
This free online course explains the fundamentals of the scope and stages of the counselling process as a career. This course begins by exploring the role of a counsellor as well as the importance of counselling. We will then discuss various perspectives on loss that a counsellor should know. We answer questions including "What are the scope and stages of the counselling process?" and "What are the common symptoms of grief?" Finally, we discuss the strategies that counsellors should follow in counselling sessions and situations when a person can seek help.
| Course Category | Counselling & Psychotherapy, Health Care |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Summarise the process of grief therapy • Discuss the strategies that counsellors should follow in counselling sessions • Explain the various perspectives on loss that a counsellor should know • Describe the moments when grief can begin • Relate the common symptoms of grief • Discuss the process of Intervening with a person who has experienced trauma |
| Course Code | 1242 |



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