Dysfunctional Family Counselling





Overview
About the Level 2 Dysfunctional Family Counselling Certificate
Dysfunctional families are families where conflict, misbehaviour, and often child neglect or abuse on the part of individual parents occur continuously and regularly. This course helps you identify dysfunctional behaviours, dealing with the emotional needs behind each misdirected behaviour and how to introduce elements of change to the recovery process.
The course is designed to offer support and insight into working with couples and families by using a variety of tools and techniques for appropriate therapy and counselling.
Who should study this course?
This online course is ideal for any professionals in therapy and counselling, but also psychology students and self-help seekers who want to learn about dysfunctional elements within families and how to address them.
You do not need any prior qualifications, but a strong interest in psychology, counselling and family therapy would be recommended. We only ask for our students to have an interest in the topic and the motivation to complete the coursework.
What happens after the course?
After successfully completing this home learning course on dysfunctional family problems and proven therapy techniques you will have gained practical family counselling skills that could make a difference to children and adults affected by such issues. Equally, you could find additional training with learndirect in complementary courses such as counselling skills, substance misuse awareness and counselling, or drug, solvent & alcohol abuse counselling.
The field of counselling is extensive and addresses many areas. This kind of qualification would allow you to work with young people in schools, youth services and not-for-profit centres. You could also work for yourself in special clinics or private practices. Some of the jobs you could consider:
- Social services specialist
- School counselling
- Family therapist
For more information about this course, give us a call on this number: 01202 006 464
Modules
Meaning of dysfunctional families
Rules of dysfunctional behaviour
Recovery - the therapeutic process
Dealing with feelings
Dealing with dysfunctional behaviours
Moving on - emotional intimacy
The client - the family & the healing process
Aspects of recovery
For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here
Requirements
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
Assessment
Assessment Method
After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.
What's Included
- All study materials
- Study Guide
- Full Tutor and Admin support
- The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).
Professional Membership
On completion of this course students can apply for membership to 'Counselling' - a registered charity - and they will be able to use the initials 'CCC Reg.' after their names. (See website: http://www.counselling.ltd.uk)
Certification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
Level 2 Dysfunctional Family Counselling Certificate of Achievement
The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 2 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed by learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. ABC Awards & Certa Awards endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
To view a sample of the ABC Certificate of Achievement, please click here.
Hear from our past Students
About the Level 2 Dysfunctional Family Counselling Certificate
Dysfunctional families are families where conflict, misbehaviour, and often child neglect or abuse on the part of individual parents occur continuously and regularly. This course helps you identify dysfunctional behaviours, dealing with the emotional needs behind each misdirected behaviour and how to introduce elements of change to the recovery process.
The course is designed to offer support and insight into working with couples and families by using a variety of tools and techniques for appropriate therapy and counselling.
Who should study this course?
This online course is ideal for any professionals in therapy and counselling, but also psychology students and self-help seekers who want to learn about dysfunctional elements within families and how to address them.
You do not need any prior qualifications, but a strong interest in psychology, counselling and family therapy would be recommended. We only ask for our students to have an interest in the topic and the motivation to complete the coursework.
What happens after the course?
After successfully completing this home learning course on dysfunctional family problems and proven therapy techniques you will have gained practical family counselling skills that could make a difference to children and adults affected by such issues. Equally, you could find additional training with learndirect in complementary courses such as counselling skills, substance misuse awareness and counselling, or drug, solvent & alcohol abuse counselling.
The field of counselling is extensive and addresses many areas. This kind of qualification would allow you to work with young people in schools, youth services and not-for-profit centres. You could also work for yourself in special clinics or private practices. Some of the jobs you could consider:
- Social services specialist
- School counselling
- Family therapist
For more information about this course, give us a call on this number: 01202 006 464
Modules
Meaning of dysfunctional families
Rules of dysfunctional behaviour
Recovery - the therapeutic process
Dealing with feelings
Dealing with dysfunctional behaviours
Moving on - emotional intimacy
The client - the family & the healing process
Aspects of recovery
For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here
Requirements
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
Assessment
Assessment Method
After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.
What's Included
- All study materials
- Study Guide
- Full Tutor and Admin support
- The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).
Professional Membership
On completion of this course students can apply for membership to 'Counselling' - a registered charity - and they will be able to use the initials 'CCC Reg.' after their names. (See website: http://www.counselling.ltd.uk)
Certification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
Level 2 Dysfunctional Family Counselling Certificate of Achievement
The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 2 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed by learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. ABC Awards & Certa Awards endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
To view a sample of the ABC Certificate of Achievement, please click here.
Hear from our past Students