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Certificate in Christian Counselling

Intro

We have run NOCN Level 3 "Certificate in Christian Counselling" Courses in Southampton, Jersey and Edinburgh.

Requirements

Applicants need to have completed the CCTS Introduction to Christian Counselling NOCN Level 2 Course or equivalent before applying for NOCN Level 3.

Course Content

The course is relevant for anyone who wishes to train for a significant role in Christian counselling and pastoral care and is intended as preparation for the Diploma in Counselling (NOCN Level 4). This new course offers 30 extra hours of training (now 150 hrs, previously 120 hrs).

• Our adaptation of the Crabb/CWR Model;
• Human Growth & Development;
• Advanced Counselling Skills;
• Aspects of Professional Practice;
• Research;
• Personal Development;
• Anti-discriminatory Practice;
• Visual & Kinesthetic Counselling Skills;
• Other Counselling Models;
• Counselling Practice with Feedback.

Various methods of assessment will be used during the course.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course we hope that participants will be able to:

• Describe, evaluate and apply the three phases of our adapted Crabb/CWR counselling model;
• Define and apply the skills of advanced empathy, confrontation, immediacy, self-disclosure, information-giving, decision making and goal planning;
• Evaluate and work with defence mechanisms, resistance, transference and counter-transference;
• Evaluate and apply a developmental theory to one′s own life;
• Compare and contrast our adapted Crabb/CWR model with others;
• Use creative techniques, e.g. Russian dolls, visual techniques etc. to engage clients;
• Discuss and apply the dynamics of forgiveness, repentance, use of Scripture and prayer in counselling;
• Evaluate and use contracts, records, supervision and the code of ethics relevant to counselling;
• Evaluate their own lives using the course material;
• Discuss & apply anti-discriminatory practice;
• Present a short research project.

Additional Work

Course participants will be required to engage in directed reading, journalling, and written assignments for assessment. This will amount, on average, to 4-6 hours per week. Students will be required to have a minimum of 15 hours of their own counselling.

Course Dates, Cost & Venues

Next course will start in January 2009.

This course is provided by Central Counselling & Training Service whose dual purpose is: to provide counselling, group work and accredited Christian counselling courses guided by values, aims and methods consistent with biblical teaching.

It is recognised by Association of Christian Counsellors and accredited by the National Open College Network at NOCN Level 3.

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