About this course
The Diploma in Crisis Counselling course has been designed for students wanting to study crisis counselling from a clinical and pastoral perspective. The course is appropriate not only for students who are counselling within communities of faith, but also for those seeking to incorporate a person-centred style within general counselling situations.The course uses the Clinical and Pastoral model, and it identifies practical skills and responses for many crisis counselling situations.
On completion of this course students may re-enrol and complete two further modules to gain the Diploma in Counselling.
What you will learn
Module 1 of the course provides a comprehensive overview of counselling supplemented by short practical exercises and printed case study assignments. It is designed to be completed within 6 months of part-time study, although, should you require it, this period may be extended.
This Module includes the following topics:
- Introduction to Counselling Theory
- The Psychodynamic Approach
- The Behavioural Approach
- The Person-Centred Approach
- The Cognitive Approach
- The Pastoral Approach
- The Counselling Process
- Basic Counselling Skills
- Core Skills of "The Skilled Helper"
- Professional Practice
Module 2 of the course provides a comprehensive overview of crisis counselling supplemented by short practical exercises and printed case study assignments. It is designed to be completed within 6 months of part-time study, although, should you require it, this period may be extended.
This Module includes the following topics:
- Premises of Crisis Counselling
- Counselling and the Family
- Separation and divorce as a personal crisis
- Personal and professional ethics
- Issues of abuse
- Issues of depression
- Issues of suicide
- Gender role development and sexual stereotyping
- Grief and mourning
- Detection of mental illness
Recent reviews
My tutor , Dr Marie Murphy has been incredibly supportive throughout the course. Her guidance, encouragement, and clarity made the entire learning journey meaningful and enjoyable. I truly appreciated her kindness and the way she made me feel confident in my work.
I found the course to be informative and it encouraged you to broaden your knowledge on the modules you were studying. I was unable to source the text for this module so I had to research materials for additional reading. The tutor's comments were always a source of encouragement and motivation to move on to the next assignment.
Easy to follow. Good feedback and links to resources to use to help with assignments.