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2-Year Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling CPCAB Level 4 BACP APQ - Person-Centred Focus
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Check your eligibility
You must meet the entry requirements for the course
- You must be a UK national, or an Irish national, or an EEA national with pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement scheme
- You must have been resident in the UK or an EEA country continuously for the 3 years preceding the start date of your course. For learners living in the Greater London Authority area only you must have valid permission to live in the UK for at least 12 months in duration from the start date of your course.
- You must be aged 19 or over as at the 31st August 2024 for courses in the 2024/25 academic year
- You must agree to commit to and complete an Individual Learning Plan in agreement with your course tutor
Who can join this course
You will already hold Counselling Skills CPCAB Level 2 and Counselling Studies Certificate Level 3 or their equivalents. If you are a Kent Adult Education student you will need to provide evidence of approval from your Level 3 tutor that you are in the right place educationally and emotionally to continue onto Level 4.
You will be required to complete an online application form. Please refer to the 'Additional Information' section for details.
Is this course for me
This qualification will give you the knowledge, skills and competencies to work as a therapeutic counsellor in an agency context. On completion of this 2 year course, you will gain a Diploma in Integrative Counselling. For the first year and a half (up to and including the external exam), you will learn in depth about person-centred theory and practice devised by Carl Rogers which focuses on the client finding a resolution to their problems through a non- judgemental environment, so they can freely express any emotions and feelings.
You will strengthen your knowledge of ethical boundaries and the BACP ethical framework.
You will develop a profound understanding and experience of counselling supervision through working as a trainee counsellor in the community within a counselling placement.
A deeper exploration of developing your own self-awareness is an important part of the course. For example:
How do you relate to others?
What do you need to develop within yourself that will enable you to develop the capacity to therapeutically engage with clients?
What barriers do you hold that serve to reduce your ability to hold and contain a client's emotional pain?
Explore and challenge your own issues, fears and prejudices in order to work with client diversity.
In Year 2 you will focus on preparation for placement and then reflection on your practice there, sharing experiences with your peers.