Introduction to Counselling Skills for Health and Social Care

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit a learner should:

1 Be able to initiate and establish a relationship using counselling skills

2 Be able to maintain, develop and conclude a relationship using counselling skills

3 Be able to evaluate own development of counselling skills

4 Know referral procedures and boundary issues.

P1 describe processes for initiating, maintaining, developing and concluding a counselling relationship

P2 demonstrate counselling skills in a simulated environment

P3 describe the strengths and weaknesses of own counselling skills development

P4 describe the importance of supervision in evaluating a counselling skills interaction

P5 explain the importance of referral procedures

P6 describe the organisations to which referrals may be made.

M1 integrate processes for initiating, maintaining, developing and concluding a counselling skills relationship

M2 explain how counselling skills development affects own selfdevelopment

M3 explain how supervision can improve use of skills and self-development

M4 examine potential boundary issues in a counselling skills interaction in a health and social care setting.

D1 analyse own strengths and weaknesses in use of counselling skills

D2 evaluate the impact on own practice of counselling skills development and selfdevelopment.