Introduction to Counselling Skills - Shipley
Level 2
Module One
Hours: 20 hours of attendance + directed study
Dates/Times: Wednesdays 6.30 – 9 p.m. (8 Weeks)
Starts: September 2026 (September 2025 course now full)
Venues: Farfield Building, Farfield Road, Shipley BD18 4QP
Cost: £140
Intended Audience: This course is designed for people with no prior experience or training, who want to enhance their communication skills and/or may be thinking of counsellor training in the future.
Course Delivery: The course will involve active learning with a lot of group work and pair work. You will learn and practice counselling skills and will develop a basic understanding of theoretical concepts. Class sizes will normally be 14-16 people to ensure effective learning and tuition.
Assessment: There is no formal assessment for this module but students are asked to keep a journal of learning. All attendees completing the module will receive a certificate of attendance and transcript to show hours of study and topics covered. Regular attendance is required.
Progression: On completion of this module you can proceed to Module 2 where counselling skills are developed further and students are prepared for Level 3 Certificate training.
By the end of the module you will have had the opportunity to:
Reach a basic understanding of what counselling involves and how it is different from other helping/supporting activities
Develop initial counselling skills to help others or use in your current work as a supporting or helping professional
Improve your communication and develop confidence in this form of helping
Decide whether you want to train any further in this field
Start to gain the hours needed to progress onto a Level 3 Certificate programme
Indicative Content: basic counselling skills, starting and ending sessions, empathy and sympathy, feedback skills, responding to individual needs, personal development, reflection and self-awareness work, basic ethics.