Psychosocial Counselling

Duration: 4 hours
Certificate: Professional Certification
Level: All Levels
Psychosocial Counselling

Course Overview

This course provides an introduction to the concepts and theories of psychology and to their application to real life situations. Topics include history, research methods, sensation, perception, consciousness, stress and coping, learning, memory, motivation and emotions.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Master key concepts and principles
  • Develop practical skills through hands-on exercises
  • Gain industry-relevant knowledge
  • Prepare for professional certification

Course Modules

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Unit 1: Introduction to Psychosocial Counselling

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Unit Content

Counselling is a process of talking about and working through your personal problems with a counsellor. The counsellor helps you to address your problems in a positive way by helping you to clarify the issues, explore options, develop strategies and increase self-awareness

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand key concepts presented in this unit
  • Apply knowledge to practical scenarios
  • Complete unit exercises and assessments
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Unit 2: Counselling Techniques

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Objectives
By the end of the course unit the learner should be able to:
  • Define the key terms of counselling practice
  • Differentiate between guidance and counselling
  • Describe the counselling process
  • Explain the counselling relationship
  • Explain and use the counselling skills in practice
  • Identify qualities of an effective counselor
  • Facilitate a client persona issue and growth

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand key concepts presented in this unit
  • Apply knowledge to practical scenarios
  • Complete unit exercises and assessments
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Unit 3: Theories In Counselling

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Conflict can be defined as a mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, and external or internal demands. Where there are people, there is conflict.

They are usually taken in a negative association. However, this is inaccurate as conflicts are necessary for healthy relationships. It all depends on the approach we use to resolve the conflict.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand key concepts presented in this unit
  • Apply knowledge to practical scenarios
  • Complete unit exercises and assessments
4

Unit 4: HIV/AIDS and STIs Counselling

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Learning Objectives:

  • Understand key concepts presented in this unit
  • Apply knowledge to practical scenarios
  • Complete unit exercises and assessments
5

Unit 5: Counselling Special Groups (Couples, Children MCH for EMTCT)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Understand key concepts presented in this unit
  • Apply knowledge to practical scenarios
  • Complete unit exercises and assessments
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Unit 6: Human Sexuality

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Learning Objectives:

  • Understand key concepts presented in this unit
  • Apply knowledge to practical scenarios
  • Complete unit exercises and assessments
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Unit 7: Bereavement and Loss, Death and stress Management

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Learning Objectives:

  • Understand key concepts presented in this unit
  • Apply knowledge to practical scenarios
  • Complete unit exercises and assessments
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Unit 8: Counselling for Public Health Conditions (Immunization, and Chronic Illnesses)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Understand key concepts presented in this unit
  • Apply knowledge to practical scenarios
  • Complete unit exercises and assessments

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