This course is available via correspondence only.

Egan’s Model of Counselling

Theory                                            Skills

Philosophy of the Egan Model of

Counselling    

Stage I Step IA                                              Attending Skills

                                                                    Accurate Observation of Non-verbal Data

                                                                    Minimal Verbal Encouragers

                                                                    The Balanced Use of Silence

Stage I Step IB                                              Concreteness

                                                                    Open Questioning

                                                                    Clarifying Questions

Stage I Step C                                               Gathering Information

                                                                    Advanced Accurate Empathy

                                                                    Constructive Confrontation

                                                                    Self Disclosure

                                                                    Immediacy

                                                                    Counsellor-type Challenging

                                                                    Information Giving

                                                                    Values Identification

                                                                    Clarifying Feedback Response

                                                                    “I” Messages

Stage II Step IIA                                            Goal Setting

Stage II Step IIB                                            Problem Solving

Stage II Step IIC                   

Stage III Step IIIA                                         Brain Storming

Stage III Step IIIB

Stage III Step IIIC

Psychological Theories:

• Perceptual Psychology
• Defence Mechanisms
• Problem Ownership
• Anger & Rational Emotive Therapy
• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
• Erik Erikson’s Stages of Development
• Self Esteem – The Foundation of who we are
• Various Forms of Abuse
• Co-dependence
• Stress & Anxiety
• Depression
• Jung & Archetypes
• Communication
• Values

 Curriculum Details

The course consists of 50 hours of in-class content. It is expected that two hours per week would be spent completing homework counselling practice activities, review questions and case studies. Assignments amount to the final 50 hours. This provides a total of 150 hours of total course content.

Assessment

There are three assignments to be completed

• Counselling Practice Log Book
• Personal Skills Profile Assignment
• Goal Setting Assignment

It is expected that the goal setting assignment would take 10 hours to complete as would the Personal Skills Profile. Students are to complete a minimum of 30 hours of counselling practice in their own time which is recorded and submitted in a Log Book for assessment and feedback.

Course Accreditation

The course has been accredited with the Australian Holistic Healer’s Association as follows:

·         One modality in Holistic Counselling

·         100 hours accrued towards the total hours required for membership

Method of delivery

All course content is contained within the two manuals. The CD’s that accompany the manuals provide students with greater depth and examples of how to and how not to counsel clients.

Time-line

The correspondence course can be commenced at any time and completed at your own pace. It has been designed as a 6 month course, extensions are available.

Course Fees: $500

This includes 2 manuals and accompanying CD’s.