Introduction

The purpose of this Certificate is to assist qualified therapists make the transition from counselling individuals to counselling couples. Work with couples involves much of the same skills used in working with individuals; however additional skills, knowledge and competence are required.

Programme Structure and Content

The core ethos of IICP is to provide a student-centred, warm and supportive learning environment. Learners will be introduced to the concepts of Glasser’s Relationship Counselling, Gottman’s Scientific Approach to Counselling Couples, Emotion Focused Therapy with Couples and Conflict Resolution Strategies. The training will be a mix of theory inputs, group discussion and experiential practice work. Learners will be invited to examine the story of the couple within the context of the socio-cultural underpinnings of the relationship, the individual partners values, and the needs of the relationship as a means of making sense of the story. Therapists will also be invited to examine their own process as it relates to work with couples. The skill of Empathy as a Means of Improving Dialogue is discussed and practice, as are the skills of therapeutic reflection and self-reflection will be honed through the experiential practice work during the sessions, and the keeping of a post-session reflective journal. The programme is designed to be highly interactive, with plenty of opportunity to practice the skills as they are being gained.

Who Should Apply

This course is designed for professional therapists seeking to develop their practice with couples in therapy. It will also appeal to a variety of professionals who wish to augment and build upon previous training and current practice with couples within other contexts such as social care, health, education, and mental health professions, etc.

Award

Certificate of Attendance and Participation. Learners who wish to obtain the college certificate of credits will have to submit the assignment. Learners who just wish to obtain the CPD Certificate will be issued with this upon completion of the final assignment.

Delivery

The programme is Blended Learning, with a mix of both onsite classes and online classes. The onsite venue is IICP College, Killinarden Enterprise Park, Killinarden, Dublin 24. The online classes are hosted using our licenced Zoom.

Attendance requirements

100% attendance is recommended. The required minimum is 85%.

Cost

• €620.00.
• A deposit of€186.00 is required with the application to secure place.

Entry Requirements

• A recognised Counselling and Psychotherapy qualification at Level 7, or equivalent professional knowledge and experience in within with couples in a supportive manner.
• Learners will be invited to an interview with faculty as part of the application process.
• If English is your second language you are required to submit an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) cert at Level 6, or equivalent. For more information please click HERE