Laxman Chhetri - TrainingontheGo https://trainingonthego.com.au Training on the Go offers mental health training online so you can access our courses anywhere in Australia. Courses include Mental Health First Aid, Accidental Counsellor & other wellbeing short courses. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:57:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://trainingonthego.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/TrainingontheGo-image-75x75.png Laxman Chhetri - TrainingontheGo https://trainingonthego.com.au 32 32 Accidental Counsellor Course https://trainingonthego.com.au/accidental-counsellor-course/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 06:07:51 +0000 https://trainingonthego.com.au/?p=968 Accidental counsellors are people who may not have formal qualifications or counselling experience but find they are placed in a counselling role by accident, as a result of requests for help from friends, colleagues, clients or others.  This course will introduce participants to basic listening skills to meet the immediate needs of a person in a state of crisis. This workshop is not an introductory counselling course but rather will prepare participants to respond appropriately when a person presents as distressed. Topics covered by this workshop include situational assessment, qualities of effective listeners, limit setting and boundaries, responding in a crisis, debriefing and self-care. This workshop will cover: Recognition of when someone in crisis is in need of immediate assistance Active listening skills to adopt limited questioning frameworks and procedural questions Setting boundaries and limits yet still maintain an appropriate level of involvement Reflecting on personal values and beliefs and how they influence the way we offer support to others Providing support to clients when they are anxious, angry or using challenging behaviour Debriefing and self care after emotionally-charged interactions The Accidental Counsellor workshop can be delivered over 2 half-day virtual workshops or 1 day. BOOKING & MORE INFO: For more information about the Accidental Counsellor workshop or to book a session for a group, please contact trainingonthegoaus@gmail.com to discuss your requirements and available dates. We also have some dates scheduled for the next few months that are available on our calendar.

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]]> Accidental counsellors are people who may not have formal qualifications or counselling experience but find they are placed in a counselling role by accident, as a result of requests for help from friends, colleagues, clients or others. 

This course will introduce participants to basic listening skills to meet the immediate needs of a person in a state of crisis. This workshop is not an introductory counselling course but rather will prepare participants to respond appropriately when a person presents as distressed. Topics covered by this workshop include situational assessment, qualities of effective listeners, limit setting and boundaries, responding in a crisis, debriefing and self-care.

This workshop will cover:

  • Recognition of when someone in crisis is in need of immediate assistance
  • Active listening skills to adopt limited questioning frameworks and procedural questions
  • Setting boundaries and limits yet still maintain an appropriate level of involvement
  • Reflecting on personal values and beliefs and how they influence the way we offer support to others
  • Providing support to clients when they are anxious, angry or using challenging behaviour
  • Debriefing and self care after emotionally-charged interactions

The Accidental Counsellor workshop can be delivered over 2 half-day virtual workshops or 1 day.

BOOKING & MORE INFO: For more information about the Accidental Counsellor workshop or to book a session for a group, please contact trainingonthegoaus@gmail.com to discuss your requirements and available dates. We also have some dates scheduled for the next few months that are available on our calendar.

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