LifeLine Johannesburg is presently registering applicants for its popular counselling course, beginning on 9 February 2011.
While the course is the core requirement for preparing volunteers to become LifeLine counsellors, it contains essential personal growth and interpersonal skills for anyone who wishes to explore all aspects of their life, promote their own growth and self awareness as well as their ability to hear and relate more meaningfully to others in their lives.
The course is an exciting and challenging process - the learning takes place in small groups, each with two experienced lifeline facilitators. LifeLine works on the principles of respect, non-judgment and personal responsibility - based on the person-centred approach of Carl Rogers.
The facilitators take great care to create a safe and appropriate space and while the greatest growth comes from fully engaging in the group, no one is ever forced to participate. Trainees are encouraged to experiment with their own reactions and responses to others, as well as to learn better and more effective ways of communicating.
The first 12 sessions of Module 1 are devoted to personal growth and self-awareness. Trainees are encouraged to learn as much about themselves as they possibly can, because LifeLine believes that in order to enter someone else's world you must first know your own world. The remaining 10 sessions in Module 2 focus on learning specific
counselling skills.
On completion of both modules of the course, trainees may put themselves forward for selection as LifeLine counsellors.
For further information contact Isabella Holden on (011) 728-1331 or email her at az.gro.bhjenilefil@allebasi or go to www.lifelinejhb.org.za
