Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills (CSK-L2)
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies (CST-L3
Key dates:
​Classes on Wednesday and Friday.
- Start Date: Jan 08th and 10th - 2025
- End Date: July 16 and 18th - 2025
- Time: 09:30 AM – 14:30 PM.
Duration: 22 weeks
Location: online classes​ stsangamteaching@gmail.com
Phone: 07889730811
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Course Fee: £675.
CPCAB registration £189.
​Total fee: £864 - This price includes your registration fee for the Cpcab. There will be no extra costs.
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To secure your place, a non-refundable deposit of £111 is required upon acceptance.
The CPCAB registration fee of £189 is payable closer to the course start date.
The remaining course fee balance of £564 can be paid in full or in 4 monthly instalments of £141.
Sangam Teaching looks forward to welcoming you to our course.​
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ST is the Ultimate Springboard to your Success.
This qualification is intended for candidates who have already acquired a recognised qualification in counselling skills (such as the Certificate in Counselling Skills Level 2 or equivalent) and want to:
* Take the next step in training to become a counsellor.
* Learn more about counselling theory, ethics and mental health.
* This Professional Accredited Counselling Course enables progression through to professional qualifications at Level 4 Diploma and for qualified counsellors Level 6 Counselling Supervision.
* This qualification does not directly lead to employment as a counsellor. It is designed as a pre-practitioner training for professional counselling qualifications, but it could lead to employment in a related field
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Testimonials
"Shaila is a fantastic Tutor.
Her spiritual calming personality was so therapeutic to be around.
She taught me the beauty in the silences .. she really connects with the student on so many different levels.
I felt totally supported and understood when training with Shaila, her feedback on assignments was well thought out and in couraging. Not only giving constructive feedback - it was also filled with wonderful insights.
I can Highly recommend this lady."
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T Lawler ,L4 - 21-23
" I feel very lucky to have Shaila as my teacher.
Not only she teaches the methods of therapeutic counselling but comfortably explains the complex layers around each topic. She doesn’t shy away from sharing her own professional and personal experiences, which I am grateful to, as I learned a lot from her experiences.
She is warm, approachable, understanding and wise. I felt she didn’t even have to speak to able to teach me something new, something good. She is always positive and supportive. I found each of her comments valuable.
I feel like she thought me a magic to enable me empower my clients in their therapeutic journey. Every time a client shifts, I feel the magic works.
Yes, I used the word ‘feel’ quite a bit…I wonder if it is because Shaila is a ‘good feeling’. I cannot thank Shaila enough for her teachings. I wouldn’t ‘feel good’ sitting in front of my clients with complex issues, if Shaila wasn’t in the class for me when I was trying to learn."
OC, L4-21-23
"I had the pleasure of having Shailia as a tutor within my first year of Level 4 and her input was not only fantastic theoretically but also held a space for her trainees state of wellness and process within what is a challenging course, full of hurdles. Shailia embodies everything I wanted in a tutor on this journey. She knew when to push me and when to nurture the growth, to make space for process. Shailia's ability to attune to her trainees, enabled a safe zone where learning could be enjoyed and not feared. We worked with imagery, the body and applied this through all the essential facets of level 4 Integrative training. I felt incredibly supported by Shaila as a tutor and believe that many others will also. Shaila enabled me to keep pushing with her compassion for the trainee and her understanding of the journey. If you're wanting a training experience that pushes you, challenges you, but welcomes YOU as you are, this is the place."
J Pearl- L4 yr1- 22-23
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Week 1
Course Outline:
Welcome: Registration. Ice-breaker -get to know each other.
Explaining the Course Handbook, Q&A and CPCAB Service Level Framework –Refer to the handbook
-Tutorial
-Goldfish Bowl contacting.
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Week 2
Theory: Humanistic Perspectives
The counselling relationship: BACP Ethical Framework.
Giving and receiving -Constructive Feedback.
-Goldfish Bowl
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Week 3
Theory: Johari Window
- Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
-Utilizing Counselling Theory for Self-Awareness in Practice
- Readiness for Peer Counsel;ing for 6 weeks.
- Preparing for a Case Study
- Maximising Supervision Effectiveness
Skills practice – immediately
Week 4
BACP Ethical Framework, which comprises six principles of practice.
- Empathic reflective responses and ensure counselling theories are aligned with ethical standards
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Week 5
Theory: Introduction to Psychodynamic Theory
-Id, Ego and Super Ego.
-Defences & Transference
Peer counselling 1
Peer supervision.
Using supervision as a self-reflective trainee counsellor.
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Week 6
Theory: Introducing Attachment Theory
-Attachment style
-Early experiences and later interpersonal relationships in adulthood.
Tutorial.
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Week 7
Theory: Introduction to Erikson's life stages and mental health.
Skills practice -connecting with theory in the counselling relationship.
Peer counselling 2
-Managing the counselling relationship
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Week 8
Theory: Introduction to trauma therapy.
-Understanding the impact of trauma
- Trauma: Types, stages, effects
Skills practice -Sensations of emotions and bodily awareness.
Peer counselling 3 - middle-stage
Group peer supervision.
Week 9
Diversity: Understand differences and diversity issues to develop empathic understanding.
-Cultural Factors in Traumatic Stress.
Skills practice – working with difference and diversity.
Peer counselling 4 –.
-Peer group supervision
receive additional information.
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Week 10
The Egan Model and SOLER
Skills practice - awareness of endings & managing ‘ending’ stage
Peer counselling 4 preparing for ending
-Peer group supervision.
Learning Reviews
7 to 9 due in with
CAS :CASE STUDY DUE
ST -Cpcab CST-L3 Course Structure:
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Week 11
Grief and loss.
Integrating theories to case studies.
-Self-awareness of endings.
Skills practice - awareness of endings & managing ‘ending’ stage
Peer counselling 5 preparing for ending
-Peer group supervision.
Learning Reviews
7 to 10 due in with
CAS
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​Week 12
Theory: -Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
-the technique and effectiveness.
-- body-mind connections and their impact on mental well-being
Skills practice. Mindfulness and boldly feeling.
Peer counselling 6- ending
-Peer group supervision.
Learning Review
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Week 13
Student presentation- 1
‘The nature of common mental health problems and how counselling can promote positive mental health’
Learning Review
Essay due in
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​​Week 14
Student presentations- 2
‘The Impact of Trauma on the Body’
Learning Reviews
10 to 12 due in with CAS
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​Week 15
Student presentations- 3
‘The Impact of Mindfulness Practice on the Physical Body'
Learning Reviews
CASE STUDY DUE
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Week 16
Student presentations- 4
'Counsellor self-care - professional practice'.
Final Learning Review
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​Week 17
MOCK EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT
Self and peer assessment
TUTORIALS Portfolio completing
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Week 18
EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT
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Week 19
Student presentation- 5 -6
'Understanding Loss and Bereavement'
'How Mindfulness and Meditation Influence Mental Health'
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Week 20
work shop: "Who Am I?” Counselling Theories on Self-Discovery.
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Week 21
Theory workshop: Overview of Carl Jung’s General Archetypes in Jungian Psychology. Group discussion: Existential theories focus on meaning-making and authentic choices. Integrative approaches merge multiple theories for personalised growth.
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Week 22
Self-Review and Peer Evaluations
Notifying Individuals of Internal Assessment Results
-Conducting End-of-Course Assessment.
-Information on L4 Course: Progression and Enrollment Process
​Reading List:
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The Skilled Helper: A Problem-Management and Opportunity-Development Approach to Helping
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by Gerard Egan Counselling Skills & Studies: Sage Pete Sanders, Alan Frankland & Paul Wilkins Next Steps in Counselling: PCCS
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The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, 6th edition
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by Irvin D. Yalom and Molyn Leszcz
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Integrative Counselling Skills in Action by Susan Culley
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The Theory and Practice of Counselling: Cassell
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Irving Yalom
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On Becoming a Person by Carl Rogers.
​Sangam Teaching- CPCAB CST-L3 Daytime Class Timetable
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09.30 am – 14.30pm​
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09.15- 09.30
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Zoom meeting room opens 09.30- 10-00
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9.30 -09.45 Check-in
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09-45 – 11.00 Theory seminar
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11-00 – 11.10 BREAK
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11.10- 12.10 Skills Practice
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12.10-12-25 LUNCH
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12-25 –14.15 Peer group supervision
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13.30 – 14.15 Q&A on the CST-L3 worksheet
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14.15-14.30 Check Out ​
14.30Close zoom training
