Counseling skills are the practical abilities a counselor uses in working with a client, including understanding the counseling relationship and attending to the client.
What it covers
The catalog states: “At the completion of this course the student will gain applicable knowledge of counseling skills training, becoming a counselor, an overview of skills training, understanding the counseling relationship, and attending to the client.”
Which program covers it
In InterCoast Colleges’ Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies program and Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling program, counseling skills is covered in the course AOD228X, Personal Counseling Skills.
The Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies and Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling outlines list AOD228X Personal Counseling Skills at 30 clock hours (0 lecture, 30 laboratory) and 1 semester credit.
Prerequisites for AOD228X: none.
Related topics in counselor training include counseling micro-skills, group counseling, case management counseling, and family dynamics in addiction. Nearby subjects include law and ethics in substance use disorder counseling and alcoholism and narcotic addiction. Both the Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies program and the Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling program cover it.
This topic is covered in the Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies program at InterCoast Colleges.