Developing Active Listening Skills courses

Developing Active Listening Skills courses

In recent years psychologists have been endeavouring to ascertain what exactly it is that the professional counsellor does differently that enables him or her to foster a healing relationship with another person.

Why it is that often both children and adults find it easier to talk to a comparative stranger than to their parents, spouse, family or friends.

Now we are beginning to understand the necessary ingredients for an effective helping relationship and perhaps the most essential of this is what is termed ‘the language of acceptance’.

This course will help you develop your active listening skills and, thereby help you develop further your healing relationships with your clients.

Course Subjects

6 Lessons
  • The Need for Active Listening
  • Active Listening
  • Developing an Empathic Relationship
  • Non-verbal Communication & Barriers to Listening
  • Challenging & Goal Setting
  • Confidentiality & Crisis Intervention

Students obtaining 70% or more marks in the final examination will be awarded the BSY Professional Certificate of Merit in Developing Active Listneing Skills.