Course overview

This course is aimed at those who would like to achieve the required qualification to work as a Counsellor initially within an agency setting but with experience and/or further qualifications move towards working in private practice.

The main course tutor has five years experience teaching counselling courses as well as many years as a Counsellor.

This course will be delivered on a Monday 9:30am-5pm for two years.

Entry requirements

You must have achieved both CPCAB’s Level 2 and Level 3 Counselling qualifications or equivalents.

Course Modules

Throughout this course you will study the below topics:

- Working within an ethical framework.
- Working within a counselling relationship.
- Working with client diversity in counselling work.
- Working within a user-centred agreement for counselling work.
- Working with self-awareness in the counselling process.
- Working within a coherent framework of counselling theory and skills.
- Working self reflectively as a Counsellor.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment will take place through written work, observations in skills practice sessions, presentations and reports provided by external agencies.

What can I do next

If you want to take your skills to the next level, you will want to take either the CPCAB Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling,Level 5 or CPCAB in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory, Level 5.