This Basic Counselling skills 1 course is the first of a two part module that is based on the Egan Model of counselling for use by professionals, lay counsellors and those interested in learning more about counselling. The course stimulates growth in knowledge, self-awareness and skills development. It aims to enhance participants’ ability to accurately empathize with their clients, developing and applying listening and communication skills, attending skills, active listening, body language and verbal skills such as paraphrasing, reflection, using questions appropriately and summarizing. Learning Outcomes By the end of this training it is expected that trainees will be able to: • Describe the role of self-awareness in the counselling process • Explain the basics of systems theory • Explain the Egan Model of counselling • Demonstrate attending skills • Demonstrate active listening skills • Demonstrate appropriate responding skills • Demonstrate an expanded emotional vocabulary • Define and demonstrate basic empathy • Demonstrate through role play the first two stages of the Egan Model ​ Please Note • If you are not a registered mental health professional the Basic Counselling 1 and 2 trainings needs to be completed in order to attend other FAMtrac training. • You can also apply for Recognition of Previous Learning if you have completed a Basic Counselling training with another organisation. ​ Face-to-Face Training This training will be facilitated at our Training Centre: 9 Bowden Road, Observatory, Cape Town ​ Important: Course dates are dependent on the current lock-down level and not a guarantee. We will continue to update dates as they become available. This is a three-day course. • 3, 5, 7 July 2023 ​ Time slot: 09:00-16:00 ​ Cost: R2700 per person CPD • SACSSP: Not Applied • HPCSA: Not Applied Bookings & Payments • Book Online o(javascript:void(0))r email famtracadmin@famsawc.org.za • Bookings need to be made at least 10-days before the first day of training • Once booked we will email you an invoice • Proof of payment can be emailed to famtracadmin@famsawc.org.za to secure your seat • Payment needs to be received 10-days before the first day of training

This course builds on what participants have learned during the ‘Basic Counselling Skills I’ Training based on the Egan Model of counselling for use by professionals, lay counsellors and those persons interested in learning more about counselling. ​ The course helps you to further develop your practical counselling skills and looks deeper in to counselling theory. In this training we continue to look at the Egan Model by exploring Stages II and III and the relevant skills. ​ ​ Learning Outcomes By the end of this training it is expected that trainees will be able to: • Explain the application of systems theory to couple and family relationships • Demonstrate an understanding of stage two and three of Egan’s Model • Demonstrate the skills of stage 3 & 4 of the Egan model: Advanced accurate empathy, Challenging, Immediacy, and Self-Disclosure • Describe the principles of effective conflict resolution and confrontation • Demonstrate the skills of stage three of the Egan model: Problem solving, Decision making, and Initiating change ​ Please Note • If you are not a registered mental health professional the Basic Counselling 1 and 2 trainings needs to be completed in order to attend other FAMtrac training. • You can also apply for Recognition of Previous Learning if you have completed a Basic Counselling training with another organisation. ​ Face-to-Face Training This training will be facilitated at our Training Centre: 9 Bowden Road, Observatory, Cape Town ​ Important: Course dates are dependant on the current lock-down level and not a gaurantee. We will continue to update dates as they become available. This is a three-day course. • 11-13 July 2023 Time slot: 09:00-16:00 ​ Cost: R2700 per person CPD • SACSSP: Not Applied • HPCSA: Not Applied Bookings & Payments • Book Online o(undefined)r email famtracadmin@famsawc.org.za • Bookings need to be made at least 10-days before the first day of training • Once booked we will email you an invoice • Proof of payment can be emailed to famtracadmin@famsawc.org.za to secure your seat • Payment needs to be received 10-days before the first day of training

Life is inherently unpredictable, meaning that all people will at some time face an event that to them will be traumatic. The legacy of apartheid has bequeathed to South Africa a "culture of violence". This is rooted in the notion that violence in South Africa has become normative rather than deviant and it has come to be regarded as an appropriate means of resolving social, political and domestic conflict. As a result the trauma of living in a violent society is a reality for many South Africans. This course aims to equip professionals with a body of knowledge and set of skills to both understand and intervene with those who find themselves the victims of a traumatic event. It will furthermore specifically examine the historical development and respective roles of trauma defusing and critical incident debriefing. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this training the learner will be able to: • Discuss the need for trauma support in the South African Context • Describe the cycle of violence • Understand the historical overview of trauma research and the psychological impact it can have on people’s lives • Define trauma and traumatic events • Demonstrate a working understanding of the physiology of the brain as it applies to trauma • Demonstrate a working understanding of the central nervous system and its function in trauma • Explain the difference between trauma debriefing and trauma support • Describe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • Demonstrate essential counseling skills in the trauma defusing process • Demonstrate the application of the steps in the trauma defusing process • Describe vicarious trauma • Explain the ethical responsibility to remain accountable through supervision when working the area of trauma • Describe the importance of self-care Please Note • If you are not a registered mental health professional the Basic Counselling 1 and 2 trainings needs to be completed in order to attend other FAMtrac training. • You can also apply for Recognition of Previous Learning if you have completed a Basic Counselling training with another organisation. ​ Face-to-Face Training This training will be facilitated at our Training Centre: 9 Bowden Road, Observatory, Cape Town ​ This is a three-day course. ​​​​​​​ Dates: • Please contact us for group bookings of 8 and more. ​ Time slot: 09:00-16:00 ​ Cost: R3200 per person CPD • SACSSP: Applied • HPCSA: Not Applied Bookings & Payments • Book Online o(undefined)r email famtracadmin@famsawc.org.za • Bookings need to be made at least 10-days before the first day of training • Once booked we will email you an invoice • Proof of payment can be emailed to famtracadmin@famsawc.org.za to secure your seat • Payment needs to be received 10-days before the first day of training