CCS offers several short courses for those interested in increasing their own self awareness or gaining basic counselling and communication skills. 

Anyone who works with people will benefit from these skills. Examples of careers where these skills would be useful are:

• Teachers and Medical staff

• Community workers

• Team Leaders and Supervisors

Currently we offer the following short courses:

• Know Yourself

• Listening for Relating Part 1

• Listening for Relating Part 2

• Conflict Resolution

• Cultural Awareness

Know Yourself

‘To thine own self be true…”

This course focuses on the participants themselves. The secret of successful living is often the awareness of your own personal process and biases. This course is a prerequisite for the full counselling course.

Involves self exploration and awareness and includes the following:

• Relating with myself

• Relating with others

• Working in groups

• Exploring my response to conflict

4 sessions over either 2 weekends or 4 days

Course cost is  $380 (subsidies available).  When funding permits they may be offered for free or at a reduced rate. See individual course details below.

Upcoming Know Yourself Course Dates:

Inverell - Course to be held in October 2009. Specific details yet to be advised. Call 6762 5210 or Email: lrccs@westnet.com.au to be added to the waiting list.

If there is not a course listed in (or near) your location please contact the CCS Office to be added to the waiting list - Ph: 02 6762 5210 or Email: lrccs@westnet.com.au

Listening For Relating - Part 1

Do people often say to you that “you just don’t listen?”

This course is for people who care. This includes anyone in a relationship but will be of particular use to those in a helping role. It takes participants through the basic counselling microskills

Listening effectively involves:

• Showing you are listening by minimal responses;

• Making reflective comments;

• Repeating your version of what you heard;

• Reflecting and summarising;

• Clarifying with appropriate questions ;

• Reframing and confronting

2 sessions over either 1weekend or 2 days

Course cost $185 (subsidies available)

Tamworth - 2 Saturdays October 10th and 17th. 9am to 4 pm. College of Counselling Studies Training Room 88 Bridge St, Tamworth - Call 6762 5210 to book.

If there is not a course listed in (or near) your location please contact the CCS Office to be added to the waiting list - Ph: 02 6762 5210 or Email: lrccs@westnet.com.au

Listening for Relating - Part 2

The next stage in developing your counselling skills...

More about effective listening

Includes:

• Body Language

• Understanding without being judgmental

• Empathy vs sympathy

• Processing to uncover the hidden thoughts and feelings

1  day or two 3 hour sessions

Course cost $100 (subsidies available)

Tamworth - 1 Saturday October 24th. 9am to 4 pm. College of Counselling Studies Training Room 88 Bridge St, Tamworth - Call 6762 5210 to book.

If there is not a course listed in (or near) your location please contact the CCS Office to be added to the waiting list - Ph: 02 6762 5210 or Email: lrccs@westnet.com.au

Conflict Resolution

Conflict is an opportunity for change. This course gives you a background on the causes of conflict along with the skills to manage and resolve it effectively.

Course is run over 16 hours - either 8 x 2 hour sessions or 4 x 4 hour sessions.

Course cost $280 (subsidies available). When funding permits they may be offered for free or at a reduced rate. See individual course details below.

Upcoming course dates:

Armidale - Three days - Friday 5th November 5.30pm to 8pm, Saturday 6th November 9am to 5pm and Sunday 7th November 9am to 5pm. Venue to be advised - Call 02 6772 9753 to book. *** Free Course ***

If there is not a course listed in (or near) your location please contact the CCS Office to be added to the waiting list - Ph: 02 6762 5210 or Email: lrccs@westnet.com.au

Cultural Awareness

This course assists you in developing your awareness of current local Aboriginal culture using culturally appropriate models.

3 hour session

Course cost $70

There are no courses currently scheduled.

If there is not a course listed in (or near) your location please contact the CCS Office to be added to the waiting list - Ph: 02 6762 5210 or Email: lrccs@westnet.com.au

See CCS contacts page for general enquiries.

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Last modified: 26-Oct-2009