Counselling

Exploring Counselling Skills

Introduction

What is Introduction?

This is an introductory level course for beginners and requires no formal qualifications to apply.

Find out about progression

This is an initial course to introduce and explore the subject of Counselling.

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Prefer to talk? Call 01226 776000 or email advice@northern.ac.uk and one of our team will get back to you.

Introduction

This is an introductory level course for beginners and requires no formal qualifications to apply.

Find out about progression

Course description

This includes the role of the helping skills and active listening and some of the skills and knowledge that are essential to developing counselling and helping skills.

What can this course lead to?

This course will introduce you to the subject of counselling and will support you to progress on to further short courses including Counselling Skills for Volunteers and gain qualifications such as the Level 2 Award in Counselling Skills. Our Student Support Services team will work with you to design a personalised learning journey based on your needs and aspirations.

When does this start and end?

At the moment we have no available dates for this course. We will be updating them throughout the year, check back or submit and enquiry to be added to a waiting list.

What are the entry requirements?

No formal qualifications are required to study this course. A willingness to learn is essential.

Do you know? The average wage for fully qualified Counsellors is £22,600

“Being a full-time mum has been amazing - now is the time to focus on what I want to do.” - Julie
Learn more about Julie's story

Studying the counselling course at the Northern College has been one of the most profoundly transformative and insightful experiences of my life. It has forever changed me as a person and I view the world through new eyes now.

Two years ago, I first went to Northern College for the first time to do a self confidence course. Approximately eight courses later including counselling and several people skills courses, I am now working in a homeless hostel supporting the vulnerable and encouraging them to attend courses at Northern College.

Staff were wonderful and the rooms where lovely.