About the Course
This course provides an introduction and competence training in the nature and processes of counselling. Counselling skills including the microskills on which counselling activity is based such as attending behavior, client observation skills, basic listening, open/closed questions, reflection of feelings, and focusing and influencing skills will be introduced. Students will be taught to understand the 5 stages of the interview structure, and awareness of the counselling interactions, developing a counselling relationship and conducting a counselling session.
Course Contents
Introduction:
The Microskills Hierarchy
Definition of Intentionality
Attending:
3 V's +B
The Value of Non-attention
The Usefulness of Silence
Questions:
Open and Closed Questions
Major Issues around Questions
Observation Skills:
Nonverbal Behaviour
Verbal Behaviour
Encouraging, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Reflection of Feelings
Influencing Skills
Focusing:
Focusing on the Interview: Exploring the Story from Multiple Perspectives
Course Objectives
Develop competence in the counselling interview.
Who Should Attend
New social workers, social work associates, school counsellors, caseworkers involved in case work management & therapy.
Award
Participants who meet 75% class attendance will be awarded a Certificate of Accomplishment by the Academy of Human Development.
Your Trainer
Mr Chan Earng Han
Chan Earng Han holds a Master of Social Science (Counselling) from Edith Cowan University (Australia) and a Master in Counselling from Sioux Falls Seminary (United States of America).
He is a well sought-after Trainer cum Counsellor. His passion in working with youth led him to attain his Graduate Diploma in Youth Work from Edith Cowan University (Australia).
He currently specialises in counselling young people and families who have committed petty crimes, struggled with sexuality and mental health issues including having suicidal thoughts & intent.
Earng Han is also trained in Solution Focused Brief Therapy, and he utilises Systemic lens in conceptualising problems faced by individuals and families.
Testimonials
Anonymous, 12 Sep 2023
Super engaging, wish there was more time to learn from him!
Anonymous, 12 Sep 2023
Really engaging and fun! Appreciate that the trainings were not stressful (trainer respects trainees' readiness to participate).
Anonymous, 7 Mar 2022
En Han has a peculiar way of engaging his participants and is extremely humorous. He brings concepts to life and is able to articulate them well via his recordings. I appreciate his warm and fun-natured personality in facilitation of the course.
