Certificate in Counselling Studies (CST-L3) accredited by ACC and CPCAB
Course Overview
This is a 90 hour course, typically run on one day per month over the course of one year. To apply for the course, students are expected to have completed the Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills (90 guided learning hours) or an equivalent course of study.
The course is for learners who want to develop advanced counselling skills for professional helping relationships. This work involves developing or continuing a professional relationship between a helper and helpee, whereas counselling involves a contracted relationship between a counsellor and a client.
Students will probably be working in a helping capacity in a range of contexts. These may, for example, include personnel officers, care workers, welfare workers, teachers or pastoral care workers. All will be using counselling skills as an important adjunct to their existing skills.
This qualification is intended for candidates who want to:
• increase their proficiency in using counselling skills in helping relationships;
• use counselling skills as an important element of their work as a helping professional;
• use counselling skills to improve interpersonal communication within an organisation.
The CPCAB (Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body) recommends that a student complete both the Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills and the Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies before starting to counsel clients under supervision.
The Level 3 course covers the following topics:
• the counselling environment
• motivation
• models of counselling
• empathy
• conflict
• rejection
• trauma and bereavement
• depression
• sexuality
• abuse
• mental health
Students are expected to complete a number of essays, personal learning journal, book review and case studies as coursework. Students should expect to complete an additional 90 hours of personal study in addition to the course sessions. The course is accredited by the CPCAB and the ACC (Association of Christian Counsellors). Following completion of the Level 3 Certificate, students would be able to progress onto a Level 4 Diploma in Christian Counselling.
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