There are times in our lives when we experience distressing events and feelings, which seem to have no end or solution. Sometimes we know that our feelings are due to particular circumstances such as marital stress, bereavement or illness. At other times we may have no idea what is making us feel the way we do: all we know is that our lives have become uncomfortable, difficult or even seem intolerable.
Counseling can help people clarify their thoughts and feelings so that they can arrive at their own decisions, or even make major changes in their lives.
This course expands the knowledge and gives training in the important areas of family and cultural differences, and it deals with the important issues of denial and motivation.
STUDY TIME 60 hours - Subjects included in this 12 lesson course:
What is Counseling? Empathy and Trust Motivation Skills The Dynamics of Recovery Philosophy and Design Helping with Decision Making Grief and Bereavement Motivational Interviewing The Counseling Relationship Stopping Faulty Habits and Restoring self-esteem
Roadblocks to Communication Listening Skills & Interview Skills Marital Counseling Working with the Family Dealing with Denial Non-Directive Counseling Counseling Children Inter-Cultural Counseling Stress, Anxiety and Depression
