MA COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
Master
In London
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Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
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Duration
2 Years
The MA Counselling and Psychotherapy top-up course is aimed at students who have completed a BACP-accredited Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy or equivalent professional training. (Equivalent to 120 credits).
This three-year course (two years for the Diploma) is ideally suited to those with a part-time job, although it can also work for those with full-time commitments. The basis of study for the PG Diploma is one afternoon/evening per week. The final MA year can be carried out at distance.
Students take an independent study approach, supported by individual academic supervision and online workshops on research methodology.
The final award is an MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy with advanced standing of 180 credits.
We follow current research into what actually works in counselling and psychotherapy, which means we use an integrative approach, employing a variety of techniques to respond to the needs and preferences of individual clients.
This three-year course (two years for the Diploma) is ideally suited to those with a part-time job, although it can also work for those with full-time commitments. The basis of study is one afternoon/evening per week.
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About this course
The course is designed to provide an education and training in an integrative approach to psychological counselling and therapy to a level appropriate for safe, ethical and effective practice.
Topics of study on the Diploma, which constitutes the BACP accredited training course, include: theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy; models for integration; theoretical frameworks (for example, person-centred, cognitive-behavioural, mindfulness based cognitive therapy and gestalt); and professional and clinical studies – including the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice.
You will also engage in practical skills training, personal development and clinical supervision; you will study social context/multiculturalism and common client presenting problems, including mental health issues.
If you choose to stay on for a third year to take your MA, your work will be based on clinical practice and an independent research project or dissertation.
In recent years, around half to two-thirds of students leave after completing their Diploma (which is the professional qualification), with the remainder staying on for a final year of MA study.
In either case, you will be able to work towards the next level of professional standing by seeking individual accreditation within the BACP, which requires 450 hours of supervised working. Past students have attained this level two or three years after graduating.
Even if you do not go on to work as a counsellor or psychotherapist, this course is a strong supplement and support for work you may already be doing in health, social care or education.
Completing the course often leads to career progression. Many past students have returned to previous jobs while establishing and developing their own counselling practice as a second strand to their careers. In several cases this has proved successful enough to become their main source of employment.
Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy
We would normally expect you to have Grade C in GCSE English and Maths.
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- Approach
- Psychotherapy
- Part Time
- Full Time
- Counselling & Psychotherapy
- Counselling
- Self
- Skills
- Skills and Theory
- Theory
- Counselling Psychology
Course programme
Year 1
Postgraduate Diploma
- Counselling & Psychotherapy: Self, Skills and Theory 1 (core)
- Counselling & Psychotherapy: Self, Skills and Theory 2 (core)
Year 2
- Counselling & Psychotherapy: Integration and Application 1 (core)
- Counselling & Psychotherapy: Integration and Application 2 (core)
MA ‘Top-up’ year
- Research Methods and Dissertation 1 (core)
- Research Methods and Dissertation 2 (core)
MA COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
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WPF Therapy
Course London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
The Gestalt Centre
Postgraduate London / Classroom-based£ 3,915 VAT exempt -
MindFields College
Postgraduate London / Classroom-basedPrice on request
See all