Consultant training: Continuing education, further training, information, tips, offers and schools at a glance

The target groups of the individual training courses and continuing education, further training in the field of counseling vary greatly depending on the focus and degree.

In addition to counselor training for those with no specific professional experience, there are also courses aimed primarily at psychologists and doctors who would like to gain in-depth training in psychotherapy, for example.

Training in existential-analytical counseling is very suitable for teachers and pastoral workers, continuing education, further training in person-centered counseling for all professionals in counseling, education, social work, health or human resources who are involved in psychosocial counseling and want to expand their knowledge.

Each school determines independently which target groups are addressed and which admission requirements apply. There may therefore be differences, which are best clarified directly with the respective school using our contact form or the "Ask a question" button. Speak to the right contact person quickly, easily and without obligation.

Advice is available on countless topics, from financial to legal, insurance, life and travel advice. The unifying element is the counseling situation: a usually structured conversation between counselors and individuals or groups, in which information is typically passed on or certain actions are encouraged.

Accordingly, there are consulting professions in very different fields of activity, e.g:

• Consultant early childhood
• Consultant for respiratory diseases
• Counselor in the psychosocial field
• Animal psychology consultant
• Teaching consultant
• Career counselor
• Fitness consultant
• Consultant SGfB

Here at Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch you will find a wealth of offers relating to training and continuing, further training in a wide range of specialist areas, including offers for consultant training. However, as most of the courses on offer do not lead to federally recognized qualifications, such as a Federal Professional Examination (FPE) or a Diploma of Higher Education (CHE), the courses are structured very differently depending on the school and award different qualifications, such as the Diploma in Stress Regulation, Intermedial Art Therapy or the Federal Diploma of Higher Education (SVEB 2). Therefore, please inform yourself comprehensively about the individual offers of the schools for a counselor training and have all the necessary documents sent to you by e-mail.

No. There are many different types of training courses on the subject of counseling. If you would like to learn about and work in the field of psychosocial counselling and want to know whether a school's degree and certificate are also recognized, it is best to enquire at theSwiss Association for Counseling SGfB. It is committed to quality assurance and professionalism in the training of counselors and maintains a list of schools that meet its quality requirements and carry its label.

Some of these courses also prepare students for theAdvanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) for psychosocial counselors with a federal diplomabefore. Federal diplomas are recognized throughout Switzerland.

The following training consultants are frequently offered:

• Coaching and consultant training
• Psychosocial counseling training
• Systemic counseling training
• Psychological counseling training
• Life counseling training
• Family counselor training
• RAV consultant training