Advanced Counsellor and Psychotherapist (Level 4) - A Home Study Distance Learning Course

COURSE OVERVIEW

A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain a Advanced Counsellor and Psychotherapist award. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning Advanced Counsellor and Psychotherapist is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for an exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning Level 4 Advanced Counsellor and Psychotherapist course is a fully comprehensive course, no prior knowledge is required.

Counsellor encourage clients to explore their feelings, understand their situations better and make positive changes to their lives. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are an essential prerequisite for counselling, as you must be able to listen, set goals and explore developments.

Objectives:

• Develop your ability to survey a range of differing situations, understanding the problem and its severity.

• Examine the factors that lead to the issue and how it develops, and become familiar with the models,types of therapy and related theories.

• This in-depth course will also explore the regulation of the profession and how trainees and qualified counsellors will be affected. You will also be given information on how to set up your own practice.

Home Study Tutor Support

You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to complete Advanced Counsellor and Psychotherapist course. You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online student portal, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

Course Assessments

The Advanced Counsellor and Psychotherapist is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

When you have completed the programme, your tutor needs to verify that you have worked through all parts of any Workbooks, Activities and Exercises successfully.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a nationally recognised certificate will be awarded by NCFE as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

Course Duration

We recommend you spend approximately 180 hours of your time studying for the Advanced Counsellor and Psychotherapist course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 3 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 6 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Get started today, and you can earn your Level 4 Award in Advanced Counsellor and Psychotherapist in as little as six months, or take up to a year, if you prefer – the choice is yours