Counselling Courses

This course is for anyone who works or is interested in working with other people in the statutory or voluntary sector. It will also be of benefit to any professional who wishes to enhance her/his communication skills and/or develop sound basic counselling skills.
On this course a large element of the work is based on experiential learning and observation and it involves commitment to personal development; this course is often life changing and enhancing.

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The course covers:

• Developing a basic theoretical understanding of the three main approaches to counselling.
• Basic counselling skills development; identification, practice and the effective application of these skills.
• Enhancing personal growth and understanding.
• Developing a better understanding of others.
• An introduction to working effectively transculturally and with diversity.

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Duration: 12 weeks | Cost: £260.00 | Please contact us for the next Course start date.

This course builds on what students have learned during the 'Introduction to Counselling' Course and is for anyone who works or is interested in working with other people in a wide variety of professions.
The course helps you to further develop your practical counselling skills, looks deeper in to counselling theory, particularly client-centred philosophy and will be of great benefit to those who wish to improve their relationships with others.

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The course covers:

• Enhances your theoretical understanding of the three main approaches to counselling.
• Enhances: counselling skills development; identification, practice and the effective application of these skills.
• Enhances personal growth and understanding.
• Further enhances your understanding of others.
• Enhances your ability to work effectively transculturally and with diversity.
• Develops basic research and oral presentation skills.

You will also have regular meetings with one of the course tutors to discuss your learning and developmental needs.

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Duration: 24 weeks | Cost: £360.00 | Please contact us for the next Course start date.

This is the Foundation Course which provides entry into professional counsellor training. It is for anyone who wishes to continue to develop their theoretical understanding of counselling, further develop their counselling skills and continue to enhance their understanding of self and others.
This is also the course which provides access to those applicants who subsequently wish to train as Professional Counsellors.

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The course:

• Enhances your theoretical understanding of counselling and continues to help you develop the skills and attitudes required to practice these approaches.
• Encourages profound personal growth and understanding.
• Enhances your ability to understand others and develops your ability to extend empathy.
• Enhances your ability to work effectively transculturally and with diversity.
• Further develops your Research and oral presentation skills.

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Duration: 1 year | Cost: £580.00 | Please contact us for the next Course start date.

This course leads to professional qualification as a counsellor. The course is accredited by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).
The course engages you in a vigorous experiential and self-explorative learning process and you must be willing to commit yourself fully to the personal, professional, theoretical understanding and academic developmental process. The course is highly life changing and enhancing but such transition can be difficult and emotionally painful.

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Duration: 2 Academic Years | Cost: £3460.00pa | The next Course begins in September, 2012

This course is for Qualified Counsellors & Psychotherapists who wish to expand their clinical practice to include the supervision of other counsellor’s in practice.
You will be introduced to a variety of Supervision models and will learn which model best suits your personal, professional and clinical philosophy and practice. Therefore, this course is not counselling approach specific but is open to candidates regardless of their practice model. You will also learn how to effectively supervise others in their movement toward becoming effective, reflective practitioners.
The cost of the course includes the 5 hours of external supervision you are required to have to cover your supervision practice whilst in training and LC&CTA can also provide you with up to 3 supervisees.

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You will be introduced to a variety of Supervision models and will learn which model best suits your personal, professional and clinical philosophy and practice. Therefore, this course is not counselling approach specific but is open to candidates regardless of their practice model. You will also learn how to effectively supervise others in their movement toward becoming effective, reflective practitioners.

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Duration: 1 year | Cost: £1460.00 | The next Course begins in April, 2012

This training is for anyone who wants to benefit from gaining the self-help tools to manage stress in the present and to develop a strategy and the resilience to reduce stress for life.

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Duration: 6 weeks | Cost: £210.00 | Please contact us for the next Course start date.