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Diploma in Crisis Counselling
Course Code: 1700
Course Fee: £529.00
You can pay the full price or pay a deposit of £89.00 (0% APR), followed by 6 monthly payments of £73.00

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The Diploma in Crisis Counselling course has been designed for students wanting to study crisis counselling from a clinical and pastoral perspective. The course is appropriate not only for students who are counselling within communities of faith, but also for those seeking to incorporate a person-centred style within general counselling situations.The course uses the Clinical and Pastoral model, and it identifies practical skills and responses for many crisis counselling situations.

On completion of this course students may re-enrol and complete two further modules to gain the Diploma in Counselling.

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I found the course to be informative and it encouraged you to broaden your knowledge on the modules you were studying. I was unable to source the text for this module so I had to research materials for additional reading. The tutor's comments were always a source of encouragement and motivation to move on to the next assignment.
RUTH P, 271 days ago
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Easy to follow. Good feedback and links to resources to use to help with assignments.
gillian s, 5 years ago
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Really enjoyed this course, has given me confidence to do more.
Ann W, 5 years ago
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I think I said this last time - the course text was basically good but, in my opinion, needs re-editing to improve consistency and remove repetitions and Increase clarity.
Jane W, 6 years ago
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The materials were excellent. My only slight reservation is that many of the examples used had a Christian context. Whilst I was completely comfortable with this, I am not sure everyone would be.
Philip G, 6 years ago
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This was a skills based course and it really helped in m volunteer work.
Jane B, 6 years ago
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Easy to understand material and what was required for each assignment.
Sandra G, 6 years ago
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Given the level of the course, a good overview of the topics covered. Case studies mirrored real life situations. Good practice for the real world.
Ellen R, 7 years ago
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Very informative course.
Prunella Y, 7 years ago
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the materials are helpful
Adjei N, 7 years ago

Syllabus for Diploma in Crisis Counselling

The course consists of two modules:


Module 1

provides a comprehensive overview of counselling supplemented by short practical exercises and printed case study assignments. It is designed to be completed within 6 months of part-time study, although, should you require it, this period may be extended.

This Module includes the following topics:

  • Introduction to Counselling Theory
  • The Psychodynamic Approach
  • The Behavioural Approach
  • The Person-Centred Approach
  • The Cognitive Approach
  • The Pastoral Approach
  • The Counselling Process
  • Basic Counselling Skills
  • Core Skills of "The Skilled Helper"
  • Professional Practice


Module 2

provides a comprehensive overview of crisis counselling supplemented by short practical exercises and printed case study assignments. It is designed to be completed within 6 months of part-time study, although, should you require it, this period may be extended.

This Module includes the following topics:

  • Premises of Crisis Counselling
  • Counselling and the Family
  • Separation and divorce as a personal crisis
  • Personal and professional ethics
  • Issues of abuse
  • Issues of depression
  • Issues of suicide
  • Gender role development and sexual stereotyping
  • Grief and mourning
  • Detection of mental illness


Materials supplied with this course:

The Course consists of 2 modules: The course material includes comprehensive course notes (knowledge and practice), 20 lessons and 10 Tutor marked assignments, supplemented with suggested background reading to provide insights into the skills and techniques used by professional counsellors. You will be able to observe and become conversant with many of the practical techniques employed by professional counsellors.


Linkages to other Courses

Module 1, Certificate in Enhancing Skills in Counselling (Course 121) is looked at as a foundation counselling module which supports other Diploma Courses.

Module 2, Certificate in Crisis Counselling (Course 420) serves as a supporting module within the Institutes Diploma in Counselling (Course 4000).


Credit Rated or CPD

In addition to the Institute course certificate successful candidates will be awarded a certificate of CPD. If you require academic credit rating you may wish to consider our Clinical and Pastoral Counselling Module GCU1 plus Crisis and Trauma Counselling Module GCU4 which are part of our Course 5000N Diploma In Clinical and Pastoral Counselling but can be taken separately.

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Course Code: 1700
Course Fee: £529.00
You can pay the full price or pay a deposit of £89.00 (0% APR), followed by 6 monthly payments of £73.00
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