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Therapeutic Counselling Diploma
Therapeutic Counselling
Level 4
Cheltenham
Course Overview
Part Time
Certificate
Certificate
The Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling course is available for those candidates who wish to progress to a professional qualification as a Counsellor. Successful completion of this course will enable you to provide a therapeutic counselling service within the context of an agency's service framework.
The Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling provides training in:
- Coherent vocational and professional counselling training
- A competence based training which highlights the development of skilled practice via experiential learning
- Specific training for the role of counsellor in an agency
- The opportunity to learn a wide range of counselling theories and approaches
- Use of Martha Stark's Modes of Therapeutic Action integrative framework for integration of Person Centred and Psychodynamic theory and skills
There are 7 mandatory units:
- Working ethically, safely and professionally as a counsellor
- Working within a counselling relationship
- Working with client diversity in counselling work
- Working within a user-centred approach to counselling
- Working with self-awareness in the counselling process
- Working within a coherent framework of counselling theory and skills
- Working self-reflectively as a counsellor
In addition to the College fees there are other costs to be considered including:
* 40 sessions of personal therapy (typically £45 per session)
* Supervision: most agencies provide supervision but occasionally students either supplement existing supervision, with the agreement of the agency, or organise supervision privately at around £45 per hour
* Books, photocopying, travel, childcare, etc.
If you need information about a loan for your fees and other related information try
The Student Loan Company www.slc.co.uk/services/higher-education.aspx
For further information about this course see our Awarding Body’s website at www.cpcab.co.uk/qualifications/tc-l4
Although this course is not accredited by the BACP it meets their requirements for course accreditation and prepares student counsellors for individual accreditation (see www.bacp.co.uk/accreditation/). Students will complete 100 hours of counselling work in an agency to pass the course.
Following completion of the course, students may consider continuing to work in their agency in order to gain experience prior to applying for other roles (e.g. with Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)) or counselling in private practice.
Class times:
September 2024 intake: Thursdays 9am-5pm
September 2025 intake: Tuesdays 9am-5pm
(subject to change)
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Typical Entry Criteria
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
You must be aged over 19 at the start of the academic year.
Once you have submitted your application you will be required to complete a ‘Further Information Form’ as part of your application step’s.
Following completion of the ‘Further Information Form’ applicants are invited to attend a mandatory briefing session to assess their suitability for the course. Typically, these are held during June / July.
The briefing session will give you the opportunity to find out more information on the course and share your experiences and previous qualifications with the academic team.
Please note due to the popularity of our Counselling courses our briefing sessions are selection events. We will be looking for applicants who are ready to embark on training of this nature and we will offer places to those we judge to be most suitable.
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General progression route will be:
- CSK-L2 Counselling Skills (Level 2)
- CST-L3 Counselling Studies (Level 3)
- TC-L4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (level 4) -OR- Foundation Degree in Therapeutic Counselling (level 5) [validated by the University of Gloucestershire]
The Foundation Degree can be topped up to a Full Degree with a further year at Level 6, e.g. the BSc Hons Psychology, Health & Wellbeing with the University of Gloucestershire
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If you would like to apply for this course, please add it to your shortlist. You may then add further courses to your shortlist or continue to complete your application.
In recent years, research has proven that counselling is an effective way to help people with mental health problems. Various programmes to improve access and recruit more counsellors mean that it is a good time to consider a career in counselling.
Our counselling courses are incredibly popular with students and highly regarded by employers. The qualification can lead to a professional career as a counsellor but also equips students with listening skills that can be helpful in a wide variety of professional and voluntary roles.
Experience is essential for job applications so, while you’re studying, you can gain practical work experience in a local counselling agency or within our own counselling service. Many of our students have moved on to work for local counselling services or have also successfully started their own counselling practices.
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