Microskills and Techniques for Effective Para-Counselling
TGS-2024045365
What's In It For Me
Upcoming schedule:
- Full-day onsite on 10, 11 and 12 Dec, and 20-minute online on 15 Dec 2025 (Registration is open)
Course Objectives
At the end of this module, the learner will be able to:
- Apply a counselling process to draw out the strengths, positives and power in the counselees to help them to cope/overcome their difficulties and promote change and growth.
- Apply counselling models and theories to develop practical and effective probing and counselling skills.
- Apply counselling techniques and skills to motivate positive change in counselees' thoughts and actions.
Course Overview
The course centers on Intentional Interviewing and Counselling skills. It teaches a 5-stage approach to effectively empower your counselee to overcome challenges and promote change and growth. Specific counselling skills will be taught to motivate positive changes in thoughts and actions. Hence, this course aims to equip you with advanced skills to promote change and growth in peoples’ lives. It focuses on equipping you with skills essential for providing meaningful support to individuals navigating difficulties, stress and mental health challenges.
Through immersive targeted practices, this course is designed to hone your abilities, ensuring you gain both theoretical understanding and practical proficiency in using the tried and tested counselling models, strategies and techniques covered in the course.
This course provides a continuation to the WSQ-Practical Counselling Basic or Certificate in Practical Counselling (Basic) or any other basic counselling equivalent certificate (from other training organisations). It is for learners who want to increase their competency and expand their skill set in helping people in need.
Training Type
Facilitated Classroom Training
Mode of Assessment
Written Assessment and Role Play Assessment
Who Should Attend
The course is targeted at social workers, para-counsellors, HR professionals, supervisory roles, teachers, health care workers, workers in police force, and volunteers etc.
Learners must have completed WSQ-Practical Counselling Basic from AHD or equivalent from other training providers, or have at least 1 year of para-counselling experience.
Course Duration
21.83h
Total Training Duration (Hour)
Day 1: 9am-5pm (In-Person Classroom)
Day 2: 9am-5pm (In-Person Classroom)
Day 3: 9am-5.30pm (In-Person Classroom + Written Assessment)
Day 4: 20 Min Role Play via ZOOM
Certification Obtained and Conferred by
Trainees who meet 75% class attendance and achieve “Competent” for all assessments will be issued 2 certificates: A Statement of Attainment (SOA) awarded by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) and a Certificate of Achievement with the course title in it from the Academy of Human Development.
Pre-requisites
This course is intermediate level and as such, learners must have completed WSQ-Practical Counselling Basic from AHD or equivalent from other training providers, or have at least 1 year of para-counselling experience.
Medium of Instruction & Trainer
Mrs Chan Swee Fen has more than 18 years of training experience; imparting knowledge and expertise in the area of parenting, marriage, personal effectiveness, group dynamics/facilitation and counselling. Her participants include staff from hospitals, churches, private and public educational institutions, corporate organisations and government agencies/statutory boards. She holds a Master’s degree in Counseling and Psychotherapy and before that, she had completed a Social Work degree from NUS. She is a very experienced and enthusiastic trainer who knows how to balance teaching and fun in the conduct of her training.
Funding Information
SSG Grant Eligibility:
- All Singapore Citizens/PRs aged 21 and above - Up to 50% funding support
- Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above (Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy) - Up to 70% funding support
- SMEs-sponsored employees under Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) - Up to 70% funding support
Please refer to the "Pricing" tab above for details.
Additional Notes
Please note that online learning materials will be sent to learners before the course starts. We will not be providing hardcopy course materials.
Course Pre-Requisites
Price
| Course Fee Payable | ||
|---|---|---|
| Original Fee | Before GST | With GST (9%) |
| Course Fee | $720.00 | $784.80 |
| Individual Pricing (Fee payable to Training Provider) | Before GST | With GST (9%) |
| 21 years old and above Singaporeans/PR | $360.00 | $424.80 |
| 40 years old and above Singaporeans | $216.00 | $280.80 |
| Corporate Pricing (Fee payable to Training Provider) | ||
| Non-SME | Before GST | With GST (9%) |
| 40 years old and above Singaporeans | $216.00 | $280.80 |
| 21 years old and above Singaporeans/PR | $360.00 | $424.80 |
| SME | Before GST | With GST (9%) |
| 21 years old and above Singaporeans/PR | $216.00 | $280.80 |
| 40 years old and above Singaporeans | $216.00 | $280.80 |
SkillsFuture Credit:
For self-sponsored applicants, SkillsFuture Credit can be used to further offset nett fees after funding.
SSG Grant Criteria:
- Trainee met 75% attendance requirement
- Trainee passed assessments
- Course fees have been fully paid
- For employer-sponsored applications, there must be a valid employer-employee relationship, including CPF contributions.*
* Important Note: Please ensure that the company name and UEN submitted for corporate-sponsored registration accurately reflect the direct employer of the trainee that pays the trainee’s salary and providing statutory benefits such as CPF contributions, medical benefits, and leave entitlements.
Please note that prices are subjected to change.