Counselling Level 3 Course

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Working with people to work through mental problems is a very important career and requires a unique approach to problem solving and people skills. This Counselling Level 3 course is designed to help students to learn the knowledge of this type of career and begin to work with people to help them overcome psychological issues.

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Description

About this course

This Counselling Level 3 course is great for anyone looking to gain a knowledge of counselling techniques, dealing with clients, building relations and helping people to overcome their issues. With this course you will learn about the many different psychological methods used in counselling and how these can be utilised to help a variety of clients.

Study Time: 100 hours
Enrolment length: 12 months
Course Format: Online
Entry Requirements: None Specific

Upon completion of this course students receive a Quality Licence Scheme certificate and an OLC certificate. All certification fees are included in your course fees.

Certification

To gain this Counselling Level 3 course you will need to submit, and pass, all of the tutor marked assignments. There are six assignments in the course and no need to purchase any textbooks as we provide all of the lessons and materials required to learn the syllabus.

All assignments are coursework based and are in an essay/question and answer style to test your knowledge of the topics covered in each of the course sections.

Method

This course comes to you as a paper course pack which you can work through in your own time. By reading through the lessons on the course and with the help of a personal tutor you will be able to learn all of the necessary knowledge required to tackle the tutor marked assignments that are used to assess the course. Alternatively, you can study for this course online to save some money on your course and study through the internet with the materials available 24/7 on any computer or smart device.

Support

A tutor will be able for support via post or e-mail, with our student support team also on hand to help with any queries you may have. Assignments must be submitted to your tutor through email and these are then marked as soon as possible.

Assessments

To pass this course learners must complete a number of assignments. These are completed after navigating through the lessons which are sent to students and writing your answers to assignment questions. Once these have been read and marked by your personal tutor, feedback and marks are provided to students which contain helpful tips to improve work in future assignments.

Course Content

This course assesses the following units:

Unit 1: Counselling overview

  • Personal attributes of a counsellor
  • Directed advice and counselling
  • The need for counselling
  • Counselling development

Unit 2: The theory of counselling

  • Stages of counselling
  • Theoretical approaches
  • Main counselling skills
  • Verbal communication
  • Summarising
  • Questioning
  • Goal setting
  • The end of the counselling relationship

Unit 3: Relationships in counselling

  • Client confidentiality
  • Relations with clients
  • Transference
  • Contracts and data storage
  • Crisis situations

Unit 4: Psychodynamic approaches to counselling

  • Sigmund Freud
  • Alfred Adler
  • Carl Jung
  • Jungian archetypes and dreams
  • Object relations theory
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Limitations of the approach

Unit 5: Correcting behaviour through counselling

  • Theories of behaviour
  • Social learning theory
  • Learnt behaviour
  • The ABC Model
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Advantages and disadvantages of CBT
  • Skills to be used practically
  • Discussion about the cognitive approach

Unit 6: Humanistic counselling

  • Carl Rogers
  • Active listening
  • Maslows hierarchy of needs
  • The existential approach
  • Case study 1- Rob’s alcohol addiction
  • Case study 2- Sarah’s anxiety
  • Discussions about person-centred approaches
Quality Licence Scheme

Quality Licence Scheme

At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

ABC qualification

The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme.  This means that Oakwood Home Learning has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at the level shown against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.

The course itself has been designed by Oakwood Home Learning to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met.  A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life

Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market

*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Counselling Level 3 course regulated?

This course is endorsed on a Quality License Scheme from ABC Awards and a certificate of completion is issued when you finish. QLS courses are not regulated by Ofqual and are used to gain evidence of knowledge and skills outside the scope of Ofqual.

What is included in the cost of the Counselling Level 3 course?

The cost of this course includes everything needed to pass. Your lessons, tutor support and certification costs are all included in the price with no additional costs at any stage. Should you wish to buy paper versions of the course materials you can do so on the checkout for £35 extra but this is optional.

What entry requirements are there for this course?

There are no entry requirements for this course at all. Anyone can study for this certification and there is no need to have any prior knowledge or experience.

How long do I have to study?

This Counselling course has an enrolment length of 12 months included from the date you enrol. This is plenty of time to complete the assignments but you can purchase additional time for £60 per month should you need longer to finish the assignments.

Do I have to sit an exam?

No, there are no exams on this course. Everything is assessed through coursework which you can submit at any time within the enrolment length.

Am I assigned a tutor for this course?

Yes – all students are assigned to a personal tutor who will be in charge of your tuition. The same tutor marks all of your work as well as being available to answer any questions you may have throughout your enrolment period.

Do I need to be working to do the Counselling Level 3?

No, you do not need a work placement. Everything is completed online from home through written assignments and there are no practical assignments needed.

Can I speak to someone before I enrol?

Of course. Our helpful course advisors are on hand from 9am until 5pm Monday to Friday. Contact us on our online chat or by calling 0800 772 0887 to discuss this course.

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