Do You Know What You Want in Life?  What Would Make You Happy and Contented?  How Fulfilled Do You Feel in Life?

Counselling can help you work out how to find out how to create the life you want.

Counselling is not concerned with mental disturbance but with emotional and mental well-being, so that self-growth and self-understanding enable letting go of self-limitation, revealing the creative energy we all possess.

Good Listening involves keeping eye-contact and paraphrasing back to the other person so that they know you understand what they’ve said.

Sympathy is different from Empathy!

Counsellors don’t sympathise – or get emotionally involved with client’s feelings and life issues.

Counsellors Empathise – listen, paraphrase and offer comments that help the client move forward with thoughts and feelings  - without becoming emotionally involved.

LIFE SKILLS ACADEMY

LIFE SKILLS CERTIFICATE
Pending Accreditation to ABC Awards

The Life Skills Certificate equivalent to ABC Level 2 Counselling Concepts.

The Workshops focus on creative self-expression, group participation and self-reflection, combined with some theories surrounding Humanistic and Psychoanalytic counselling concepts which have contributed to the practice of Counselling and Psychotherapy as we know it today.

Basic counselling skills are a ‘must’ for good, professional practice for all health-care workers. To this end, the Life Skills Workshops offer theory and practical and skills to practice with in the work place - and personal relationships. The Life skills Certificate does not qualify you as a Counsellor, but is an introductory guide to some of the principles, skills and philosophies surrounding the profession.

The Life Skills Certificate enhances skills for complementary therapists and is for anyone wishing to improve their social skills and improve relationships.

ABC AWARDS

ABC Awards has been accredited onto the National Qualifications Framework and has provided a basic introduction to counselling award for 20 years. The Level 2 Counselling Concepts level of education offers a Certificate of Attendance and may be used as evidence for admission onto Level 3, although this is not automatic and learners should check with Centres offering Level 3 on the selection procedures, which may depend on further evidence of suitability.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

The Course offers 30 contact teaching hours and is an ideal introduction to the counselling profession for those who have no previous experience or understanding of counselling. There is no examination – a Certificate of Completion is gained based on satisfactory assessment of student’s Course work at the end of the Course. Students must attend 80% of the Course to qualify for entry for assessment at the end of the Course. Early leaving and late arrival will be considered to be non-attendance.

The ABC Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Concepts offers access to those who:

 Are returning to study
 Seeking a career change
 Beginning voluntary work
 Enhancing career prospects with additional qualifications
 Wish to improve social skills
 Seeking a deeper self-understanding

We stress that due to the content of the Course experiential learning and self-awareness exercises may be emotionally demanding for you and in student interaction. It is therefore wise to consider this before enrolment as you will be expected to participate throughout the Course.

Access to the Life Skills Certificate is by interview, either in person, webcam, or telephone. To arrange an interview please contact the Secretary on 01425 639370. Alternatively, please write to International Reflexology & Life Skills Workshops, PO Box 7075, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 9DF . For further information see our website: www.reflexologyworkshop.com.

PROGRESSION ROUTES

Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Concepts may equip you to further study with the ABC Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills.

For those interested in professional training as a Counsellor or Psychotherapist, we recommend you contact the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) who can provide information of accredited Diploma and Degree Courses.

Experiential and Theoretical Learning includes:

 What is counselling and psychotherapy?
 Communication skills
 Theoretical concepts surrounding counselling and psychotherapy
 Personal growth and understanding
 Experiential learning
 Role Play – how does it work?
 Personal development - self-reflective Journal keeping
 Self-concept – who am I?
 Understanding depression and anxiety
 Awareness – what is it?
 Good Listening
 Mirroring and paraphrasing
 Overcoming self-limiting thoughts and behaviour
 Understanding depression and anxiety
 Improving confidence and assertiveness
 Written essay of approximately 1500-2000 words describing what the Course has meant to you and demonstrating Personal Development throughout
the Course and a self-reflective Journal.

Our Life Skills workshops come with a warning:
Laughter May Improve Your Health!

The Workshops are mapped to:

 Information technology
 How to work with others
 Improving your learning
 Problem solving

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