Structure

Definition of Counselling

The Counselling Relationship

The Development Cycle

Parent, Child, Teacher Relationships

The Complexities of Growth

Introduction – Psychological Development

Conflict and Stress

Grief and Bereavement

What is Co-dependency?

Transformation

Using Newly-Found Skills

Dysfunctional Families Explained

Recovery – The Therapeutic Process

Moving on – Emotional Intimacy

Psychological Study of Education

Memory

The Use of Language

Child Bullying and Child Abuse

Setting Up A Practice

Learning Outcomes

Module 1 – Definition of Counselling.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Identify the aim of counselling.

Examine active listening skills and the functions it allows the counsellor to perform.

Module 2 – The Counselling Relationship.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Discuss what is meant by empathy.

Introduce how school life is affected by maturity level and individual growth patterns.

Discuss the psychology of the child.

Define a growth gradient and the principle which school skills are subject to.

Module 4 – Parent, Child, Teacher Relationships.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Assess the three culture areas.

Examine how considerateness, humour and philosophy of growth are interpreted.

Module 5 – The Complexities of Growth.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Explain organisms from an anatomical and physiological perspective.

Judge the way tensions outwardly express themselves in a child.

Analyse the growth of ethical sense showing the three dynamic phases.

Module 6 – Introduction – Psychological Developments.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Explain the concept of instinct and identify the two basic energies that determine behaviour.

Identify the definition of a drive.

Module 7 – Conflict and Stress.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Define the concept of conflict.

Introduce the areas of abnormality and when behaviour is seen as being maladaptive.

Analyse the qualities that are contributory factors in normal behaviour.

Module 8 – Behaviour Therapies.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Discuss the idea behind systematic desensitisation.

Identify what self-regulation involves.

Describe your understanding of:
Inhibitory personality
Placebo effect
Hello-goodbye effect

Module 9 – Grief and Bereavement.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Summarise bereavement counselling and the affects of grief on a bereaved person.

Examine the different types of grief.

Module 10 – Exploring Grief and Letting Go.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Describe a pang or wave of grief and analyse what might trigger such an episode.

Identify the primary symptoms of grief.

Introduce the affects of bereavement on the male client.

Module 11 – Working With Children.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Assess what results psychiatric research has shown.

Discuss the features of bereavement reactions.

Summarise the rights of the bereaved.

Module 12 – What is Co-dependency?
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Examine your understanding of co-dependents.

Explain problems likely to be found in the family of origin.

Describe what makes a co-dependent relationship confining.

Module 13 – Transformation.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Introduce the two levels of acceptance and the four dimensions of intimacy.

Assess the four elements of recovery and show how co-dependents handle emotional expression.

Analyse cognitive reconstruction.

Module 14 – Using Newly Found Skills.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Discuss what should be included in the Inventory of positive aspects.

Identify how communication, privacy, and compromise should be viewed.

Examine what rigidity, silence, denial and isolation need to be transformed to.

Module 15 – Dysfunctional Families Explained.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Define all areas of dysfunction that affect the family unit.

Discuss ways to replace dysfunctional behaviour.

Module 16 – Recovery – The Therapeutic Process.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Assess the benefit of a family member attending a session where the dysfunctional person is absent.

Analyse the aspect of communicating feelings within a relationship.

Describe how you perceive the compassionate observer self.

Module 17 – Moving on – Emotional Intimacy.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Define the four dimensions of intimacy.

Define friend-confidant and show the importance of verbalisation.

Module 18 – Psychological Study of Education.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Discuss how learning might be defined.

Define:
Respondent behavior
Operant conditioning of autonomic responses
Punishment

Introduce the affects the computer has on teaching.

Module 19 – Memory.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Define the three stages of memory.

Examine emotional factors in forgetting and show how long-term memory can be improved.

Introduce the two factors that increase the chances of successful retrieval.

Module 20 – The Use of Language.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Assess how we produce and understand sentences.

Explain the operating principles children use as a guide to forming hypothesis.

Define your understanding of:
Language confusion
Memory
Environment

Summarise how reading readiness is perceived.

Module 21 – Child Bullying and Child Abuse.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Discuss child bullying.

Module 22 – Setting Up A Practice.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Discuss business logistics of setting up a practice.

Identify the steps involved when assessing a business opportunity.