MA Psychodynamic Counselling
Postgraduate
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
2 Years
About the course
Do you want to pursue further training as a psychodynamic counsellor? Are you looking to broaden and deepen your practice?
Taught at our Colchester Campus, this course offers a professional qualification to work therapeutically with children and adolescents
You will gain a thorough theoretical and practical training, including a supervised placement, enabling you to qualify as a counsellor
You will need to have completed our FdA/BA Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations (TCTO), our Graduate Diploma Psychodynamic Counselling, or an equivalent qualification from another institution
A requirement of the course is that you are in personal therapy or counselling on a weekly basis
This course provides clinical training for those working with children and adolescents and gives you the clinical experience through placements in agencies such as schools or the NHS (National Health Service)
Our expert staff
Our Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies is internationally recognised as one of the leading centres for work that focuses on the role of the unconscious mind in mental health, as well as in culture and society generally
Our research and teaching is deeply grounded in knowledge deriving from clinical practice, to which our highest standards of academic thinking are then applied
The Centre consistently achieves top ten rankings in the UK's research assessments, most recently in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework
Being located within the UK’s leading university of the study of social sciences means you are surrounded by strong departments that fully support and enhance our work
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Course programme
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. The combination of compulsory and optional modules means our courses help you develop extensive knowledge in your chosen discipline, whilst providing plenty of freedom to pursue your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current postgraduate students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Psychodynamic Theory and Practice 1
Psychodynamic Theory and Practice 2
Personal Development
Applications of Research to Psychodynamic Practice
Professional Development 1
Year 2
Advanced Counselling Theory and Practice
Professional Development 2
Different Approaches
Dissertation (Child) (optional)
Dissertation (Adult) (optional)
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MA Psychodynamic Counselling