Certificate in Practical Counselling (Intermediate)

Introduction

This course is a follow up from Certificate in Practical Counselling (Basic). This is designed for trainees who are keen to further equipped themselves with concepts and skills pertaining to effective interviews and counseling to have a more complete understanding in counselling. Micro-skills such as attending behavior, client observation skills, reflection of feelings, focusing and influencing skills will be introduced.

Course Content

Introduction	The Microskills Hierarchy Definition of Intentionality
Attending Behaviour	Attending: 3V's + B Verbal Tracking
Observation Skills and Reflecting Feelings	Observation for discrepancies & conflicts Observing emotional experiences and reflecting them
Questioning Skills	Competency Assessment on Questioning skills Increasing Intentionality Questioning Tips
Confrontation Skills	Ethics Involved Steps to support confrontation
Focusing Skills	Focusing the Interview: Explore the story from different areas of perspectives
Influencing Skills and Strategies	Meaning Making Interpretation & Reframing

Who Should Attend

This course is suitable for general public as well as workers in the social service field who are interested to further equipped themselves with concepts and skills pertaining to effective interviews and counseling people.

Award

Participants who meet 80% class attendance will be awarded a Certificate of Accomplishment by the Academy of Human Development.

Entry Requirements

Minimum O - level
Pre-requisite: Participants must have completed the Certificate in Practical Counselling (Basic), awarded by Academy of Human Development and Fei Yue Community Services, or equivalent.

Course Fees (Nett)	S$
Course Fee:	$420
Course Fee for AHD Ex CPC Basic students:	$380

Subsidies/ Funding	S$
Company-Sponsored Applicant:
VCF pre-approved funding at 30% per pax for Singaporeans/PR Social Service Organisation Staff (Ref No. PAS00001945, End date of approval: 22 Jul 2020)	$126
Self-Sponsored Applicant:
Supported under UTAP Funding (End date of approval: 31 Mar 2020, pending renewal) [For NTUC members only]	NTUC members enjoy 50% unfunded course fee support for up to $250 each year.

Registration and Enquiries

Alicia Loy

6593 5287

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Course Schedule

Duration	21 hours
Dates	13,20 & 27 Jun 2020 (Sat)
Timing	9.30am - 5.30pm
Trainer(s)	Mrs Chan Swee Fen
Venue(s)	Academy of Human Development