Therapeutic Counselling Level 4
A Level
In Doncaster
Description
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Type
A Level
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Location
Doncaster
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Start date
Different dates available
complete the course.
Over the two years, the weekly sessions will cover professional and ethical awareness and application to clinical practice; further development of clinical skills; deeper exploration of the course’s core theoretical counselling model; development of personal awareness, application to client work and acknowledgement of when personal theory needs to take place; participation in a group of a part supervision and PPD.
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Gaining a placement on which a minimum of 100 hours of formally contracted counselling within an agency setting, to be arranged by students in conjunction with the course leader.
Clinical supervision of placement, which is to be arranged and fees paid for by the student Counsellor.
There is a formal requirement for student Counsellors to be responsible for engaging in and arranging a minimum of 10 hours external personal counselling, of which, the cost will not be included in the course fees.
Students will need to spend a minimum of eight hours per week, outside of class based hours, preparing for sessions, reading, writing journals and essays, etc.
Although it is expected the students will continue form year one into year two, there may be reasons why the college/tutors and/ or a students feel that a year out may well be useful for an individual before completion of the course in total.
To be regarded as proficient and to be awarded a Diploma in Counselling students will need to have met all criteria required, passed the External Assessments and to have received reports of proficient clinical practice form placements, supervisors etc.
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- IT
- IT Development
Course programme
The course runs over two years, one day per week in college. Class time is structured into sessions which consist of studying:
- Counselling theory
- Counselling practice
- Self development
- Group training supervision
- Professional framework issues
- As an agency Counsellor
The course is certificated by the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) in line with the Qualifications and Credit Framework.
The course facilitates learners to achieve the seven following units. These are based on the processes in the CPCAB model:
- Work ethically and safely as an agency counsellor
- Work within a counselling relationship
- Work with client diversity
- Work within a user centred agency approach
- Work with self awareness in the counselling process
- Work within a framework of counselling theory, skills and techniques
- Work self reflectively.
Each unit has a learning outcome and assessment criteria which need to be met in order for candidates to successfully complete the course.
Over the two years, the weekly sessions will cover professional and ethical awareness and application to clinical practice; further development of clinical skills; deeper exploration of the course’s core theoretical counselling model; development of personal awareness, application to client work and acknowledgement of when personal theory needs to take place; participation in a group of a part supervision and PPD.
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