Qualification:

This qualification is made up of credit rated units developed in association with Skills for Health, the Sector Skills Council for the Health and Social Care Sector. It develops a repertoire of interpersonal skills and counselling skills, promotes personal growth, and provides essential industry knowledge to help learners make informed career decisions. Learners will complete this qualification with a concrete understanding of the following:

• How to identify, practise and develop a range of interpersonal and counselling skills
• The main theoretical approaches to counselling
• Diversity and the meaning of discrimination
• Ethical frameworks, including the importance of setting and ethical referrals
• How to reflect on personal development and identify areas for future development