Certificate in Counselling Skills 2010

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Special Features:

The AQA Intermediate Certificate in Counselling Skills is designed for those people who wish to learn and to practise a range of counselling skills. Candidates are likely to fall into two main groups:

• those wishing to enhance their functional role by acquiring proficiency across a range of counselling skills. Counselling skills have proved to be effective in many work roles where interactions between people occur;
• those who wish to progress to Practitioner Level in Counselling and who see skills acquisition and practice as a sound basis for beginning their training.

The Primary Learning Goal of this award is that on completion candidates will:

• (a) be competent in using a full defined range of counselling skills;
• (b) understand the importance of using counselling skills ethically and within The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapys (BACP) Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy;
• (c) gain access to progression opportunities in employment;
• (d) gain access to progression opportunities in education and training.

Following the BACP Guidance, the Certificate content encourages the concept of intentionality that is, that counselling skills should be used ethically and with intention whether in a personal or employment arena. Put more directly, candidates should know not only which skills they are using, but also why they are using them.

The qualification has clear links to the CAMPAG S/NVQ Level III Units, providing opportunities for candidates to acquire portfolio evidence towards that qualification, should they so wish. The award has also been designed with the BACP Accreditation routes in mind, providing those wishing to progress to BACP accreditation with credible units of training to support their application. Successful candidates will be able to progress to level 3 Advanced Counselling Awards, if they so wish, within the AQA suite. The qualification may also be used as an entrée to other courses and as credit, Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL), towards some other awards (e.g. in Care, Guidance, Mediation, and IPM).

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