Gateway Qualifications
Level 1
QN: 601/3953/5
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Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award In Counselling Skills
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Gateway Qualifications. Classified as a Other Vocational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 51 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 1
Awarding Body
Gateway Qualifications
Syllabus Units
2 Units
Guided Hours
51 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
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Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award In Counselling Skills
Using Counselling Skills to Help Others
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify the key components of active listening and demonstrate their use in a helping interaction.
- Explain the role of professional boundaries and strategies to maintain them.
- Apply a simple counselling skills framework to structure a supportive conversation.
- Reflect on own performance in using counselling skills to identify areas for development.
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Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award In Counselling Skills
Introducing Counselling Skills
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify a range of personal, social, and emotional issues that commonly prompt individuals to access counselling services.
- Explain how counselling can facilitate improved mental well-being, self-awareness, and resolution of personal challenges.
- Describe essential counselling skills, including active listening, questioning, paraphrasing, and non-verbal communication.
- Define empathy and evaluate its significance in establishing trust and understanding within a counselling setting.
- Analyse how a counsellor’s self-knowledge and self-awareness contribute to an accepting and non-judgemental therapeutic environment.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/3953/5
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Gateway Qualifications
- Qualification Type
- Other Vocational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Aug 2014