| Workshops & Courses |
Counselling Skills for Non-Counsellors
From Partners to Parents
Moving Forward
Riding the Storm
Taking Charge of Your Life
Understanding Relationships
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| Counselling Skills for Non-Counsellors |
This is a course for those engaged in a helping or supporting role privately or professionally. The purpose of the course is to offer a framework and some skills necessary in helping others - this course does not provide a qualification in counselling.
Course content;
- what are counselling skills? The core conditions, a three stage model based on Carkhuff and Egan, fundamentals of the counselling process and use of skills,
- the skills associated with the three stage model
- interview management and time keeping
- the need for clear boundaries and structure
- ethical issues, the limitations of the use of counselling skills and the need for support
- self-awareness
- enabling change
This is a 22 hour course but can be adapted to 1 day.
The course is accredited through the Open College Network at Level 1 & 2, with a credit value of 1.
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| From Partners to Parents |
This course is designed to help parents with young children re-build their adult couple relationship, the strength and bond of which reflects in the well-being of the children.
The course offers knowledge and research as well as lots of practical exercises and the opportunity to talk openly.
Course content;
- reflect on their parenting journey so far
- discuss perceptions of being a Mum/Dad
- identify ways to solve family problems
- identify ways to make life easier
- discuss working strategies
- money
- manage conflict
- help rebuild adult relationships
- raise awareness of support networks
This is a 9 hour course. The course is accredited through the Open College Network at Level 1, 2 & 3, with a credit value of 1.
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| Moving Forward |
This is a personal development course for people who have divorced or separated from their partner. It is informal, friendly and supportive.
It offers a chance to meet people going through a similar life stage and is designed to help individuals come to terms with the break up of a relationship. Participants have the opprtunity to learn about themselves and develop new skills to enable them to move forward.
Course content;
- exploring why relationships go wrong
- rebuilding after a relationship ends
- relating to other people
- the impact on children, family and friends
- dealing with change
- learning about yourself
- building relationship skills
The course consists of 10 weekly sessions, each lasting 2 hours, with a group of up to 12 people.
The course is accredited through the Open College Network at Level 2 & 3,with a credit value of 1.
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| Riding the Storm |
This course is designed to help parents of teenagers build their relationships.
The course offers knowledge and research as well as lots of practical exercises and the opportunity to talk openly.
Course content;
- understand the pressures of being a teenager
- help break bad parental habits
- identify their skills as a parent
- managing conflict between parent and teenager
- negotiating boundaries
- raise awareness of support networks
- help re-building relationships between parents and teenagers
- spotting the signs, drug awareness
The 22 hour event is accredited through the Open College Network at Level 1, 2 & 3, with a credit value of 1. |
| Taking Charge of Your Life |
This course is aimed at individuals who would like to increase their confidence, feel more assertive, cope more effectively with stress and manage their time more efficiently.
Course content;
- communication skills
- understanding passive, aggressive and assertive behaviour
- dealing with conflict
- combating stress
- time management
The course is normally run over 4 weeks, one day per week.
It is a 22 hour course accredited by the Open College Network at Level 3, with a credit value of 1.
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| Understanding Relationships |
This is a course for professionals offering underpinning knowledge and skills for working with couple and familes.
Course content;
- why couples enter into a committed relationship and what they bring to the adult intimate relationship
- the influences on couple relationships and the resulting conflicts
- elements of effective communication and the blocks that may hinder this
- life stages and the management of transition and change
- sex and sexuality
- the complexities of second and subsequent family amalgamations
- support for couples and families and appropriate action planning
The event is normally run over four weeks, one day per week. Full attendance is necessary and there will be some essential reading.
The course is accredited through the Open College Network at Level 3, with a credit value of 1.
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