Are you passionate about helping people? This course will give you get the unique skills and experience to channel that vocation. This will put you on the path to working in the field of mental health as an accredited Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP).
If you pass this course, you will be able to work as an accredited Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP).
You’ll complete a range of modules alongside your placement. This will give you the skills and knowledge to prepare you to work as an accredited PWP after graduation.
This course is for anybody who wants to work in the helping professions from a therapeutic perspective. Our course examines contemporary issues in the field of psychological wellbeing. It focuses on public mental health and social prescribing for all students. The uniqueness of this course allows you to build on your strengths on how you work with people.
Why study with us
- You’ll be able to qualify on a BPS accredited course.
- Develop the skills and knowledge you need to work with people who are experiencing common mental health problems. You’ll get to apply this knowledge during a clinical placement in your final year.
- This is the only Undergraduate Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner training course in the UK.
What you'll do
- Develop an in-depth understanding of contemporary issues in psychological wellbeing.
- You’ll gain a qualification which is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). This means it follows their Code of Ethics and Conduct.
- We’ll encourage you to engage in lifelong learning and develop your understanding of the value of research in education.
Module overview
Compulsory modules
• CG1003: The Human Being in Context
• CG1004: Learning to Learn for psychological therapies
• CG1005: Introduction to mental health and wellbeing
• CG1006: Introduction to Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• CG1030: Key Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Year 2
Compulsory modules
• CG2003: Research Design and Process
• CG2006: New Frontiers in Counselling and Psychotherapy
CG2007: Public Health and behaviour change
• CG2010: Intermediate Counselling Skills in Practice
• CG2050: Social Prescribing
• CG2983: Psychological Wellbeing, Coaching Approaches and Interventions
Year 3
Compulsory modules
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CG3016: Dissertation Counselling, Coaching and Psychological Interventions
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CG3040: Practice Placement
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NU3056: Values, Diversity and
Context
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NU3118: Guided Self Help for Anxiety and Depression
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NU3280: Working with Common Mental Health Problems: Engagement and Assessment
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NU3307: Solution Focused Interventions
Course delivery
Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
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