An introduction to counselling older adults — ageing-related challenges, grief and transition, and sensitive, resilience-focused support.
This course introduces the principles and practices of counselling older adults, focusing on their emotional, psychological, social and life-transition challenges. Participants explore ageing-related concerns such as loneliness, grief and loss, retirement adjustment, identity changes, health-related stress, family dynamics and meaning-making in later life, and cover communication approaches, therapeutic skills, resilience building and supportive interventions for elderly clients. Through case discussions and practical examples, participants learn how to provide sensitive, respectful and effective counselling support for older adults.
This beginner-level course is delivered fully online and self-paced, with around four hours of pre-recorded expert content, practical worksheets, therapeutic tools and case-study discussions. On successful completion you receive a certificate, having built practical, application-ready skills for counselling, educational, personal-development and professional settings.
Beginner-level course with ~4 hours of expert content and a certificate of completion; approximately 4 hours of structured learning suitable for professional-development portfolios.
Six-month professional training in integrative counselling and psychotherapy — 200+ hours across ten core modalities, with live practice (in real time, in small groups in breakout rooms). Live online classes, 4 days a week (Mon–Thu, 7–9.30 pm).
An introduction to the core skills and stages of effective counselling — active listening, empathy, rapport-building and the counselling process.
A practical introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy — the cognitive model, cognitive distortions, and core CBT tools for therapeutic practice.
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