Practitioners Tool Kit … an introduction to advanced counselling skills

This course is for people who wish to develop their understanding of counselling skills in order to enhance their professional role. Candidates will require a basic understanding of core counselling skills to fully benefit from this course.

Aim of course:

to introduce participants to a range of complex and challenging counselling skills required when working in a supportive role either in a voluntary or employed capacity.

It will highlight how the effective use of more complex listening skills can enhance the work practitioners do with their particular client group.

The training will focus on 3 principal components:

Participants will also be given the opportunity to develop their levels of self awareness by considering the personal attitudes, values and beliefs they hold and how they may impact on their professional roles.


The training will seek to develop the participants skills, confidence and resources in demonstrating more complex counselling skills within their professional role. It will also provide an opportunity for participants to reflect on their current role and identify ways of using what they have learnt to inform their own working practice.

Target Staff:

The course is recommended for anyone who is currently working directly with people and offer emotional support as part of their role and (or) individuals that may wish to pursue a career within the helping sector.

Managers who wish to develop their interpersonal skills will also benefit from the course.