Counselling Introduction There are various options available to counselling graduates including going into employment, taking further study, starting your own business or taking a year out to travel or volunteer. This factsheet will help you look at career and further study ideas. We recommend that you also view the Career Planning Action factsheet as this will help you consider what you would like to do.
Skills & Employability A Counselling degree provides excellent skills for almost all areas of employment. Skills include:Basic counselling skills such as, active listening, relationship building, reflecting and guiding Team working Collaboration Interprofessional learning/reflection Effective case load management Inter-personal skills Organisational skills Academic Skills Research skills Written and oral communication Numeracy
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You will also have gained many skills from work, volunteering or extra-curricular activities. When exploring your options you will need to find out about the skills and experience required for the careers you are interested in and consider if you have any gaps and how you can fill them ready for when you graduate. Your employability will be further improved if you undertake work experience and relevant postgraduate qualifications.
Skills and Employability Action Points Action points to help you recognise your skills and improve your employability n n
See the Employability factsheet Skills Assessment (Go to the ‘Careers and Employability’ pages on the website, select ‘Make yourself Employable’, ‘and ‘Skills Assessment’).
Career ideas - the following ideas may require further training or qualifications. Related Careers n n n n
Advice Worker Coach - personal Counsellor Health Worker
Alternative Career Ideas
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Charity/Community Worker Civil Service Community Development Worker Human Resources Social Worker
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Teacher/Lecturer
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