Short Course
Effective Listening Skills
Learn the skills that make a difference
Listening skills transform lives. And we believe that everyone can learn to listen more effectively.
Short Course
This superb and unique short course offers numerous long-term benefits for improving relationships with family, friends and colleagues. By learning the art of truly listening, you’ll uncover the unspoken thoughts and emotions of others, thereby enhancing your communication skills. As a result you will deepen your understanding and build confidence in yourself.
Furthermore, this course will help you recognise any personal barriers that may be hindering your ability to listen effectively. The self-awareness you gain throughout the course can prove to be incredibly valuable, ultimately resulting in stronger and more meaningful connections in all areas of your life.
Read our blog about the benefits of learning to listen.
Who's it for?
The Effective Listening Skills is ideal for anyone considering counselling training, but not yet ready to commit to a whole Certificate. It's also very popular with people who care for others, for example in their home lives or professionally. Parents of older children, those looking after an elderly relative or friend find support with learning how to communicate, hear and understand the needs of others. Social workers, carers, teachers, the police, nursing staff and care home staff have all found that they learn useful skills for their careers, and more often than not, decide they'd like to train further. We also have a good number of people generally interested in mental health, their own and that of others.
How does it work?
Our professional, experienced teaching counsellor will lead the group. You will learn and practice listening and communication skills, in a safe online or in-person group setting, and start to understand more about yourself and others. In addition to the skills, you can find out all the steps to becoming a counsellor in the UK, and ask any questions you may have. After the event you will receive a certificate of attendance by email.
Discount offer
If you go on to study the Level 2 course with us we can credit the entire £55 fee against the cost of that course, effectively making this one free! And in addition, completion of this short course, supported by a tutor reference, will exempt you from the Level 2 interview process.
Outcomes
By the end of the course you will be able to :
- Recognise the challenges of effective listening
- Learn the differences between empathy, sympathy and pity
- Understand and demonstrate paraphrasing
- Identify common blocks to listening
- Have an awareness of your own blocks to listening
- Understand the progression to Level 2 counselling training and beyond
Comments from students
(100% of them would recommend this course)
"Everyone should do this course"
"The best £55 I have ever spent!"
"The course was very well run and facilitated; really enjoyed the learning and group dynamic."
"The whole experience was very interesting and eye-opening and I got more out of it than I expected"
"I feel much more confident about interactions at work now"
"I now know I really want to go on and do Level 2. It's great that I can get the cost refunded"