Are you interested in counselling/psychotherapy as a career? If so, a foundation level course being run in the city in January may appeal.
The foundation level counselling course in person centred psychotherapy is being given by qualified psychotherapist, Breda Moore.
She says this training is an important step for people considering a career in counselling. “The course is suitable for those interested, primarily, in their own personal development and who may also be considering going on to diploma level/degree in counselling/psychotherapy. The core theoretical model of the training is the person-centered approach developed by Carl Rodgers. It is important a counsellor has a coherent model underpinning his or her work.
“ The predominant process will be experiential, meaning it’s a non-lecture basis; more so, it is coming together and learning as a community. The course is sufficient in itself for assisting participants to utilise their learning in varied settings or it is maybe a stepping stone onto further training in counselling. Every participant’s opinion is important, in other words a student centred approach, where the focus is on becoming autonomous, independent learners, within the group situation, promoting the concepts of ownership of learning and reflection on awareness.”
The main areas covered over the eight sessions are personal development, group therapy, group dynamic work, counselling skills, theory and practice, personal assignments, guest speakers (covering other approaches to counselling ), relevant counselling book reviews. Self assessment and self evaluation are key concepts of the training course as is the integration of theory and practice of skills.
An informal interview will be held for each participant where an opportunity to answer questions about the training process can be addressed.
For further information telephone Person Centred Therapy Ireland at (091 ) 553217 or (085 ) 7699605 (office hours only ).
