Do you work in a caring industry that requires your sincere understanding and mental connection with others? Perhaps you find yourself drawn to helping your family and friends with their personal issues and concerns, or are you contemplating embarking on a new career as a Professional Counsellor? This compact, easy to understand, introductory one-day workshop has been designed to equip you with valuable knowledge and techniques practiced by Professional Therapists and will give you a thorough insight into your role as a prospective Counsellor. Jo will provide you with lots of essential info as well as guide you in practice class enactments. The introductory skills you acquire within our topics of focus and discussion can be utilised in your current job as well as with those near and dear to you. If you have a keen interest in becoming a Professional Counsellor, this is a super starter workshop to enrol in allowing you to test the waters before making any long-term commitments in further essential studies. Tutor Jo brings along her extensive background in Applied Psychology, Professional Counselling and Psychotherapy. Come along and let this workshop open the doors in helping you help others. No concession.

Agenda

* Your Role as the Professional Counsellor
* Developing & Building Rapport
* Essential Listening Skills
* Active Listening Techniques
* Body Language - Action & Identify
* Questioning Skills
* Appropriate Self Disclosure
* Note Taking
* Homework - Client & Counsellor
* Verbal Skills
* Communication Barriers
* Counselling Theories & Approaches

Tutor Profile/Personal Introduction:
I‘m sure I must have been born with a pencil in my hand. I was told I could draw before I could walk or talk! My desire to draw, paint and design instinctively grew as I did. I followed my passion and formally studied Fine Arts, Commercial Art, Illustration, and Graphic Design. Happy days being a free spirited, quaintly eccentric art student! My progression into creative make-up came about with a love for make-up itself, my freaky fascination for Horror/Sci-Fi movies and admiration for the Theatre. My artistic learning continued, I studied Professional Make-up. With art tools in one hand and make-up tools in the other, I focused on freelance Illustration and Design, and Creative Make-up for Weddings, Fashion Shows, and Theatre Productions. Communication, mind and behaviour always had me captivated, and becoming a proud mum inspired me to hit the books again. I went on to study Psychology.

Teaching entered my world initially designing and conducting psych-infused art programs. Teaching took hold of my heart and I was pleasantly steered into tutoring college classes to share my knowledge and much loved skills. My studio structured classes are all about learning new skills and techniques, and also about the important process of discovering and developing individual abilities with freedom and guidance. I value and place emphasis on my class environment being relaxed and comfortable to make learning thoroughly enjoyable. All classes are composed to be super easy to follow and understand. Participants of all ages present their creative and expressive uniqueness, and are always friendly and enthusiastic. They even (kindly) laugh at my bad jokes! For me, teaching is a true pleasure. Jo.


*Course/Workshop Enquiries: Reach Jo via MCC or by email at: retroraspberrystudios@hotmail.com (emails answered promptly)

Materials

Do not purchase equipment until you confirm that the course is running.
Bring lunch - (tea and coffee available), pen & notepad and an A4 Folder with Plastic Sleeves for Handouts (optional, but recommended).

Included as part of Jo‘s Courses/Workshops, participants will receive:
* Essential notes and information/picture sheets to keep for future use.
* Issued with photo references and creative items used for in-class activities (where needed).
* Provided with a drawing/painting easel used during class (where needed).
* Be given individual one-on-one guidance and constructive feedback throughout class.
* Help is not over when class is over! Jo will be available for further help or assistance at any time after course/workshop is completed.
Contact details will be available to participants at their discretion.

Venue

403 HUME HIGHWAY LIVERPOOL
The College office (Suite 5) and Training Rooms (Suite 8) are located at 403 Hume Highway, above Aussie Home Loans between Brinlay Paints and Little Kingdom Child Care Centre. For disabled access and those with mobility issues there is a Platform Stairlift provided contact the College office on 8080 2121 for more information.
Parking underneath the building is limited to evening and weekends with a maximum of 12 non-stacker spaces accessed via an unnamed lane off Boundary Road (behind Brinlay Paints). Unrestricted parking is available in Reilly Street, Alderson Avenue, Gill Avenue and Boundary Road west of Gill Avenue on the College (western) side of the Hume Highway and in Congressional Drive and the Collingwood Museum (including 3 disabled parking spaces) on the eastern side of the highway.
Public Transport (Go to transportnsw.info for more details). Buses connect from railway stations - the closest being Liverpool station.
Bus Routes: 851, 852, 855, 856, 857, 870, 871, 872. Going North: Bus stop on Hume Hwy (outside College - after Boundary Road). Going South: 2 Bus stops on Hume Hwy: 1. near Monteclair Avenue and 2. opposite Boundary Road.