Training in counselling for community counselors and teachers as well as health care professionals and other care workers is an integral part of our commitment to bring God’s love, joy, peace and healing into the lives of those in pain and in need of hope so that they in turn learn to value their individuality and to enjoy a wide range of personal relationships.
Professional training standards are maintained throughout and our experienced counselors subscribe to the Code of Ethics of the Association of Christian Counselors (ACC), based in the United Kingdom, to which Philippi Trust Namibia is affiliated.
Philippi provides a professional level of counselling training to church and community, using a non-intrusive, largely non directive and relational approach.
Our training facilitators are well trained and come from varied professional backgrounds, thus offering considerable experience and expertise. They all receive ongoing training, independent supervision and work according to the Code of Ethics of the Association of Christian Counselors (ACC).
Our courses seek to integrate reputable secular methods and approaches with that of the Christian faith. Our vision is to equip people in the broader community, churches and other community based organizations to bring healing and restoration in our communities, therefore our country.
National Certificate in Counselling Services (Level3) – Community Counselling
This 960-hour counselling training course combines theory with practice and runs over 15 months. The last three months of the training are for the students’ practical placement. Completion of the certificate will provide access to the National Diploma in Counselling Supervision (NQF, Level 6) and Philippi Specialist Training. The course is based on three elements: theory, skills practice, personal awareness/development.
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National Diploma in Counselling Services (Level 6) Counselling Supervision
This qualification recognizes people who have the competencies required for working in counselling services. It is awarded to people who have demonstrated the skills and knowledge required to:
- assess, implement and maintain a safe counselling services and training environment; maintain and enhance professional practice as a counselling services provider; and collect, analyse and present workplace data and information
- perform specific counselling activities as part of counselling services including performing counsellor supervision and developing staff; updating and maintain information about cases and trends in counselling services; demonstrating an integrated practice theory for counselling; providing counselling and intervention with victims and with perpetrators of abuse, neglect and violence; and engaging in counselling in situations of generic and specific need, with couples, families, groups and children.
This qualification is designed to be accessible and flexible, and is aligned as a higher education qualification at level 6.
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Fundamentals of Counselling
This course specifies the skills and knowledge required for a foundation in Christian Counselling. It is an introduction and developed as an introduction to the National certificate in Counselling.
It includes understanding the counselling approach to helping and how it differs from other types of helping; the procedure for reflecting on own personal development, learning needs and the counselling process, some principles, methods and techniques of counselling, the knowledge of functions and limits of the community counsellor, principles of integrative therapy, common approaches to counselling and key principles, applying different approaches to counselling, the key elements of the Philippi Model of counselling, personal supervision, the need to work within moral, ethical, legal and professional boundaries and the course is intended as introduction for people aiming to become counsellors in the counselling services.
Engage in counselling with people on HIV and AIDS
The purpose of this module is to provide the skills and knowledge to engage in counselling with people on
HIV and AIDS. It includes developing and updating personal knowledge about HIV related counselling models, policy and legislation in Namibia; establishing the counselling relationship with client; assisting the client to identify purpose for counselling; assisting client to work towards achieving identified purpose for counselling; assisting client to implement counselling plan and effecting closure of the counselling relationship with the client.
It carries 18 credits and is registered on the NQF at Level 4. It can be done as part of the National Certificate in Counselling Services or on its own.