Counselling Foundations

Study helping relationships and listening as foundations for counselling foundations. The subject develops boundaries and problem exploration, then examines referral and reflective practice. Practise basic helping communication in supervised fictional scenarios.

Learning outcomes

• Explain helping relationships and listening using an appropriate example.
• Analyse a subject-related problem involving boundaries and problem exploration.
• Present reasoned evidence addressing referral and reflective practice.

Main topics

• Helping relationships
• Listening
• Boundaries
• Problem exploration
• Referral
• Reflective practice

Practical task

Practise basic helping communication in supervised fictional scenarios.

Assessment

Complete an observed communication exercise and ethical reflection.