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March 2016
Unique, powerful, nation-shaping. These are all words used to describe this amazing course for the whole family. Researchers have seen that this course helps to protect youth against substance abuse, teen pregnancy, contraction of HIV/AIDS, failure at school and more. All this is linked to the powerful way that the Strengthening Families Course uses games, role plays and communication exercises to develop the family’s muscle at communication, care for each other and discipline. Research has also shown that the course drops rates of child abuse by building parents empathy, love and nurturing of their children. We would highly recommend any family to take part in this life-changing course.
September 2016
This course for Lay Counsellors is an introduction to the basic skills used by counsellors, from developing rapport to listening skills. The course includes opportunities to get practical, where even absolute beginners can grow and learn to counsel.
April 2017
They say, “Depression is the common cold of mental illness”. This course explores the causes of and methods of coping with depression. This course is for Lay Counsellors to learn more about depression & anxiety.
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A one day course, counsellors learn how to work with children who have experienced physical or sexual abuse. Play therapy and group techniques are taught.
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This course for Lay Counsellors. It offers training for counsellors in play therapy for adolescents and children. It teaches adolescent development, building rapport and explores techniques like guided imagery, self portraits and clay therapy.
Find out moreJune 2017
We Invite you to a five week workshop offered by HOPE HOUSE COUNSELLING CENTRE, BERGVLIET
Topics Covered: Confronting your past. What’s holding me back ? Letting go and moving on
July 2017
This course for Lay Counsellors is an introduction to the basic skills used by counsellors, from developing rapport to listening skills. The course includes opportunities to get practical, where even absolute beginners can grow and learn to counsel.
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This course for Lay Counsellors ran in February and was highly successful. Training counsellors in play therapy for adolescents, the course taught adolescent development, building rapport and explored techniques like guided imagery, self portraits and clay therapy.
Find out moreSeptember 2017
Sometimes we reach a cross roads in our lives where we wonder “what next” or “where to from here” and that’s the time to take stock, shift our focus and start living with purpose.
Come and join us on a journey of self-discovery and practical learning in a small group.
February 2018
This course for Lay Counsellors is an introduction to the basic skills used by counsellors, from developing rapport to listening skills. The course includes opportunities to get practical, where even absolute beginners can grow and learn to counsel.
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Play Therapy is a counselling approach where games, toys and mediums such as clay, drawings and paint are used to help a child or adolescent to express their emotions, thoughts, wishes and needs. Play therapy helps children and adolescents to understand mixed feelings and work through traumatic events that they are unable to express and deal with easily.
March 2018
This course for Lay Counsellors. It offers training for counsellors in play therapy for adolescents and children. It teaches adolescent development, building rapport and explores techniques like guided imagery, self portraits and clay therapy.
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This course develops a counsellor’s skills in play therapy around grief and loss. The course equips a counsellor to guide a client through the stages of grief, help them deal with the pain of the past and to offer methods of dealing with difficult experiences and memories.
This course develops a counsellor’s skills in counselling around grief and loss. The course equips a counsellor to guide a client through the stages of grief, help them deal with the pain of the past and to offer methods of dealing with difficult experiences and memories.
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In this course Lay Counsellors are trained in couple and marriage counselling skills. We explore the complexity of counselling two clients at one time, ethics around couples counselling and we work with each counsellor to develop practical skills.
May 2018
22 May 2018, 29 May & 5 June 2018 from 6:45 to 9pm.
They say, “Depression is the common cold of mental illness”. This 3 week course (1 evening per week) explores the causes of and methods of coping with depression. This course is aimed at Lay Counsellors to be trained how to counsel people with depression and anxiety.
Cost: R900
Find out moreJune 2018
16 & 19 June 2018, Bergvliet, from 6:45 to 9:00pm.
This course is for Lay Counsellors aimed at increasing counsellors’ understanding of addiction. It looks at defining what addictive behaviour is and looks at the different types of addiction. It aims to help counsellors gain an understanding of drug addiction and addiction counselling as well as the neurological effect of drugs.
Cost – R400
Find out moreJuly 2018
This course for lay counsellors is an introduction to the basic skills used by counsellors, from developing rapport to listening skills. The course includes opportunities to get practical, where even absolute beginners can grow and learn to counsel.
Dates: 17, 24 & 31 July and 7 & 14 August; 6:45pm-9pm
This course develops a counsellor’s skills in counselling around grief and loss. The course equips a counsellor to guide a client through the stages of grief, help them deal with the pain of the past and to offer methods of dealing with difficult experiences and memories.
Dates: 23 & 24 July; 6:45pm – 9pm.
August 2018
This course for lay counsellors is an introduction to the basic skills used by counsellors, from developing rapport to listening skills. The course includes opportunities to get practical, where even absolute beginners can grow and learn to counsel.
Dates: 2, 9, 16 & 23 August; 6:45pm – 9pm.