Counselling and Psychology Course

Counselling Skills I

• Learning Specific Skills
• Listening & Bonding
• Reflection
• Questioning
• Interview Techniques
• Changing Beliefs and Normalising
• Finding Solutions
• Ending the Counselling

Counselling Skills I

• The counselling session
• Focus on the present
• Telephone Counselling
• Dealing with crises
• Problem-solving techniques I: Aggression
• Problem-solving Techniques II: Depression
• Problem-solving techniques III: Grief and loss
• Problem-solving techniques IV: Suicide

Counselling Techniques

• Psychoanalytic psychotherapy l – Freud, Erikson, Jung
• Psychoanalytical psychotherapy ll – Adler
• Humanistic/Existential approaches I – Gestalt Therapy; Fritz Perls
• Humanistic/Existential Approaches II – Person-Centred Counselling; Carl Rogers
• Rational behavioural therapy – Albert Ellis
• Cognitive behavioural therapy – Aaron Beck
• Behavioural therapy
• Solution-focused counselling

Introduction to Psychology

• The Nature and Scope of Psychology
• Neurological basis of behaviour
• Environmental effects on behaviour
• Consciousness and perception
• Personality
• Psychological development
• Needs, drives and motivation

Professional Practice in Counselling

• Understanding counselling
• Ethics and Confidentiality
• Understanding the self
• Personality
• Emotions and Behaviour
• Supervision
• Referral practice

On successful completion of the course you will receive:

• A graduation certificate officially recognizing your successful completion of studies and qualifications as a counsellor
• Transcripts indicating units completed
• Letter of recommendation and validation for current and future employers
• Post-nominal letters placed after your name which indicate that you hold the relevant qualification. For example: John Smith, DipCouns

Counsellors consult with people to develop rehabilitation plans taking account of vocational, social, medical and psychological needs. Counsellors provide information and guidance on vocational, relationship, social (drug use, employment, ethical issues etc) and educational difficulties and issues, and work with people to help them to identify and define their emotional issues through the use of therapeutic models.

This entire course is carried out via Distance Learning (also known as correspondence learning). Distance learning is ideal if you need to adapt to work, family, or other commitments. It is also extremely beneficial should you wish to fast-track your studies (and career) and not be locked into a timetable.

Our course content and learning experience ensure that your course is relevant and interesting. Learning, tutorial assistance, and assessments occur whenever and wherever you are in the country or world. It takes place at your own pace on your terms to fit your lifestyle. As an ICI student, you’ll never endure a pop quiz, spend countless hours and hundreds of dollars traveling, and never be late for an assignment or class.

Course Length

ICI courses allow you to study at your own pace with no assignment deadlines. This means that you determine the pace of the course and within which period you will ultimately complete your studies.

• Completing your course with ICI is flexible as you can fast-track and graduate in a matter of months. You complete activities and submit assignments whenever you are ready
• The maximum time given to complete a program is three years.