Counseling Course
Gain mastery over vital counselling skills tailored for first sessions, encompassing assessment techniques, CBT tools, crisis management, ethical guidelines, and rapport development. Perfectly suited for psychology professionals aiming to deliver structured, ethical, and confident client care right from the initial interaction. This programme emphasises practical application to build competence in handling early counselling encounters effectively.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with practical tools for conducting effective initial counselling sessions. You will master core microskills, motivational interviewing techniques, brief CBT methods, and crisis intervention strategies including safety planning. It also covers strengthening assessment skills, risk management, ethical practices, confidentiality, informed consent, rapport building, session structuring, cultural humility, documentation, referral processes, and self-care to ensure confident and responsible counselling practice.
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Develop skills
- First-session structure: open, explore, and close sessions with clear goals.
- Brief CBT tools: use thought records, experiments, and sleep hygiene quickly.
- Motivational interviewing: resolve ambivalence and strengthen change talk fast.
- Risk and crisis assessment: evaluate suicide risk and create safety plans.
- Counseling ethics: apply confidentiality, boundaries, and informed consent.
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