As a counsellor, it is essential that you possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as sound subject knowledge, in order to work effectively with wide ranging and complex needs.

The advanced counselling course will enable you to develop the knowledge needed to work with these issues and to understand their underlying causes, discussing development and attachment theories in light of this. The course provides a detailed exploration of the different models of therapy and discusses the necessary communication skills such as empathy, genuineness and listening, which are vital in effective practice.The course also addresses issues of values, anti-oppressive practice as well as the impact of regulation and how this is likely to affect the counselling profession.

For more information or to order this course please visit Cambridge Open College