may apply to attend The Link Centre’s Counselling Diploma or Psychotherapy Course.
Course Delivery: We are planning for this course to be run face to face at our training rooms at Plumpton College, East Sussex. In the event of Covid restrictions we may have to transfer it to an online format using Zoom.
4th/5th/11th/12th September 2021
BOOK THIS COURSE
4th/5th & 11th/12th September 2021 (9.00am to 5.30pm)
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An initial non-refundable deposit payment with the balance payable a month before. Alternatively, the whole payment can be made up front – please email for payment details.
Deposits are non-refundable. 50% of remaining course payments will be refunded on cancellations with more than 7 days notice.
The Link Centre, Sussex Rural Business Centre, Plumpton College, Ditchling Road, Plumpton, East Sussex BN7 3AE
Link Centre Tutor – to be confirmed
This 30 hour course is for those who have had no previous training in counselling skills or who those want to re visit the basic concepts of active listening. We will introduce ideas such as reflection, summary, paraphrasing and confrontation as well as Carl Rogers ideas around empathy, congruence and acceptance
This course is for those who have a basic knowledge of counselling skills and want to build their competence and confidence. Groups are kept small to allow a focus on the developmental level of each participant. These skills can be applied in a wide range of contexts.
For those wanting to qualify as accredited Counsellors and be registered on the PSA (Professional Standards Authority) voluntary government register for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
For those wanting to qualify as UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) registered Psychotherapists. This qualification (Certified Transactional Analysis Psychotherapist) is also endorsed by EATA (European Association for Transactional Analysis) and has international as well as national recognition.