• Explore the differences between ‘helping’ and ‘counselling’
• Look at different levels of counselling and psychotherapy training and treatment methods
• Understand both conscious and unconscious boundary crossing and why this might happen for both counsellor and clients
• Understand the characteristics needed within the therapeutic relationship to develop a successful process that leads to growth ; change and healing.
• Explore what theory is models vs theories on the self
• Reflect on positive mental health using case examples and group discussion.
• Think about how the ethical framework informs counselling and use hypothetical cases to highlight issues
• Understand and utilise the akhlaq (character) restoration therapy
• Explore different agendas of the counsellor and client and how they might come up in the work
• Explore working on personal issues to enable better work ethics with others and understand the difference between being heard and being understood
• Develop a good understanding of the characteristics needed within the therapeutic relationship
• Develop a successful process that leads to growth and change
• Develop an understanding of how to integrate the Islamic understanding of self
• Ethics in Islam – what does that look like in counselling practice?
• Islamic input – how to respect those who differ in interpretation – how to be sensitive to changes in need and behaviour of the client which may affect the counselling.
• Look at supervision from theoretical perspectives with a focus on practical application
• Individuals who hold a Level 2 Certificate in Islamic Counselling Skills or Recognised Prior Learning (RPL):
• Individuals will be asked to attend an interview where they will discuss their readiness to embark on the next stage of training and how they think they meet the characteristics identified below:
• Ability to translate intra-personal experience into language.
• Ability to benefit from self-development.
• Emotional stability.
• Evidence of personal insight.
• Ability to form a helping relationship.
• Awareness of difference and diversity.
• Be motivated towards developing as an Islamic counselling practitioner.