Basic Counselling Skills

Course Descriptor

The Guidance and Counselling Training Program is designed as a one-week program for inservice Trainers. This course aims at enhancing participants; knowledge, skills and attitudes on guidance and counselling to enable them promote psychological well-being navigating through life challenges. The material in this document is meant as a guide for the structure and content of the one-week program. After completion of the course, participants will be expected to provide, coordinate, and promote accessible, quality and inclusive guidance and counselling services for holistically empowered individuals in the society. More information can be found in the Basic Counselling Skills Resource Guide.

Target Group

This course targets the following categories:

1. Guidance and Counselling Coordinators

2. Trainers/Instructors

3. Peer Educators

4. Student leaders

5. Deans of students

6. Heads of Departments

7. Career Counsellors