Qualification:

This qualification is made up ofcredit rated units developed in association with Skills for Health, the Sector Skills Council for the Health and Social Care Sector. It enhances and improves verbal and written communication skills, promotes personal growth, and provides basic industry knowledge to prepare learners to progress onto appropriate further qualifications. Learners will complete this qualification with a comprehensive and full understanding of the following:

• How to reflect on personal development and identify areas for future development
• What core counselling skills are, including how to establish a helping relationship, and knowing how to conclude a helping interaction
• The main theoretical approaches to counselling
• Diversity and the meaning of discrimination