Martin Owen, Principal Tutor for Counselling & Training Services Western Europe visits Gibraltar

Martin Owen, Principal Tutor for Counselling & Training Services Western Europe was recently in Gibraltar to oversee the running of courses locally and to present certificates of achievement to students who recently completed the Level 3 course in Counselling Skills. The students are currently enrolled on the Level 4 Diploma Course in Counselling, an award validated by the NCFE in UK, which allows trainees to practice as fully qualified counsellors on successful completion of the course. This include 450 hours of training spread over two years, 40 hours of personal therapy and 120 hours of supervised counselling practice in different placements.

The organisation has been active in Gibraltar since 1995 and offers a wide range of courses locally to many professionals in the caring fields and also to those wishing to train as professional counsellors. An organisation, based in the United Kingdom it has facilitated specialist training to include bringing over professionals working in the fields of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Abuse, Relationships and Bereavement.

CTSWE is now offering courses due to start in October in counselling skills and counselling theory. Both courses which are validated in UK by the NCFE will be held over a series of Saturdays, probably one session per month. The level two Certificate in Counselling Skills is the basic entry course covering the general concepts of this line of work. The level three Certificate in Counselling Theory course focuses on the application of counselling skills backed up by theoretical concepts and this is the direct precursor to the full diploma course which leads on to the professionally recognised qualification of counsellor.

A full prospectus detailing the range of training courses available for the year 2010/11 can be obtained from Mark Montovio, who is the Senior Tutor for Gibraltar and Spain. Contact by telephone on 20040338 or email mount@gibraltar.gi

In the picture from left to right: Jane Wright, Nuria Gomez, Pete Yeoman, Sarah Gomersall, Rebecca Edwards, Philippa Porral, Yvonne Sacarello, Alison Helmore and Peri Martin.

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