Practical Counselling (Advanced): Deepening Skills for Effective Helping
TGS-2024045365
What's In It For Me
Upcoming schedule:
- Full-day onsite on 2, 3 and 5 Feb 2026 (No class on 4 Feb) (Registration is open)
Course Objectives:
At the end of this module, the learner will be able to:
- Apply a counselling process to draw out people's strengths, positives and power 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 people's thoughts and actions.
Course Overview
This course is for learners who want to upskill and deepen their para-counselling skills, and build confidence in offering meaningful support and motivating positive change in others. Learners will practise the microskills, including empathic listening, questioning, observation, focusing, reframing, and constructive feedback, with a strong emphasis on drawing out stories and strengths. These skills enable learners to communicate with empathy and apply supportive strategies through a psychoeducational approach.
This course provides a continuation to the Practical Counselling Basic or any other basic counselling equivalent certificate (from other training organisations). It is suitable for learners who want to increase their competency and expand their para-counselling skill set in supporting others.
Training Type
Facilitated Classroom Training
Mode of Assessment
Written Quiz 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-6pm (In-Person Classroom)
Day 2: 9am-6.30pm (In-Person Classroom + Written Assessment)
Day 3: 9am-6pm (In-Person Classroom + Role Play Assessment)
Certification Obtained and Conferred by
Learners 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
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
Ms Shui 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%) |
| 21 years old and above Singaporeans/PR | $360.00 | $424.80 |
| 40 years old and above Singaporeans | $216.00 | $280.80 |
| 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.