Psychotherapy & Counselling Certificate

Postgraduate

In London

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Please note that we are not able to sponsor students on this programme for a Tier 4 visa.This course provides a basic training in psychotherapy and counselling theory and skills. It combines academic, practical and experiential components within a supportive and challenging environment. As well as exploring the main therapeutic theories, you will examine philosophical and spiritual perspectives and cross-cultural approaches.You will learn about the practical and ethical issues of working with clients in a variety of situations. Two training options are available: A one-year certificate course  An intensive certificate course, ranging from five weeks to three months in length Register for an open evening   Why should I choose this programme? The course combines theoretical and experiential components, with skills practice sessions and self-development group work. It offers A solid grounding for students wishing to apply for further professional training The opportunity for people who already work in the helping professions to develop their interpersonal skills Key skills, aims and objectives Acquire knowledge and understanding of a range of psychotherapy and counselling theories, with a focus on existential, psychodynamic and humanistic/integrative perspectives. Cognitive/behavioural approaches are also considered Develop your competence in the use of essential communication and counselling skills Develop your aptitude for self-evaluation in the use of such skills Examine your beliefs, assumptions and prejudices in order to help others do the same Develop your capacity to reflect on your own interpersonal and emotional processes, patterns and experiences Think critically about psychotherapy and counselling theory and practice Future opportunities Successfully...

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Inner Circle, Regent's Park, NW1 4NS

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course


Study methods The course includes three main components: theoretical, experiential and practical. Theoretical
Lectures and presentations introduce the basic theories of psychotherapy and counselling, with an emphasis on the existential-phenomenological, psychodynamic, and humanistic/integrative orientations. You will explore professional issues in counselling and engage in discussion and experiential work relating to various topics. Experiential
Experiential exercises relate to the theoretical material presented and the development of listening skills, self-awareness, and giving and receiving feedback. Skills practice
These sessions introduce the essential skills and techniques of psychotherapy and counselling. You will  participate in group exercises - usually in triads of ‘counsellor’, ‘client’ and ‘observer’ - using material from your own experience. This is an opportunity to practise psychotherapy and...

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Subjects

  • Options
  • Psychotherapy
  • Training
  • Certificate
  • Programme
  • Available
  • Consists
  • Session
  • Autumn
  • Condensed
  • Weekend

Course programme

Length

Two training options are available:

  • A one-year certificate course
  • An intensive certificate course, ranging from five weeks to three months in length

One-year Certificate

The one-year Certificate consists of one four-hour session over three 10-week terms. We have intakes in April and September:

  • April: Wednesday evening, 17:30-21:30
  • September: Monday morning, 10:00-14:00
  • September: Monday evening, 17:30-21:30
  • September: Saturday morning, 10:00-14:00

Intensive Certificate

The intensive Certificate follows the same programme as the one-year Certificate, but is offered in a condensed format. There are four intake periods each year:

  • Autumn Intensive: September to November/December (week and weekend modules)
  • Winter Intensive: January to March (weekend modules only)
  • Spring Intensive: April to August (week and weekend modules)
  • Summer Intensive: July to August (five weeks, full-time)

Additional information

September 2016 One-year Certificate course dates:

  • Week commencing 19 September 2016

September 2016 Intensive Certificate course dates:

  • Module 1: Wednesday 21 – Sunday 25 September
  • Module 2: Saturday 1 - Sunday 2 October
  • Module 3: Saturday 15 - Sunday 16 October
  • Module 4: Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 October
  • Module 5: Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 November
  • Module 6: Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 November
  • Module 7: Wednesday 7 - Sunday 11 December

January 2017 Intensive Certificate course dates:

  • Saturday - Sunday from 21 January - 26 March 2017

April 2017 Intensive Certificate course dates:

  • Module 1: Wednesday 26 April - Sunday 30 April
  • Module 2: Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 May
  • Module 3: Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 May
  • Module 4: Saturday 3 - Sunday 4 June
  • Module 5: Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 June
  • Module 6: Saturday 1 - Sunday 2 July
  • Module 7: Wednesday 12 - Sunday 16 July

July 2017 Intensive Certificate course dates:

  • Week 1: Monday 24 July - Friday 28 July
  • Week 2: Monday 31 July - Friday 4 August
  • Week 3: Monday 7 August - Friday 11 August
  • Week 4: Monday 14 August - Friday 18 August
  • Week 5: Monday 21 August - Friday 25 August

Modules

Modules include, but are not limited to:

  • A Way of Working: Overview of Humanistic Therapy
  • Introduction to Gestalt Therapy
  • Describing Ourselves: The Fundamentals of Phenomenology
  • Society, Biology and Reality
  • Facing the Unknown: Consciousness and Unconsciousness
  • Putting Theory into Practice
  • Working with Loss and Bereavement

Module descriptions

Additional information

Important information:

With COVID-19 likely to generate worldwide quarantine restrictions and travel disruption for some time, and noting our duty to prevent our students from being impacted by a potential second wave, we've made the decision to deliver the Autumn 2020 Term online and prepare to return to campus in January 2021.

Psychotherapy & Counselling Certificate

Price on request