International Institute of Counselling and Applied Psychology sealInternational Institute of Counselling and Applied Psychology
Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice

Effective Counsellor Skills + Person-Centred Therapy

An in-depth, 20+ hour training in core counselling skills and Person-Centred Therapy — active listening, empathy, ethics, and Rogers' core conditions.

20 Hours2 weeksAdvanced

Course overview

This 20+ hour course provides a strong foundation in essential counselling skills and the principles of Person-Centred Therapy. Participants learn core therapeutic skills including active listening, empathy, rapport building, reflection, questioning, attending behaviour, confidentiality, counselling ethics and the counselling process. The course explores Carl Rogers' Person-Centred approach — unconditional positive regard, genuineness, congruence and creating a safe therapeutic environment — and, through demonstrations, role plays, worksheets, case discussions and activities, participants develop the ability to establish effective helping relationships and apply person-centred techniques in real-life settings.

Delivered as 20+ hours of live, interactive online training, the course combines lectures with hands-on live practice in real time, in small groups in breakout rooms, plus role plays, worksheets, therapeutic tools and case-study discussions. On successful completion you receive a certificate, having developed the confidence to apply these approaches in counselling, educational, organisational and community settings.

What you'll learn

  • Apply core counselling skills including active listening, empathy and reflection
  • Work ethically with confidentiality and clear boundaries
  • Explain and apply Carl Rogers' person-centred approach
  • Establish safe, effective helping relationships

Curriculum

Module 1 — Core counselling skills

  • Active listening and empathy
  • Rapport, reflection and questioning
  • Attending behaviour

Module 2 — Ethics and the counselling process

  • Confidentiality and counselling ethics
  • The counselling process
  • Establishing helping relationships

Module 3 — Person-Centred Therapy

  • Carl Rogers' approach
  • Unconditional positive regard, genuineness and congruence
  • Creating a safe therapeutic environment

Accreditation

Advanced training comprising 20+ live hours with a certificate of completion; approximately 20 hours suitable for professional-development portfolios.

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