Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

This qualification is made up of credit rated units developed in association with Skills for Health, the Sector Skills Council for the Health and Social Care Sector. When combined with the ABC Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills, or an equivalent qualification, it meets the basic training requirement for recognition as a qualified counsellor and also contains supervised placement hours. Learners will complete this qualification with a comprehensive and full understanding of the following:

• Ethical frameworks, including the importance of setting, supervision and casework management in counselling
• The impact diverse culture and heritage can have on the client/counsellor relationship in a multicultural society
• One major therapeutic model
• How to conduct a counselling session with a client in an ethical, effective and safe way
• How to increase self-awareness
• The purpose and importance of Research in counselling

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