Diploma in Public Health Counselling
What you'll learn
- Define Public Health and its purpose
- Understand Core functions of public health
- Understand the mission and vision of public health
- Define Health and understand the types of health
- Understand the determinants of health
- Understand roles and responsibilities of Public Health Counsellors
- Define Counselling and understand its purpose
- What is motivating you to be a counsellor and benefits of counselling
- Define prevention and understand the types of prevention
- Understand the greater questions of life and how you can you them
- Understand active listening and why it is important
- Understand the types of counselling and when to use them
- Understand the stages of counselling
- Understand the client counsellor relationship
- Understand ethics in counselling
- Understand key qualities of a counsellor
Requirements
- High school certificate
Description
Empower Lives Through Skilled Communication and Compassionate Care
Welcome to Your Journey of Transformation in Public Health Counselling!
Are you passionate about supporting individuals and communities through meaningful conversations and guidance? Do you want to make a lasting difference in people’s lives by becoming a trusted public health counsellor?
This course is your gateway to building a strong foundation in counselling, communication, and mental well-being. Whether you’re an aspiring counsellor, a healthcare worker, a teacher, or simply someone who wants to develop essential people skills this course will guide you every step of the way.
Why Enroll in This Course?
Comprehensive Learning: Gain extensive knowledge in public health counselling, its core concepts, principles, ethics, and practical skills.
Skill-Based Approach: Learn essential counselling techniques like listening, reflecting, paraphrasing, rapport-building, and effective questioning.
Real-Life Application: Practice self-reflection, develop emotional intelligence, and become more self-aware skills that benefit both personal and professional relationships.
Holistic Curriculum: Understand mental health, HIV/AIDS counselling, reproductive health, and more.
Empowerment: Open doors to opportunities in health education, community outreach, psychosocial support, and counselling roles across public and private sectors.
Certification: Receive a Diploma in Public Health Counselling upon completion, issued by Billiard Training Academy a registered training institution in Zambia. Kindly note that we now only issue certificates after 30 days from the completion date.
What You’ll Learn
In this course, you’ll gain valuable skills and knowledge across the following topics:
Introduction to Public Health and its core functions
Determinants and dimensions of health
Basics of counselling and therapeutic communication
Key counselling skills: attending, silence, reflecting, clarifying, paraphrasing, summarizing
Types of counselling: client-centered, directive, and problem-solving
Listening techniques and what to avoid
Building effective client counsellor relationships
Counselling ethics and professional responsibilities
Core qualities of successful counsellors
Open vs. closed-ended questioning techniques
Introduction to HIV counselling and testing
HIV/AIDS disease progression and interpreting test results
Reproductive and mental health awareness
Guidance on next steps after completing this course
Course Design
This course is part of a six module series developed by Billiard Training Academy. To complete the full training journey, you have to complete:
1. public Health Counselling (this course)
2. Mental Health
3. Nutrition
4. Mastering Communication Skills
5. Sociology
6. Psychology
Who Should Enroll?
This course is suitable for:
Beginners seeking a foundation in counselling and public health
Healthcare providers looking to improve their communication skills
Teachers, volunteers, and community workers in psychosocial support roles
Anyone with a desire to help others through guided conversations and reflective listening
What You Need to Start:
Basic English proficiency (reading, writing, understanding)
A phone, tablet, or laptop
A good internet connection
Who this course is for:
- Any individual with interest in public health counselling
Instructor
- 4.2 Instructor Rating
- 2,330 Reviews
- 10,292 Students
- 42 Courses
The Billiard Training Academy was founded in 2022 to provide quality online education to learners worldwide. Our academy leverages technology to make learning accessible and affordable, providing learners with the skills and knowledge necessary to contribute to poverty reduction.
By offering online education, the Academy eliminates the need for learners to travel, particularly benefiting those who are employed full time and those with financial challenges. Learners can conveniently log into the system and access the course materials, fostering flexibility and accessibility in their educational journey.
With the Academy's vision to be a leading online learning institution that provides affordable yet high quality education to the masses, its mission aligns closely with Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education.